Acute Laryngitis — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Pseudosulcus of vocal cords is a depression in the mucosa of the cords due to chronic irritation by _____.

Answer: laryngopharyngeal reflux

Flashcard 2: Large laryngeal cysts require immediate _____ followed by deroofing.

Answer: aspiration

Flashcard 3: Diagnosis of laryngocele can be made by visualization through _____

Answer: indirect laryngoscopy

Flashcard 4: Tuberculosis of the larynx involves the _____ part of the larynx.

Answer: posterior

Flashcard 5: The given lesion of the vocal cords is a laryngeal _____

Answer: papilloma

Flashcard 6: The appearance of the epiglottis in Lupus and Tuberculosis of the larynx is described as a _____ epiglottis.

Answer: turban

Flashcard 7: Type _____ thyroplasty or lateralization is done for adductor spasmodic dysphonia

Answer: II

Extra: Isshiki Classification of Thyroplasty: - **Type I: Medialization** (e.g., Unilateral vocal cord paralysis/RLN palsy) - **Type II: Lateralization** (e.g., Adductor spasmodic dysphonia) - **Type III: Relaxation/Shortening** (to lower pitch, e.g., androphonia) - **Type IV: Stretching/Lengthening** (to raise pitch, e.g., puberphonia)

Flashcard 8: Laryngeal papillomas are usually _____ lesions in adults

Answer: single

Flashcard 9: Biphasic stridor is seen in lesions of _____, subglottis and cervical trachea

Answer: glottis