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The immediate management for Septal hematoma is _____
_____ is used in irrigation of maxillary sinus after intranasal antrostomy or Caldwell–Luc operation
Hint: Instrument
The treatment of choice for inverted papilloma is _____
Fossa of Rosenmuller (yellow arrow) is visualized during the _____ pass of diagnostic nasal endoscopy.
_____ may cause mechanical obstruction to frontal sinus drainage and lead to frontal sinusitis
_____ hypertrophy of the turbinates is seen in hypertrophic rhinitis.
_____ forceps is mainly used to reduce the bony nasal fracture.
Most common cause of acute sinusitis is _____ rhinitis followed by bacterial invasion.
Hypertrophied turbinate feels _____ on probe testing and cannot be moved up and down
Clinical features of _____ polyps include nasal stuffiness, headache (due to sinusitis), sneezing, watery nasal discharge, anosmia/ hyposmia, mass protruding from the nasal cavity
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Flashcard 1: The immediate management for Septal hematoma is _____
Answer: incision and drainage
Flashcard 2: _____ is used in irrigation of maxillary sinus after intranasal antrostomy or Caldwell–Luc operation
Answer: Rose’s sinus douching cannula
Flashcard 3: The treatment of choice for inverted papilloma is _____
Answer: medial maxillectomy
Flashcard 4: Fossa of Rosenmuller (yellow arrow) is visualized during the _____ pass of diagnostic nasal endoscopy.
Answer: first
Flashcard 5: _____ may cause mechanical obstruction to frontal sinus drainage and lead to frontal sinusitis
Answer: Agger nasi
Flashcard 6: _____ hypertrophy of the turbinates is seen in hypertrophic rhinitis.
Answer: Mulberry
Flashcard 7: _____ forceps is mainly used to reduce the bony nasal fracture.
Answer: Walsham
Flashcard 8: Most common cause of acute sinusitis is _____ rhinitis followed by bacterial invasion.
Answer: viral
Flashcard 9: Hypertrophied turbinate feels _____ on probe testing and cannot be moved up and down
Answer: firm
Flashcard 10: Clinical features of _____ polyps include nasal stuffiness, headache (due to sinusitis), sneezing, watery nasal discharge, anosmia/ hyposmia, mass protruding from the nasal cavity
Answer: ethmoidal
Flashcard 11: Rhinitis sicca affects _____ 1/3rd of the nose since this part is exposed to the effect of the dry, dusty air.
Answer: anterior
Flashcard 12: Antrochoanal polyps are _____lateral and single
Answer: uni
Flashcard 13: Choanal atresia is _____lateral>bilateral
Answer: uni
Flashcard 14: Ethmoidal polyps are _____lateral and multiple
Answer: bi
Flashcard 15: Chronic rhinosinusitis frequently causes _____ cysts in the maxillary sinus
Answer: mucus retention
Flashcard 16: Antral lavage is contraindicated in _____ maxillary sinusitis because of the risk of osteomyelitis
Answer: acute
Flashcard 17: Clinical features of _____ polyps include unilateral nasal obstruction which becomes bilateral when it grows posteriorly and obstructs opposite choana, mucoid nasal discharge, hyponasal voice
Answer: antrochoanal
Flashcard 18: Modified _____ operation is done for atrophic rhinitis.
Answer: Young s
Flashcard 19: Headache is localised to the frontal region in _____ and frontal sinusitis
Answer: maxillary
Flashcard 20: Alkaline nasal solution used to remove crusts in atrophic rhinits consists of a solution of: _____, Sodium bicarbonate and Sodium biboratedissolved in 280ml of water
Answer: Sodium chloride
Flashcard 21: DNS is associated with _____trophy of turbinates on opposite side of deviation.
Answer: hyper
Flashcard 22: _____ and allergy are main etiological factors for antrochoanal polyp
Answer: Infection
Flashcard 23: Both _____ can spread to the paranasal sinuses and result in necrosis around the nose
Answer: Mucormycosis and Aspergillus fumigatus
Flashcard 24: _____% cases of choanal atresia are bony and rest are mixed
Answer: 30
Flashcard 25: _____ test is done before selecting patient for surgery for DNS.
Answer: Cottle
Flashcard 26: The artery responsible for posterior epistaxis is _____, located at the posterior end of the middle turbinate
Answer: sphenopalatine artery
Flashcard 27: _____ rhinitis is also known as Ozaena.
Answer: Atrophic
Flashcard 28: Indications for surgery in a case of DNS are:Persistent _____ and recurrent headachesRecurrent sinusitis and otitis media.Recurrent epistaxis from septal spur.Septal deviation causing sleep apnea or hypopnoea syndrome.
Answer: nasal obstruction
Flashcard 29: Epistaxis may cause life-threatening hemorrhages if they occur in the _____ segment of the nostril (Woodruff's plexus)
Answer: posterior
Flashcard 30: _____lateral nasal obstruction, nasal discharge, and epistaxis are the main presenting symptoms for inverted papilloma
Answer: Uni
Flashcard 31: Rhinoscleroma has 3 stages: _____, granulomatous and cicatricial
Answer: Atrophic
Flashcard 32: Rhinitis caseosa is usually associated with suppurative _____ and is more common in males
Answer: sinusitis
Flashcard 33: Treatment for inverted papilloma is _____ via lateral rhinotomy or midfacial degloving approach
Answer: medial maxillectomy
Flashcard 34: _____ and allergy are the main etiological factors for an Antrochonal polyp
Answer: Infection
Flashcard 35: Antrochoanal polyp feels _____ on probe testing and can be moved up and down
Answer: soft
Flashcard 36: _____lateral nasal obstruction is seen with C-shaped DNS and bilateral with S-shaped DNS
Answer: Uni
Flashcard 37: Syphilis causes perforation in the _____ part of the septum
Answer: bony
Flashcard 38: DNS may be associated with developmental errors such as _____
Answer: cleft lip/plate
Flashcard 39: Which investigation is used to confirm the diagnosis of sinusitis?_____
Answer: Diagnostic nasal endoscopy
Flashcard 40: Rhinosporidiosis most commonly affects the immuno_____ individuals
Answer: competent
Flashcard 41: Which tumor arises from the olfactory epithelium of the nose?_____
Answer: Esthesioneuroblastoma
Flashcard 42: Antral lavage is used to confirm the diagnosis of _____ maxillary sinusitis and also therapeutic to remove pus.
Answer: chronic
Flashcard 43: Is fusterberg sign positive in a nasal glioma?_____
Answer: No
Flashcard 44: Edema of the both eyelids is seen in _____ sinusitis
Answer: ethmoid
Flashcard 45: What is the definitive test for diagnosing sinusitis?_____
Answer: Nasal endoscopy
Flashcard 46: Blood tinged nasal discharge, frank epistaxis, nasal stuffiness are all features of rhinos_____
Answer: poridiosis
Flashcard 47: Intrinsic causes of ET obstruction include Allergic _____, Rhinosinusitis or URTI
Answer: Rhinitis
Flashcard 48: Investigation of choice for antrochoanal polyp - _____
Answer: Nasal endoscopy
Flashcard 49: In Atrophic rhinitis, patient complain of paradoxical obstruction due to degeneration of _____ of nasal mucosa
Answer: sensory nerves
Flashcard 50: What is the most common presenting feature of septal hematoma?_____
Answer: Bilateral nasal obstruction
Flashcard 51: Can anosmia occur with DNS?_____
Answer: Yes
Flashcard 52: _____ incision is used in submucous resection surgery for deviated nasal septum
Answer: Killians
Flashcard 53: Can atrophic rhinitis occur with DNS?_____
Answer: Yes
Flashcard 54: Submucosal _____ extract can be used as a treatment option for atrophic rhinitis
Answer: placental
Flashcard 55: Capillary hemangioma arises from the _____ of the nose
Answer: septum
Flashcard 56: Headache in _____ sinusitis shows characteristic periodicity, also called as "office headache"
Answer: frontal
Flashcard 57: DNS is more common in _____ races
Answer: caucasian
Flashcard 58: FESS is contraindicated in any _____ complication of an acute infection
Answer: intracranial
Flashcard 59: Luc's forcep is used to take biopsy from nose or throat or to avulse a _____
Answer: polyp
Flashcard 60: What is the treatment of mucocele?_____
Answer: Frontoethmoidectomy
Flashcard 61: After dacryocystorhinostomy, the lacrimal sac drains into the _____ meatus.
Answer: middle
Flashcard 62: Angiofibroma can present with Progressive nasal obstruction, leading to rhinolalia _____
Answer: clausa
Flashcard 63: Medical treatment of rhinitis sicca consists of application of antibiotics and _____
Answer: steroids
Flashcard 64: What is the most common presenting feature of a nasal meningocele?_____
Answer: Nasal obstruction
Flashcard 65: _____ is contraindicated in diagnosing angiofibroma
Answer: Biopsy
Flashcard 66: _____lateral nasal obstruction and epistaxis are the presenting features of esthesioneuroblastoma
Answer: Uni
Flashcard 67: Deformity seen after cicatricial stage in rhinoscleroma is known as _____
Answer: tapir nose
Flashcard 68: What is the treatment of choice for antrochoanal polyp?_____
Answer: FESS
Flashcard 69: Which gender is more commonly affected by primary atrophic rhinitis?_____
Answer: females
Flashcard 70: Rhinitis caseosa is a _____lateral condition
Answer: uni
Flashcard 71: What is the most common benign tumor of the nasal cavity?_____
Answer: Inverted papilloma
Flashcard 72: Main etiological factor for ethmoidal polyps is _____
Answer: allergy
Flashcard 73: Orbital complications are most commonly seen following _____ sinus infection
Answer: ethmoidal
Flashcard 74: In a _____ nose, the midline of the dorsum of the nose from the frontonasal angle to the tip is curved
Answer: crooked
Flashcard 75: Horizontal # of the nasal septum is called _____ fracture
Answer: Jarjaway
Flashcard 76: What is the most common cause of septal perforation?_____
Answer: Trauma
Flashcard 77: McGovern s technique is used in _____
Answer: choanal atresia
Flashcard 78: What is the management of septal hematoma of the nose?_____
Answer: Aspiration/ I&D
Flashcard 79: What is the pathognomonic sign of chronic maxillary sinusitis?_____
Answer: Muco-pus in the middle meatus
Flashcard 80: What is the treatment of choice for ethmoidal polyps?_____
Answer: FESS
Flashcard 81: _____ management is the mainstay treatment for rhinoscleroma*consisting of?
Answer: Medical (Surgical/Medical)
Flashcard 82: DNS causes _____lateral atrophic rhinitis
Answer: uni
Flashcard 83: Patients requiring postnasal packs should _____always be hospitalized
Answer:
Flashcard 84: _____ is used in irrigation of maxillary sinus after intranasal antrostomy or Caldwell Luc operation
Answer: Rose s sinus douching cannula (Instrument)
Flashcard 85: Staging of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (Modified sessions, et al):Extension into >1 sinus: _____
Answer: IB
Flashcard 86: _____ is the first step to control epistaxis.
Answer: Trotter s method
Flashcard 87: _____ is also known as nasal cholesteatoma.
Answer: Rhinitis caseosa
Flashcard 88: Nasoantral window of _____ meatus for Caldwell Luc operation
Answer: in diameter is done through {{c1 (inferior)
Flashcard 89: Headache localised to occiput/vertex is seen in _____ sinusitis
Answer: sphenoid
Flashcard 90: _____ may be present with DNS due to vessels over spur or due to crusting of nasal mucosa
Answer: Epistaxis
Flashcard 91: Edema of the upper eyelid is seen in _____ sinusitis
Answer: frontal
Flashcard 92: Atrophic rhinitis is mostly a _____lateral condition.
Answer: bi
Flashcard 93: Site of origin of antrochoanal polyp: _____
Answer: Mucosa of maxillary antrum.
Flashcard 94: Most common malignant tumor of nasal cavity is _____
Answer: squamous cell carcinoma
Flashcard 95: The _____ sinus is the most common sinus involved in sinusitis in children.
Answer: ethmoid
Flashcard 96: Laser used for nasal polyps is _____
Answer: KTP
Flashcard 97: Woody hard external nose with atrophic nasal mucosa and foul smelling nasal discharge and crustations is seen in _____
Answer: Rhinoscleroma
Flashcard 98: Will CSF leak be seen in a nasal glioma?_____
Answer: No
Flashcard 99: Which sinus is more prone to develop mucoceles?_____
Answer: Frontal
Flashcard 100: In a _____ nose, midline is straight but deviated to one side.
Answer: deviated
Flashcard 101: In patients with a recurrent antrochoanal polyp, _____ operation may be required to excise the origin of the polyp.
Answer: CaldwellLuc
Flashcard 102: What is the rate of recurrence for an inverted papilloma?_____
Answer: 0-78%
Flashcard 103: Laser used for epistaxis is _____
Answer: KTP
Flashcard 104: Complications of septal hematoma include: _____ deformity and abscess formation
Answer: saddle
Flashcard 105: Atrophic rhinitis presents with foul smell from nose and _____ anosmia
Answer: merciful
Flashcard 106: Allergic rhinitis causes _____trophy of turbinates
Answer: hyper
Flashcard 107: The immediate management for Septal hematoma is _____
Answer: incision and drainage
Flashcard 108: Parosmia is most commonly seen in the recovery phase of _____ anosmia, probaby due to misdirected regeneration of nerve fibers
Answer: postinfluenzal
Flashcard 109: _____ is the preferred method of sphenopalatine artery ligation
Answer: Transnasal endoscopic sphenopalatine artery ligation (TESPAL)
Flashcard 110: Recurrent _____ is the most common presentation of angiofibroma.
Answer: spontaneous epistaxis
Flashcard 111: Atrophic rhinitis may present with _____ in spite of roomy chambers due to large crusts filling nasal cavity
Answer: nasal obstruction
Flashcard 112: Pain over the bridge of the nose and deep to the eye that is aggravated by the movements of the eyeball is seen in _____ sinusitis
Answer: ethmoid
Flashcard 113: _____ may be present with DNS due to associated sinusitis or due to spur pressing on lateral wall of nose.
Answer: Headache
Flashcard 114: What is the most common presenting feature of a nasal glioma?_____
Answer: Nasal obstruction
Flashcard 115: Maximum changes in hypertrophic rhinitis are seen in the _____ turbinate
Answer: inferior
Flashcard 116: After _____ weeks it is difficult to reduce a nasal # since the process of callus formation and the bony and fibrous union would have started.
Answer: 2
Flashcard 117: Proof puncture/antral lavage involve puncturing the medial wall of _____ sinus in the region of inferior meatus and irrigating the sinus.
Answer: maxillary
Flashcard 118: What age group is commonly affected by ethmoidal polyps?_____
Answer: Middle age
Flashcard 119: What is the investigation of choice for ethmoidal polyps?_____
Answer: NCCT
Flashcard 120: What is the investigation of choice for antrochoanal polyp?_____
Answer: Nasal endoscopy
Flashcard 121: What is the investigation of choice for diagnosis of inverted papilloma?_____
Answer: Biopsy
Flashcard 122: Cottle's test is used to check abnormality of the vestibular component of the nasal _____
Answer: valve::Valve/Vestibule
Flashcard 123: The treatment of choice for inverted papilloma is _____
Answer: medial maxillectomy
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Rhinitis
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Acute Rhinosinusitis
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Chronic Rhinosinusitis
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Nasal Polyposis
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Allergic Fungal Sinusitis
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Deviated Nasal Septum
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Epistaxis
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Nasal Trauma
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Choanal Atresia
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CSF Rhinorrhea
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Tumors of the Nose and Paranasal Sinuses
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Complications of Sinusitis
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