Chronic Rhinosinusitis — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Rhinitis caseosa is usually associated with suppurative _____ and is more common in males

Answer: sinusitis

Flashcard 2: _____ may be present with DNS due to associated sinusitis or due to spur pressing on lateral wall of nose.

Answer: Headache

Flashcard 3: Investigation of choice for antrochoanal polyp?

Answer: CT scan (PNS) :: Coronal and Axial views

Extra: CT scan is the investigation of choice for antrochoanal polyps as it helps visualize the origin (maxillary sinus), the expansion of the ostium, and the extent of the polyp into the choana, which is essential for surgical planning (FESS). Diagnostic Nasal Endoscopy (DNE) is the first clinical investigation used for visualization.

Flashcard 4: Rhinitis sicca affects _____ 1/3rd of the nose since this part is exposed to the effect of the dry, dusty air.

Answer: anterior

Flashcard 5: What is the characteristic clinical finding of chronic maxillary sinusitis on anterior rhinoscopy?

Answer: Muco-pus in the middle meatus

Flashcard 6: 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 7: Rhinitis caseosa is a _____lateral condition

Answer: uni

Flashcard 8: The immediate management for Septal hematoma is _____

Answer: incision and drainage

Flashcard 9: _____ is used in irrigation of maxillary sinus after intranasal antrostomy or Caldwell–Luc operation

Answer: Rose’s sinus douching cannula

Flashcard 10: The treatment of choice for inverted papilloma is _____

Answer: medial maxillectomy