Diseases of the Nose and Paranasal Sinuses — Flashcards

Flashcard 91: Atrophic rhinitis is mostly a _____lateral condition.

Answer: bi

Flashcard 92: The nasoantral window in a Caldwell-Luc operation is created in the _____ meatus.

Answer: Inferior meatus

Extra: A nasoantral window (antrostomy) of approximately 1.5-2 cm in diameter is created in the inferior meatus to provide drainage and ventilation for the maxillary sinus during a Caldwell-Luc operation.

Flashcard 93: _____ is also known as nasal cholesteatoma.

Answer: Rhinitis caseosa

Flashcard 94: Headache localised to occiput/vertex is seen in _____ sinusitis

Answer: sphenoid

Flashcard 95: Woody hard external nose with atrophic nasal mucosa and foul smelling nasal discharge and crustations is seen in _____

Answer: Rhinoscleroma

Flashcard 96: Laser used for nasal polyps is _____

Answer: KTP

Flashcard 97: The _____ sinus is the most common sinus involved in sinusitis in children.

Answer: ethmoid

Flashcard 98: In a _____ nose, the midline is straight but tilted to one side of the facial midline.

Answer: Deviated

Flashcard 99: Will CSF leak be seen in a nasal glioma?_____

Answer: No

Flashcard 100: Laser used for epistaxis is _____

Answer: KTP