Diseases of the Nose and Paranasal Sinuses — Flashcards

Flashcard 81: DNS causes _____lateral atrophic rhinitis

Answer: uni

Flashcard 82: What is the treatment of choice for ethmoidal polyps?_____

Answer: FESS

Flashcard 83: Patients requiring **postnasal packs** should _____ be hospitalized.

Answer: always

Extra: Postnasal packing can trigger the **nasopulmonary reflex**, leading to hypoxia, hypercapnia, and cardiac arrhythmias. Therefore, hospitalization and monitoring (pulse oximetry) are mandatory. Prophylactic antibiotics are often administered to prevent Toxic Shock Syndrome.

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: _____ is the first step to control epistaxis.

Answer: Trotter s method

Flashcard 86: Staging of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (Modified Sessions): Extension into one or more paranasal sinuses: _____

Answer: IB

Flashcard 87: _____ may be present with DNS due to vessels over spur or due to crusting of nasal mucosa

Answer: Epistaxis

Flashcard 88: Most common malignant tumor of nasal cavity is _____

Answer: squamous cell carcinoma

Flashcard 89: 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 90: Site of origin of antrochoanal polyp: _____

Answer: Mucosa of maxillary antrum.