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ABC of Ear, Nose and Throat
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ABC of Ear, Nose and Throat.
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9781118424193
9780470671351
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Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2012.
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©2012.
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1 online resource (170 pages)
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Print version: Ludman, Harold S. ABC of Ear, Nose and Throat Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,c2012
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Books / Online
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English
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November 29, 2022
Series
New York Academy of Sciences Ser. ; v.254
Contents
Intro
ABC of Ear, Nose and Throat
Contents
Contributors
Preface
Chapter 1 Examination of the Ear, Nose and Throat
Examination
Equipment necessary
Normal ear anatomy
The external auditory canal
The tympanic membrane (TM or drumhead)
Examination of the ear
Inspection
Palpation
Otoscopy (with auriscope)
Hearing tests
Tympanometry
Examination of the nose
Inspection
Examination of the mouth
Inspection
Examination of the neck
Inspection
Palpation
Nasendoscopy
Chapter 2 Pain in the Ear
Acute otitis externa
Treatment of acute otitis externa
Acute suppurative otitis media (ASOM)
Treatment of acute suppurative otitis media
Acute (coalescent) mastoiditis
Other complications of acute suppurative otitis media
Chronic secretory otitis media (otitis media with effusion)
'Malignant' (necrotising) otitis externa
Other causes of pain
Referred pain
Neurological causes
Psychogenic
Further reading
Chapter 3 Discharge from the Ear
Topical medications for discharging ears
Chronic otitis externa
Chronic otitis media
Cholesteatoma
Surgery for chronic otitis media
Further reading
Chapter 4 Hearing Impairment in Adults
History
Classification
Conductive hearing causes
Otitis externa
Keratosis obturans
Acquired obliterative otitis externa
Tumours of the outer or middle ear
Otitis media with effusion (OME)
Adhesive otitis media and retraction pockets
Myringosclerosis and tympanosclerosis
Acute suppurative otitis media (ASOM) and chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM)
Ossicular defects
Otosclerosis
Sensorineural hearing causes
Presbyacusis
Sudden sensorineural deafness
Noise-induced deafness
Hereditary sensorineural deafness
Méni`ere's disease
Drug-induced deafness.
Temporal bone trauma
Retrocochlear causes
Central auditory processing disorders (CAP, APD)
Hearing aids, devices and cochlear implantation
Further reading
Chapter 5 Hearing Impairment in Children
Types of hearing loss
Assessment of a child with hearing loss
Diagnosis of hearing loss in children
Newborn hearing screening
Hearing tests in children
Otitis media with effusion
Treatment of hearing loss
Hearing aids
Cochlear implants
Middle ear implants
Bone-anchored hearing aids
Other causes of hearing loss
Central processing disorders
Trauma
Cholesteatoma
Further reading
Chapter 6 Acoustic Neuromas and Other Cerebellopontine Angle Tumours
The cerebellopontine angle
Growths in the CPA
The natural history of acoustic neuromas
The symptoms and signs of acoustic neuromas
Diagnosis
Management
Large tumours with brainstem compression and incipient RICP
Small and medium-sized tumours without major neurological symptoms
Neurofibromatosis type 2
Summary
Further reading
Chapter 7 Tinnitus
Epidemiology of tinnitus
Clinical presentation
Otological causes of subjective tinnitus
Subjective tinnitus and other medical conditions
Objective tinnitus
Pathophysiology
Clinical assessment
Clinical examination and investigations
Management
Cognitive behavioural therapy
Tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT)
Biofeedback
Pharmacological treatment
Surgery
Further reading
Chapter 8 Vertigo and Imbalance
Meni`ere's disease (idiopathic endolymphatic hydrops)
Treatment of Meni`ere's disease
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)
Treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
Sudden vestibular failure
Migraine
Assessment and diagnosis
Positional testing
Symptomatic treatment of vertigo
Further reading.
Chapter 9 Facial Palsy
Definition
Anatomy
Presentation
Aetiology
Bell's palsy
Aetiology
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prognosis
Herpes zoster oticus (Ramsay Hunt syndrome)
Otitis media
Lyme disease
Malignant otitis externa
Neoplasms
Trauma
Other causes
Further reading
Chapter 10 Facial Pain
Examination
Investigations
Making the diagnosis
Infection
Inflammation
Trauma
Tumour
Neurovascular
Neurological
Idiopathic
Conclusions
Further reading
Chapter 11 Paranasal Sinus Disease
Anatomy and physiology
Nose and paranasal sinus examination
Rhinosinusitis
Symptoms and definitions of rhinosinusitis
Aetiology of rhinosinusitis
Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis
Complications of rhinosinusitis
Treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis
Tumours of the paranasal sinuses
Further reading
Chapter 12 Nasal Discharge
Normal physiology
Mucus physiology
Mucosal physiology
Taking a sinonasal history
The 'postnasal' drip
Primary and associated sinonasal symptoms
The extended rhinological history
Clinical examination
Diagnostic red flags?
Clinical investigation
Imaging
Allergy testing
Conditions that can cause nasal discharge in children
Adenoidal hypertrophy, rhinitis and rhinosinusitis
Uncommon causes of nasal discharge
In children
In adults
Less common causes of nasal discharge
Tumours
Purulent maxillary sinusitis and fungal sinusitis
CSF rhinorrhoea
Chronic granulomatous disease
How to manage nasal discharge
Conclusion
Further reading
Chapter 13 Epistaxis
Aetiology
Childhood epistaxis
Management
Adult primary epistaxis
Secondary epistaxis
Pharmacological
Haematological
Trauma
Neoplasia
Management
Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia.
Conclusion
Further reading
Chapter 14 Nasal Obstruction and Smell Disorders
Symptoms
Smell disorders
Treatment and likely outcome
Signs
Diagnostic conditions
Nasal septal deviation
Choanal atresia
Nasal polyps
Chronic rhinosinusitis
Investigations for nasal obstruction
Treatment
Further reading
Chapter 15 Facial Plastics
Septorhinoplasty
Nasal function
Assessment
Postoperative care and complications
Pinnaplasty
The procedure
Complications
Non-melanoma skin tumours
Medical treatment
Surgical treatment
Surgical principles
Further reading
Chapter 16 Throat Pain
Acute pharyngitis
Specific pharyngitis
Viral - infectious mononucleosis
Other causes of specific pharyngitis
Clinical signs of pharyngitis
Treatment
Recurrent sore throat
Indications for tonsillectomy
Complications of sore throat
Parapharyngeal abscess
Retropharyngeal abscess
Clinical features
Further reading
Chapter 17 Hoarseness and Voice Disorders
What is voice?
The human voice - unique!
Anatomy of the larynx
Embryology
Vocal cords in normal voice
Laryngeal examination
Aetiology of voice disorders
Aetiologies of hoarseness
What to ask for in the history?
Treatments
Case 1
Case 2
Case 3
Case 4
Conclusions
Further reading
Chapter 18 Airway Obstruction and Stridor
Pathophysiology
Stridor in children
Acute stridor
Chronic stridor
Evaluation of stridor in adults
Malignancy
Intubation trauma
Supraglottitis
Bilateral vocal cord palsy
Laryngeal trauma
Angioedema
Surgical management of the acutely obstructed airway
Tracheostomy
Tracheostomy tubes
Care of the tracheostomy in the community
Further reading
Chapter 19 Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
Spectrum of the condition.
Aetiology
Consequences of sleep-related breathing disorders
Assessment
Identify if the patient has OSAHS
Identify predisposing factors
Localise the level(s) of obstruction in the upper airway
Treatment options
Conservative treatment measures
Pharmacological treatments
Upper airway surgery
Snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea in children
Pathophysiology
Investigation and treatment
Further reading
Chapter 20 Swallowing Problems
Physiology
Symptoms
Clinical evaluation
Common otolaryngologic conditions causing chronic dysphagia
Presbyphagia
Globus pharyngeus
Pharyngeal pouch (Zenker's diverticulum):
Postcricoid web
Malignancy of the oropharynx and hypopharynx
Neurologic diseases
Percutaneous gastrostomy (PG)
Swallowing therapy
Further reading
Chapter 21 Head and Neck Trauma
Nasal injury
Ear trauma
External ear
Middle ear
Barotrauma
Temporal bone
Radiation injury
Neck trauma
Penetrating trauma
Pharyngo-oesophageal
Further reading
Chapter 22 Foreign Bodies
Introduction
Aural foreign bodies
Retrieval
Nasal foreign bodies
Retrieval
Late presentation of a nasal foreign body
Orohypopharyngeal foreign bodies
Retrieval
Laryngotracheal foreign bodies
Bronchial foreign bodies
Retrieval
Oesophagus
Retrieval
Foreign body prevention
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Further reading
Chapter 23 Neck Swellings
Anatomy of the normal neck
Reaching a diagnosis
Age
History
Location
Examination
Benign neck lesions
Haemangiomas and lymphangiomas
Sebaceous cysts
Lipoma
Branchial cleft cyst
Thyroglossal duct cyst
Inflammatory cervical adenitis
Granulomatous cervical adenitis
Salivary gland enlargement
Thyroid masses.
Paraganglioma (carotid body tumour, glomus vagale).
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