EYES, EARS, NOSE & THROAT
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
auricularAhematomaA-AcorrectAanswersbleedingAinAtheAauricularAcartilegeA
cause:Adirect,AbluntAtraumaAcommonlyAseenAinAwrestlers,Aboxers,AMMAAfighters
tx:AhematomaAneedsAdrainedAorAitAcanAresultAinAcauliflowerAear
avulsedAtoothA-AcorrectAanswersconsideredAaAdentalAemergencyAforApermanentAteeth
theAsoonerAtheAavulsedAtoothAisAreimplanted,AtheAbetterAtheAoutcome
tx:
-avoidAtouchingAtheAroot,AhandleAonlyAtheAcrown
-rinseAtoothAinAnormalAsaline,AirrigateAtheAsocketAwithAnormalAsaline
-reimplantAtheAtooth
-haveAtheAptAbiteAdownAonAgauzeAandAreferAtoAdentistAasAsoonAasApossible
-
storeAtheAtoothAinAcoldAmilkAorAsalineAorAstoreAinsideAtheAcheekA(buccalAsulcus)AifAunableAtoArei
mplant
basilarAskullAfractureA-AcorrectAanswerstemporalAboneAisAcommonlyAfracturedA-
AlinearAfractureAisAmostAcommonAfollowedAbyAdepressedAandAbasilarAskullAfractures
causes:Afalls,Aassaults,AcarAcollisions,ApenetratingAmissiles
s/s:AperiorbitalAecchymosisA(raccoonAeyes),AmastoidAecchymosisA(BattleAsign)AappearAinA1-
3AdaysAfollowingAtrauma;AphysicalAexamAdoesAnotAshowAtheseAsignsAimmediately
, assessment:A
-clearArhinorrheaAorAotorrheaA(dischargeAfromAearAorAnoseAsuggestingACSFAleak)
-hemotympanumA(blue-
purpleAcolorAofAtympanicAmembraneA[TM])AcausedAbyAbloodAaccumulationAinAtheAmiddleAear
tx:AreferAtoAED
cholesteatomaA-
AcorrectAanswerscollectionAofAskinAcellsAandAcholesterolAinAaAsacAwithinAtheAmiddleAear
s/s:AcanAbeAasymptomatic;AmayAcomplainAofAhearingAlossAandAintermittentAotorrheaAfromAone
AearAthatAisApurulentAandAfoulAsmelling
onAexam,AthereAisAperforationAofAtheATMAonAtheAsuperiorAquadrantAandAaAcauliflower-
likeAorApearly-
whiteAmass.AanotherApresentationAisAanAintactATMAwithAmissingAlandmarksAandAwhiteAmassAvi
sibleAbehindAtheATM.
risks:AhxAofAchronicAorArecurrentAotitisAmediaAinfection.
considerations:AmassAisAnotAcancerousAbutAcanAerodeAintoAtheAbonesAofAtheAfaceAandAdamageA
theAfacialAnerveA(CNAVII)
tx:AantibioticsAandAsurgicalAexcision/repair
referAtoAotolaryngologist
diptheriaA-AcorrectAanswersinfectiousAdiseaseAcausedAbyAgram-
positiveAbacillusACorynebacteriumAdiphtheriaeA-AveryAcontagiousA-
AcontactAprophylaxisArequired
s/s:AsoreAthroat,Amalaise,Alow-
gradeAfever,AcervicalAlymphadenopathy,ApossibleAswellingAofAsubmandibularAregionAandAanter
iorAneckA(bullAneck)