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sudden hearing loss
unilateral tinnitus
assoc sx: vertigo, nausea, vomiting, suspected meniere's disease,
tympanosclerosis, hearing loss/tinnitus, presence of ossicle damage
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What is the most common bacterial
1 2 What is blepharitis?
cause of otitis media?
What are hearing loss red flags for
3 what is sensorineural hearing loss? 4
referral?
Don't know?
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What is the most common bacterial s. pneumoniae
cause of otitis media?
What are some differences in viral- watery discharge, matting unusual;
discharge from viral vs bacterial contagious 1-2 weeks
conjunctivitis?
bacterial yellow/thick/purulent with matting
what are red eye red flags? resulting flashing lights/photopsias (retina problem)
in emergency referral acute onset of double vision or floaters
severe pain with eye movement (optic neuritis)
photophobia (uveitis)
concurrent vesicle on face/lips/nose (HZO)
injury with foreign body
new onset vision changes
new onset blurry vision with halos and headache
(acute angle closure glaucoma)
What is conductive hearing loss? unilateral loss of low tones; AC<BC
cx: fluid behind TM, cerumenosis, foreign body,
otitis, tumors, perf TM, cholesteotoma
what is sensorineural hearing loss? slow onset, usu bilateral, loss of high frequency
tones
cx: ototoxic drugs, hereditary, aging, malformation,
inner ear, loud noise injury
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sudden hearing loss
unilateral tinnitus
assoc sx: vertigo, nausea, vomiting, suspected meniere's disease,
tympanosclerosis, hearing loss/tinnitus, presence of ossicle damage
Choose an answer
What is the most common bacterial
1 2 What is blepharitis?
cause of otitis media?
What are hearing loss red flags for
3 what is sensorineural hearing loss? 4
referral?
Don't know?
, Terms in this set (26)
What is the most common bacterial s. pneumoniae
cause of otitis media?
What are some differences in viral- watery discharge, matting unusual;
discharge from viral vs bacterial contagious 1-2 weeks
conjunctivitis?
bacterial yellow/thick/purulent with matting
what are red eye red flags? resulting flashing lights/photopsias (retina problem)
in emergency referral acute onset of double vision or floaters
severe pain with eye movement (optic neuritis)
photophobia (uveitis)
concurrent vesicle on face/lips/nose (HZO)
injury with foreign body
new onset vision changes
new onset blurry vision with halos and headache
(acute angle closure glaucoma)
What is conductive hearing loss? unilateral loss of low tones; AC<BC
cx: fluid behind TM, cerumenosis, foreign body,
otitis, tumors, perf TM, cholesteotoma
what is sensorineural hearing loss? slow onset, usu bilateral, loss of high frequency
tones
cx: ototoxic drugs, hereditary, aging, malformation,
inner ear, loud noise injury
