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SUR 103 ENT Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
what laser safety precautions are used for laryngoscopies? Answer: eye
protection, ET tube insulation
what is the difference between an indirect and direct laryngoscopy? Answer:
direct - examination of pharynx
indirect - examination of nasopharynx and laryngopharynx
what is an acoustic neuroma? which cranial nerve does it affect? Answer:
benign tumor from brain to inner ear; 8th
how is epistaxis controlled? Answer: packing and electrosurgery (nasal cautery)
what are the paranasal sinuses and where are each of them located? Answer:
frontal - behind eyebrows
ethmoid - between eyes
sphenoid - behind nose at center of skull
maxillary - below eyes
define meniere's disease Answer: causes dizziness and tetanus
define bell's palsy and cranial nerve affected Answer: dropping on one side of
the face, #7
define trigeminal neuralgia and cranial nerve affected Answer: facial pain
lasting minutes to hours, #5
what procedures are performed on the paranasal sinuses? Answer: killian,
caldwell luc, FESS, ethmoidectomy, sphenoidectomy
how are tracheostomies performed? Answer: incision into tracheal wall
between 3rd and 4th ring
, 2
what is a radical neck dissection? Answer: removal of cervical lymph nodes,
jugular vein, and sternocleidomastoid muscle for cancer
how is sound transmitted through the ear? Answer: ossicles
what do the external, middle, and inner ear consists of? Answer: external -
pinna, external canal
middle - tympanic membrane, ossicles, opening of eustachian tube
how may loss of hearing occur? Answer: congenital, trauma, aging process
what is the difference between air conduction and bone conduction? Answer:
air - sound is sent to inner ear via microphone
bone - sound is sent through bones of the skull via oscultation (vibration)
why is a stapedectomy or stapes mobilization performed? Answer: otosclerosis
why does otosclerosis produce hearing loss? Answer: bones are not allowed to
vibrate
a myringotomy is an incision into the? Answer: tympanic membrane
during a parotidectomy, which structure must be identified? Answer: facial
nerve
which position is utilized to provide access to the head and neck? Answer:
reverse trendelenberg
corrects vertigo Answer: labrinythectomy
which instrument is used to retract the tonsillar pillar? Answer: hurd
which ronguers are used to expand the antrostomy in a caldwell-luc procedure
? Answer: kerrison
what is done FIRST when performing a myringotomy? Answer: visualization -
removal of cerumen
SUR 103 ENT Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
what laser safety precautions are used for laryngoscopies? Answer: eye
protection, ET tube insulation
what is the difference between an indirect and direct laryngoscopy? Answer:
direct - examination of pharynx
indirect - examination of nasopharynx and laryngopharynx
what is an acoustic neuroma? which cranial nerve does it affect? Answer:
benign tumor from brain to inner ear; 8th
how is epistaxis controlled? Answer: packing and electrosurgery (nasal cautery)
what are the paranasal sinuses and where are each of them located? Answer:
frontal - behind eyebrows
ethmoid - between eyes
sphenoid - behind nose at center of skull
maxillary - below eyes
define meniere's disease Answer: causes dizziness and tetanus
define bell's palsy and cranial nerve affected Answer: dropping on one side of
the face, #7
define trigeminal neuralgia and cranial nerve affected Answer: facial pain
lasting minutes to hours, #5
what procedures are performed on the paranasal sinuses? Answer: killian,
caldwell luc, FESS, ethmoidectomy, sphenoidectomy
how are tracheostomies performed? Answer: incision into tracheal wall
between 3rd and 4th ring
, 2
what is a radical neck dissection? Answer: removal of cervical lymph nodes,
jugular vein, and sternocleidomastoid muscle for cancer
how is sound transmitted through the ear? Answer: ossicles
what do the external, middle, and inner ear consists of? Answer: external -
pinna, external canal
middle - tympanic membrane, ossicles, opening of eustachian tube
how may loss of hearing occur? Answer: congenital, trauma, aging process
what is the difference between air conduction and bone conduction? Answer:
air - sound is sent to inner ear via microphone
bone - sound is sent through bones of the skull via oscultation (vibration)
why is a stapedectomy or stapes mobilization performed? Answer: otosclerosis
why does otosclerosis produce hearing loss? Answer: bones are not allowed to
vibrate
a myringotomy is an incision into the? Answer: tympanic membrane
during a parotidectomy, which structure must be identified? Answer: facial
nerve
which position is utilized to provide access to the head and neck? Answer:
reverse trendelenberg
corrects vertigo Answer: labrinythectomy
which instrument is used to retract the tonsillar pillar? Answer: hurd
which ronguers are used to expand the antrostomy in a caldwell-luc procedure
? Answer: kerrison
what is done FIRST when performing a myringotomy? Answer: visualization -
removal of cerumen
