Rhinosinusitis, epistaxis management, nasal polyps, septal deviation, allergic rhinitis and sinonasal complications.
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40 basic cards for Clinical ENT Otolaryngology. It opens with "The most common site of anterior epistaxis is ____, located on the anterior" and "What is the correct first-aid technique for anterior epistaxis?". More Healthcare and Nursing decks are listed below.
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- The most common site of anterior epistaxis is ____, located on the anterior nasal septum.
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Kiesselbach's plexus- What is the correct first-aid technique for anterior epistaxis?
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Pinch the soft, cartilaginous part of the nose continuously for 10 to 15 minutes while leaning forward.- What chemical agent is commonly used to cauterize a visible anterior bleeding point?
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Silver nitrate.- What venous plexus in the posterior nasal cavity is implicated in posterior epistaxis?
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Woodruff's plexus.- Posterior epistaxis most often arises from rupture of which artery?
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The sphenopalatine artery.- What is the definitive treatment for posterior epistaxis that fails nasal packing?
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Endoscopic sphenopalatine artery ligation or cauterization (or arterial embolization).- What rare but serious infectious complication is associated with prolonged nasal packing?
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Toxic shock syndrome.- What is a septal hematoma?
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A collection of blood between the septal cartilage and its overlying perichondrium.- Why must a septal hematoma be drained promptly?
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Untreated, it can cause cartilage necrosis and a saddle nose deformity.- What is the treatment for a septal hematoma?
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Incision and drainage.- What is the most common cause of a nasal septal perforation?
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Prior nasal or septal surgery.- How does chronic intranasal cocaine use cause septal perforation?
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Its vasoconstrictive effect causes ischemic necrosis of the septal cartilage.- What classic symptom occurs with a nasal septal perforation?
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A whistling sound with breathing.- What is the most common cause of a deviated nasal septum?
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Nasal trauma, including birth trauma.- What surgical procedure corrects a symptomatic deviated septum?
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Septoplasty.
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