Symptoms of acute otitis media

"A Full DPT Course"

A.........autophony

Full.....fullness sensation in ear

D.........deafness
P.........pain
T.........tinnitus may be present

Course..constitutional symptoms

Oral cancer risk factor

"7S"

S............SEPSIS
S............SYPHILIS
S............SHARP JAGGED TOOTH
S............SMOKING
S............SPIRIT
S............SPICY FOOD
S............SYNDROME - PLUMBER VINSIN SYNDROME

Causes of nasal septal perfortation

"Lets Walk Thru Another MRI"

L = Lupus, Leprosy
W =Wegeners granulomatosis
T =Trauma
A =Abscess
M =Myiasis
R =Rhinolith
I =Idiopathic

Cause of sensorineural hearing loss

"LOVE D DEAF MAN"

L..........labyrinth trauma
O.........ototoxic drugs
v..........viral,bact.spirochaetal inf.of labyrinth
E.........ear surgery

D.........diabetes

D.........dyscrasia(blood)
E..........ear surgery
A .........acaustic neuroma
F..........familial progresiveSNHL

M.........meniere's disease
A..........autoimmune disorder
N .........noise induced hearing loss

INTRA CRANIAL C/C OF OTITIS MEDIA

"ESMOLT"

• E=EXTRADURAL ABSCESS
• S=SUBDURAL ABSCESS
• M=MENINGITIS
• O=OTOGENIC BRAIN ABSCESS
• L=LAT. SINUS THROMBOPHLEBITIS
  

Haemoptysis: causes

"CAVITATES"

• CHF
• Airway disease, bronchiectasis
• Vasculitis/ Vascular malformations
• Infection (eg TB)
• Trauma
• Anticoagulation
• Tumour
• Embolism
• Stomach
  

Gradenigo's triad

"EAR"

• E-Ear discharge
• A-Abducens palsy
• R-Retro orbital pain (5th nerve involved)
  

Indications of FESS operation

"MERA CRPF"

• M=MUCOCELE OF FRONTOETHMOID/SPHENOID SINUS
• E=EPISTAXIS
• R=RECURRENT ACUTE BAC. SINUSITIS
• A= A C POLYP
• C= CHRONIC BAC. SINUSITIS
• R= REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY
• P=POLYPOID RHINOSINUSITIS
• F= FUNGAL SINUSITIS
  

SYMPTOMS OF MENIERE'S DISEASE

"FATE"

F..........fluctuating hearing loss
A .........aural fullness
T..........tinnitus
E..........episodic vertigo

"MALDIV - MAT"

• M-membranous tosillitis
• A-agranulocytosis
• L-ludwig's angina
• D-diphtheria
• I-infectious mononucleosis
• V-vincent's angina
  

• M-malignancy
• A-aphthous ulcer
• T-tonsillar cleft
  

D/D formembrane over the tonsil

"V. MALATI, MD"

• V- vincent's angina

• M-MALIGNANCY
• A-AGRANULOCYTOSIS
• L-EUKEMIA
• A-APHTHOUS ULCER
• T-TRAUMATIC ULCER
• I- INFECTIOUS MONNUCLEOSIS
  

• M-MEMBRANOUS TONSILLITIS
• D-DIPHTERIA

SEQUELAE OF CSOM

"O-CART"

• Ossicular necrosis
• Cholesterol granuloma
• Atrophic tympanic membrane and atelactatic middle ear
• Retraction pockets and cholesteatoma
• Tympanosclerosis

Contraindications of stapedectomy

"I-POD"

• I-Infections in ext/middle ear
• P-perforation should be closed first
• O-only one hearing ear is a contraindication
• D-deafness (sensori-neural)

Adductors of vocal cord

"LTTE"

• Lateral crico-aretinoid
• Thyro-aretinoid
• Transverse aretinoid - Externl part

T/t of atrophic rhinitis

"ATROPI In Young Girls"

• a-antibiotic spray
• t-teflon paste
• r-remove crust
• o-oestradial therapy
• p-placental extract & potassium iodide
• i-irrigation
• in- insert fat,cartilage
• y-youngs operation
• g-glucose in glycerine