Description
Book SynopsisEar, Nose and Throat at a Glance provides a highly-illustrated, accessible introduction to this practical but complex topic, which is increasingly encountered in every-day outpatient settings, as well as surgical departments.
Trade Review“Ear, Nose and Throat at a Glance is the ideal companion for anyone about to start the ENT attachment, or ‘special senses’ rotation, and will appeal to medical students and junior doctors, as well as nurses, audiologists and other health professionals.” (Kingbook73's Medical Ebook and Video Collection, 23 August 2014)
Table of ContentsPreface 6
Acknowledgements 7
1 Applied anatomy of the ear 8
2 Physiology of hearing 10
3 Testing the hearing 12
4 Hearing loss 14
5 The pinna 16
6 Earwax and foreign bodies in the ear 18
7 The external auditory canal 20
8 Acute otitis media 22
9 Perforated eardrum 24
10 Otitis media with effusion 26
11 Tinnitus 28
12 Physiology of balance 30
13 Balance disorders 32
14 The facial nerve 34
15 The nose and paranasal sinuses: applied anatomy and examination 36
16 Epistaxis 38
17 The nasal septum 40
18 ENT trauma: I 42
ENT trauma: II 44
19 Acute rhinosinusitis 46
20 Chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyposis 48
21 The pharynx and oesophagus: basic science and examination 50
22 The nasopharynx and adenoids 52
23 Pharyngeal infections 54
24 Tonsillectomy 56
25 Swallowing disorders 58
26 The oral cavity and tongue 60
27 Snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea 62
28 The neck 64
29 Neck lumps 66
30 Head and neck cancer 69
31 The larynx 72
32 Voice disorders 74
33 Acute airway obstruction 76
34 Tracheostomy 78
35 Salivary glands 80
36 The thyroid gland 82
MCQs 84
EMQs 86
Answers to MCQs 88
Answers to EMQs 90
Index 92
