Everything You Need To Know About Human Ear
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- 1.With regard to Ramsay Hunt syndrome, the following statement is false:
- A.
It may present with facial palsy, hearing loss and vertigo.
- B.
It can be differentiated from Bell’s palsy by the presence of cutaneousvesicles in the ear canal.
- C.
It is caused by adenovirus.
- D.
It may be treated with acyclovir and prednisolone.
- 2.Syringing of the ear is used to remove wax. Which of the following statements are true regarding this technique?
- A.
Before syringing, the wax should be softened using cerum-enolytics
- B.
The syringe should be aimed downwards and forwards in the earcanal.
- C.
Water should be at –1ºC in order to break up the wax effectively.
- D.
The syringe should be aimed upwards and backwards in the earcanal.
- E.
A and d
- 3.A 75-year-old diabetic patient presents with severe ear pain and granulation tissue at external auditory canal with faciaI nerve involvement. The most likely diagnosis is:
- A.
Necrotizing otitis externa
- B.
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
- C.
Acute suppurative otitis media
- D.
Chronic suppurative otitis media
- 4.In attico-antral CSOM
- A.
Copious malodorous otorrhoea is common.
- B.
Otalgia is commonly a presenting symptom.
- C.
A central perforation is invariable.
- D.
Vertigo is due to blockage of the eustachian tube.
- E.
All of above
- F.
None of above
- 5.The commonest cause of CHL in childern is:
- A.
Adhesive otitis media
- B.
Secretory otitis media
- C.
Chronic suppurative otitis media
- D.
Otosclerosis
- 6.Cholesteatoma may show the following tympanic membrane features except:
- A.
Attic perforation in the pars flaccida
- B.
Marginal perforation not surrounded by rim all around
- C.
Retraction pocket in the postero-superior part
- D.
Central perforation in pars tensa surrounded by rim all around
- E.
None of above
- 7.Tympanoplasty with cortical mastoidectomy is usually done in:
- A.
Adhesive otitis media
- B.
Chronic safe suppurative O.M with persistent discharge
- C.
Secretory otits media after failure of medical treatment
- D.
Acute suppurative O.M after failure of medical treatment
- 8.Secretory O.M is characterized by:
- A.
More common in middle age
- B.
Type A curve on tympanogram
- C.
It’s predisposed by enlarged adenoids
- D.
It is treated by myringoplasty
- 9.All of the following statements about tympanosclerosis are true except:
- A.
It is seen as white patches through the drum
- B.
I t causes CHL
- C.
It may follow myringotomy operation
- D.
It causes fixation of the footplate of the stapes by new bone formaton
- 10.With regard to pinna haematoma, the following statements are true except:
- A.
It is usually caused by trauma which results in bleeding into the subperichondrial layer.
- B.
Ideally it should be left to resolve spontaneously.
- C.
It can result in the remodelling of the pinna to form a cauliflower ear.
- D.
The area affected by the haematoma should not be compressed or placed under pressure if the haematoma is evacuated.
- E.
B and d
- 11.
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Q1-The etiology of this case is- A.
Congenital
- B.
Traumatic
- C.
Inflammatory
- D.
Neoplastic
- 12.Q2 (11) The previous case is treated by:
- A.
Local excision
- B.
Radical mastoidectomy
- C.
Cortical mastoidectomy
- D.
None of above
- 13.
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Q1 The possible diagnosis is :- A.
Furuncle
- B.
Otomycosis
- C.
Exostosis
- D.
Malignant O.E
- 14.Q2 In the previous case, the most common symptom is:
- A.
Pain
- B.
Deafness
- C.
Itching
- D.
Discharge
- E.
Vertigo
- 15.
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Q1 The possible diagnosis is:- A.
Aural polyp
- B.
Otomycosis
- C.
CSOM unsafe
- D.
Glue ear
- 16.Q2 The previous case is more common in childern
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.Q3 The treatment may include adenoidectomy
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.
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Q1 Otoendoscopy reveals :- A.
Secretory otitis media
- B.
Adhesive otitis media
- C.
Acute otitis media
- D.
CSOM unsafe
- 19.Q2 Type B tympanogram is characteristic for the previous case
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.
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Q1 The possible diagnosis is :- A.
Cholesteatoma
- B.
CSOM safe
- C.
Acute otitis media
- D.
Tympanosclerosis
- 21.Q2 Surgical treatment of the previous case is :
- A.
Myringoplasty
- B.
Radical mastoidectomy
- C.
Tympanoplasty with or without cortical mastoidectomy
- D.
None of above
- 22.A 30 year old patient presented with right earache for 3 days. The pain increases on mastication . the tragus was tender with localized swelling in the ear canal on examination, The prvisional diagnosis is
- A.
Otomycosis
- B.
Acute O.M
- C.
Furuncle
- D.
Acute mastoiditis
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