First order problems
This is the medical term for the inability to smell.
What is Anosmia.
A patient comes into the office with a sudden onset of pain and swelling to the superolateral aspect of their RIGHT eye. They are not complaining of any visual disturbance, but upon examination you notice purulent discharge. As a well trained PA you know that your two treatments for this patient will be… this.
1. Opthalmic erythromycin or gentamicin
2. Warm compress
This condition can result from acute otitis media, trauma or barotrauma.
what is a TM perforation
Pt. of asian descent presents to the clinic with complaints of severe pain and acute reduction in visual acuity after going to the movies to see the new beatle juice movie. As a well trained Pa you know this condition to be this…
What is acute closed angle Glaucoma
palpebral chemosis, cobble stoning and allergic salute are all clinical presentations of which condition?
what is allergic rhinitis
This is the medical term for ear pain.
What is Otalgia.
A child comes into the clinic complaining of tickling and irritation of the LEFT ear. He states “he can hear buzzing. As a well trained PA you know your next step is to what?
Kill the insect with mineral oil, ethanol, or lidocaine.
This condition can result from trauma usually brought on by wrestling or fighting mike tyson.
Auricular Hematoma/ External hematoma
pt. comes to the clinic in a panic stating, I sneezed and then my eye started bleeding. Being a well trained PA you notice that the blood has not crossed this structure, which means the pt. has a subconjunctival Hemorrhage. what is this structure?
what is the Limbus.
pt. presents to the clinic complaining of inconvenient runny nose and eye drainage. pt. states it is really getting in the way of his training to become the fastest chilipepper eater in the west. As a well trained PA you explain to the PA that he has what?
what is Gustatory Rhinitis.
This is the medical term for difficulty swallowing.
What is Dysphagia.
A patient comes to the clinic in a panic. “I’m blind in one eye.” She says. I was just grabbing coffee with a friend and it was like somoene closed a curtain on my eye. Oh, wait…. I can see again. You as a well trained PA know that the best next step is to…
what is send to the ED for a stroke work up.
35 y/o male comes to the office with painful and erythematious LEFT year. Visual with otoscope displays purulent shadow behind the TM. As a well trained PA you Dx. the pt. with Acute otitis media and your first line treatment is this…
what is augmentin
pt. presents to the clinic with painless vision loss that he didn’t realize was happening until now. His vitals are BP:135/90 Hr: 84 temp: 98.5 & 18bps. Opthalmoscope reveals AV nicking and copper wiring with Papilledema. what is this condition?
what is HTN retinopathy
Allergic Rhinitis is what type of antibody antigen reaction?
IgE mediated type 1 reaction.
This is the medical term for painful swallowing.
What is Odynophagia.
A patient comes into the office 4 days post op after cataracts surgery. He complains of eye pain and was frightened by a pooling of a dark liquid in the front of his eye. Being a well trained PA you know when giving him his treatment options you tell him to avoid this…
NSAID/asprin
This secondary infection usually appears after AOM.
What is Mastoiditis.
when taking a picture of your friends baby you notice he has a white reflex in the RIGHT eye instead of red. as a well trained PA you know this can only be this…
what is a Retinoblastoma
What are two examples of first line treatments for allergic rhinitis?
what is nasal sailine, non-sidating antihistamines, environmental control, HEPA air filter
This is the medical term for difficulty opening ones mouth.
What is Trismus.
This autoimmune disease has over 95% of the symptoms of Keratoconjunctivitis sicca and is associated with Raynauds phenomenon, arthralgias, parotitis and others. As a well trained PA you know that at least one systematic treatment is this.
Immunosuppressants (hydroxychloroquine) Corticosteroids, Biologics.
This aggregation of keratinized squamous debris in the middle ear can coalesce to eat through tissue and bone. what is it?
What is a Cholesteatoma.
pt. comes to the clinic with rapid onset of unilateral visual loss. opthalmoscopy shows a cherry red spot and boxcarring of the blood flow. what is this condition?
what is Retinal artery occlusion
How many days would you give nasal spray to a patient with vasomoter Rhinitis?
What is, no more than 3 days.