Ear, Nose and Throat at a Glance

Ear, Nose and Throat at a Glance The market-leading at a Glance series is used world-wide by medical students, residents, junior doctors and health professionals for its concise and clear approach and superb illustrations. Each topic is presented in a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text. Covering the whole medical curriculum, these introductory texts are ideal for teaching, learning and exam preparation, and are useful throughout medical school and beyond. Everything you need to know about Ear, Nose and Throat... at a Glance! Ear, 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. Each double-page spread diagrammatically summarises the basic science relating to each anatomical area, outlines practical guidelines on the examination of patients, and provides an overview of the most common disorders and diseases. This brand new title in the best-selling at a Glance series features high-yield information on all the topics covered at medical school, and includes: Advice on clinical skills, practical examinations and procedures, such as otoscopic examinations, and tuning fork tests Comprehensive illustrations showing anatomy and mechanisms of hearing Assessment, management and treatment of both chronic and acute Conditions ENT trauma and emergencies Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Extended Matching Questions (EMQs) to help test learning 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.

Ear, Nose and Throat at a GlanceThe market-leading at a Glance series is used world-wide by medical students, residents, junior doctors and health professionals for its concise and clear approach and superb illustrations.Each topic is presented in a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text.Covering the whole medical curriculum, these introductory texts are ideal for teaching, learning and exam preparation, and are useful throughout medical school and beyond.Everything you need to know about Ear, Nose and Throat... at a Glance!Ear, 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.Each double-page spread diagrammatically summarises the basic science relating to each anatomical area, outlines practical guidelines on the examination of patients, and provides an overview of the most common disorders and diseases.This brand new title in the best-selling at a Glance series features high-yield information on all the topics covered at medical school, and includes:* Advice on clinical skills, practical examinations and procedures, such as otoscopic examinations, and tuning fork tests* Comprehensive illustrations showing anatomy and mechanisms of hearing* Assessment, management and treatment of both chronic and acute Conditions* ENT trauma and emergencies* Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Extended Matching Questions (EMQs) to help test learningEar, 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.

Preface 6Acknowledgements 71 Applied anatomy of the ear 82 Physiology of hearing 103 Testing the hearing 124 Hearing loss 145 The pinna 166 Earwax and foreign bodies in the ear 187 The external auditory canal 208 Acute otitis media 229 Perforated eardrum 2410 Otitis media with effusion 2611 Tinnitus 2812 Physiology of balance 3013 Balance disorders 3214 The facial nerve 3415 The nose and paranasal sinuses: applied anatomy and examination 3616 Epistaxis 3817 The nasal septum 4018 ENT trauma: I 42ENT trauma: II 4419 Acute rhinosinusitis 4620 Chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyposis 4821 The pharynx and oesophagus: basic science and examination 5022 The nasopharynx and adenoids 5223 Pharyngeal infections 5424 Tonsillectomy 5625 Swallowing disorders 5826 The oral cavity and tongue 6027 Snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea 6228 The neck 6429 Neck lumps 6630 Head and neck cancer 6931 The larynx 7232 Voice disorders 7433 Acute airway obstruction 7634 Tracheostomy 7835 Salivary glands 8036 The thyroid gland 82MCQs 84EMQs 86Answers to MCQs 88Answers to EMQs 90Index 92