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Chapter 5 Med Trans
Otorhinolaryngology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abnormal dilation of a blood vessel | aneurysm |
| blister or bleb | bulla/bullea |
| measure of the loudness of sound | decibel |
| decibel was named after | Alexander Graham Bell |
| fluid medium contained in inner ear | endolymph |
| measure of frequency of a vibration, particularly one producing sound | hertz |
| a hertz is equivalent to | one cycle/double vibration per second |
| sounds ranging in pitch from 20-20,000 hertz can be detected by | the human ear |
| plugging of an orifice w/dense mass of some material | impaction |
| contains vocal cords & situated between laryngopharynx and trachea | larynx |
| vague sense of being unwell | malaise |
| rhythmic, involuntary, jerky movements of both eyes, usually from side to side | nystagmus |
| instrument that directs a light into ear through conical speculum, and is equipped w/magnifying lens. | otoscope |
| containing or consisting of pus | purulent |
| inflammation of nasal mucous membrane | rhinitis |
| instrument for examining interior of nose | rhinoscope |
| one producing a thin, watery secretion, not containing mucous | serous gland |
| instrument for inspecting a body cavity/orifice, often equipped w/light source, magnifying lens, or both | speculum |
| abnormal narrowing of passage or vessel | stenosis |
| temporalmandibular joint | TMJ |
| referring to a medicine applies directly to skin or mucous membrane | topical |
| attempt at forced expiration, w/lips & nostrils closed; drives air into auditory tubes unless they are obstructed | Valsalva maneuver |
| medicine that constricts blood vessels, either when applied topically or through systemic action | vasoconstrictor |
| precise measurement of faintest loudness that subject can hear, each ear tested separately at each of several pitches. | audiography |
| removal for pathological exam of masses/lesions suspected of being malignant | biopsy |
| surgical placement of tiny tubes in eardrum to prevent chronic ear infections | collar button (ventilation) tubes |
| with a focused light, often with the aid of a tongue depressor to press tongue out of field of vision | inspection of throat |
| inspection of external auditory meatus & tympanic membrane w/otoscope | otoscopy |
| application of the fingers with light pressure to the surface of the body for the purpose of determining the condition of the parts beneath in physical diagnosis | palpation |
| assessment of mobility of tympanic membrane by applying pressure to its outer surface w/device fitting tightly in external meatus | pneumotympanometry |
| inspection of posterior nares w/angled mirror placed in oropharynx | posterior rhinoscopy |
| surgical correction of nasal deformities for functional or cosmetic purposes | rhinoplasty |
| sound of vibrating tuning fork positioned so that tines are near pinna | Rhine test |
| during the Rhine Test, air conduction should be heard, by subject, even after sound sensed when | shank of tuning fork placed on mastoid process behind hear can no longer be heard |
| when bone conduction is heard longer than air conduction, in an ear with reduced hearing the hearing loss is due to | obstruction of meatus or disease of middle ear |
| surgical removal of palatine tonsils & adenoids in throat due to recurrent episodes of infection & chronic hypertrophy | tonsillectomy & adenoidectomy (T&A) |
| puncture of tympanic membrane & withdrawal of fluid from middle ear for exam, including culture | tympanocentesis |
| vibrating tuning fork placed against bony surface of head, at midline, sending vibrations through bones of skull | Weber test |
| during the Weber test, if there is hearing loss due to blockage of external auditory meatus or injury/disease of middle ear, the tone of the fork will | be heard louder in affected ear |
| during the Weber test, if hearing loss is due to damage to inner ear/acoustic nerve, the tone will | be heard louder in the more normal ear |
| xrays are used for the upper respiratory system in order to | identify foreign bodies, masses, or abnormalities of airways due to injury/disease |
| test to detect & measure antistreptolysin O in serum; value measured in Todd units | ASO titer |
| antibody is present during/shortly after streptococcal infections | antistreptolysin O |
| exam of stained smear of scrapings from nasal mucosa for evidence of infection or allergy | nasal smear |
| neutrophilic leukocytes are present in a nasal smear when | there is an infection |
| eosinophilic leukocytes are present in a nasal smear when | there is an allergy |
| fast than a culture, but only detects hemolytic streptococci | strep screen |
| used to identify bacterial pathogens | throat culture |
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