Ch 25 Otorhinolaryngologic, Oral, And Maxillofacial Surgery

Front 1

substance produced by the ear (i.e., ear wax)

Back 1

cerumen

Front 2

a benign epithelial neoplasm characterized by a branching or lobular tumor.

Back 2

papilloma

Front 3

hearing loss may be ______ or _____ in nature

Back 3

conductive or sensorineural

Front 4

what is lined with glands that secret a waxy substance called cerumen?

Back 4

external auditory canal

Front 5

the middle ear includes what?

Back 5

the ossicles, the opening to the eustachian tube, the opening of the mastoid cavity, and the intratympanic portion of the facial nerve

Front 6

the _____ transmits the vibrations of the tympanic membrane and the other ossicles to the inner ear via the ______

Back 6

stapes

oval window

Front 7

what instruments/equipment are needed in almost every ear surgery that involves bone?

Back 7

power drills

Front 8

what is the microscope draped with?

Back 8

a sterile microscope drape

Front 9

what is used to allow the surgeon to use both hands while operating on ears?

Back 9

speculum and speculum holder

Front 10

Shaving of hair is never done for a ___________ and rarely done for a ___________

Back 10

myringotomy

stapedectomy

Front 11

the primary medications used during ear surgery are what?

Back 11

anesthetics, hemostatic agents, antibiotic solutions, and irrigation solutions

Front 12

what are the primary hemostatic agents used during ear surgery?

Back 12

Gelfoam and Helistat

Front 13

pledgets may be soaked in the antibiotic solution if the solution has what included in it?

Back 13

steroids to reduce inflammation

Front 14

What is the first step of a myringotomy?

Back 14

the surgeon inserts a speculum into the external ear canal

Front 15

what speculum is usually used for a myringotomy?

Back 15

farrior

Front 16

speculum size is determined by what?

Back 16

the diameter and depth of the patient's ear canal

Front 17

if a tympanostomy tube is to be used, the scrub should use what to grasp it?

Back 17

alligator forceps

Front 18

procedure performed to repair a hole, or perforation, of the tympanic membrane

Back 18

myringoplasty

Front 19

procedure performed to eradicate disease, close a tympanic defect, and improve hearing

Back 19

tympanoplasty

Front 20

a mass of skin growing in the wrong place?

Back 20

cholesteatoma

Front 21

procedure performed to remove the mastoid process and eradicate disease?

Back 21

mastoidectomy
or
tympanomastoidectomy

Front 22

procedure performed to restore mobilization of the ossicular chain?

Back 22

stapendectomy
or
ossicular reconstruction

Front 23

______ _______ in children are contraindicated until age 2

Back 23

cochlear implants

Front 24

how is a cochlear implant sterile package opened?
why?

Back 24

submerged in normal saline and opened slowly

reduces the amount of static charge

Front 25

what are the large sinuses below the orbits?

Back 25

paired maxillary sinuses

Front 26

extends from the posterior chonae of the nose to the palate

Back 26

nasopharynx

Front 27

extends from the palate to the hyoid bone

Back 27

oropharynx

Front 28

extends from the hyoid bone to the esophagus

Back 28

hypopharynx

Front 29

the larynx is composed of what?

Back 29

9 segments of cartilage, 3 paired sets and 3 unpaired segments

Front 30

most endoscopic procedures of the nose are performed to treat what?

Back 30

inflammation and infectious disease

Front 31

Inflammatory disease and polyps may be removed from within the maxillary sinus with what?

Back 31

microdebrider, Wilde forceps, or Takahashi forceps

Front 32

what procedure is performed to produce access to the maxillary sinus?

Back 32

caldwell-luc

Front 33

which procedure is performed to improve nasal airflow?

Back 33

turbinectomy
or
turbinate reduction

Front 34

the primary reasons for performing an adenoidectomy are what?

Back 34

infection and obstruction caused by hypertrophy

Front 35

procedure performed to correct upper-airway obstruction, most often in the form of obstructive sleep apnea?

Back 35

UPPP

Front 36

procedure performed for the diagnosis, biopsy, and treatment of laryngeal lesions.

Back 36

laryngoscopy

Front 37

the parotid duct is also called?

the submandibular duct is also called?

sublingual glands empty into what?

Back 37

stensen's duct

wharton's duct

ducts of rivinus

Front 38

what hemostatic agents should be available for major procedures of the head and neck?

Back 38

gelfoam and thrombin

Front 39

what is sent with the patient after a tracheotomy?

Back 39

the obturator

Front 40

what position is the patient places in for a thyroidectomy?

Back 40

supine with the neck hyperextended... a rolled towel is placed under the patient's neck and shoulders

Front 41

because of the danger of tracheal swelling and consequent obstructed airway, what is sent to the patient's room after a thyroidectomy?

Back 41

tracheostomy tray

Front 42

what is a primary reason for performing a thyroplasty?

Back 42

unilateral vocal cord paralysis

Front 43

cancerous lesions of the larynx, diversion for total separation of the respiratory and digestive tracts, and chondroradionecrosis are the three reasons to have a what?

Back 43

laryngectomy

Front 44

facial trauma injuries are repaired with what?

Back 44

wires, plates, and screws