Ear & Nose Assessment Flashcards

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Normal tympanic membrane

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Normal tympanic membrane

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Acute otitis externa--usually caused by pseudomonas or staph aureus--painful especially with movement of tragus or pinna

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Nasal polyp--pale, smooth, mobile and usually non-tender, caused by asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis, allergic rhinitis, cystic fibrosis

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Tophi--hard nodule, usually in helix, appears chalky white, associated with gout (high uric acid levels)

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Rheumatoid nodules--caused by RA

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Perforated tympanic membrane--usually caused by middle ear infections

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Tympanosclerosis--caused by scarring process in middle ear due to otitis media, leads to conductive hearing loss

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Acute otitis media with effusion--caused by strep pneumoniae or H influenzae, symptoms usually earache, more common in children

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Acute otitis media with tympanic membrane rupture