LQA 21

Which dressing is used after nasal surgery?

• Collodion
• Moustache
• Pressure
• Telfa

What combination of lasers is particularly useful in surgery of the larynx and vocal cords?

• CO2 and argon
• CO2 and helium-neon
• CO2 and Nd:YAG
• Argon and helium-neon

The most common topical anesthetic agent used in ENT surgery is:

• Xylocaine
• Procaine
• Cocaine
• Surfacaine

Irrigation is used with the ear drill:

• to remove bone fragments
• to minimize transfer of heat from burr to surrounding structures
• to add moisture
• to control bleeding

A surgical schedule would describe the procedure to treat acute otitis media as a:

• myringotomy
• stapes mobilization
• fenestration operation
• Wullstein procedure

In myringotomy, the tube to facilitate drainage is placed into the tympanic membrane with a/an:

• alligator forceps
• Castroviejo
• wire loop curette
• Tobey forceps

A perforated eardrum is corrected by:

• myringotomy
• stapedectomy
• stapedotomy
• tympanoplasty

Severe vertigo may be relieved by:

• stapedectomy
• myringotomy
• labyrinthectomy
• mastoidectomy

Middle ear ventilation is facilitated by:

• antrostomy
• myringotomy
• stapedectomy
• turbinectomy

Cholesteatoma is treated by doing a:

• tympanoplasty
• myringotomy
• stapedectomy
• mastoidectomy