Diseases of the Ear, Nose and Throat

by Clarke, Ray

• ISBN13: 9780470655016
• ISBN10: 0470655011
• Edition: 11th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-12-31
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

The new edition of Diseases of the Ear, Nose and Throat Lecture Notes provides an updated and comprehensive overview of one of the fastest growing specialties in medicine.

New features include:

• A revamped layout and structure comprising four sections: The ear, hearing and balance, The nose and sinuses, The head and neck and ENT emergencies
• Additional content including facial plastic surgery, emergencies and maxillofacial trauma, and 50 brand new illustrations and images
• Treatment and management now highlighted for quick reference

The brand new companion website at www.lecturenoteseries.com/ENT features over 100 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), key revision points, and links to further online resources.

Diseases of the Ear, Nose and Throat Lecture Notes is ideal for the busy medical student new to this area or as a useful review and revision aid later in their course.

Author Biography

Ray Clarke is a Consultant Otolaryngologist at Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital Alder Hey and Senior Lecturer and Associate Dean at University of Liverpool

Table of Contents

Preface

Part 1: The Ear, Hearing and Balance

1 The ear: applied basic science

2 Clinical examination of the ear

3 Testing the hearing

4 Deafness

5 Conditions of the pinna

6 Conditions of the external auditory meatus

7 Otitis media

8 Acute otitis media

9 Chronic otitis media

10 Complications of middle-ear infection

11 Otitis media with effusion

12 Earache (otalgia)

13 Tinnitus

14 Balance disorders

15 Facial nerve paralysis

Part 2: The Nose and Sinuses

16 Clinical examination of the nose and nasopharynx

17 The nasal septum

18 Acute nose and sinus infections

19 Tumours of the nose, sinuses and nasopharynx

20 Rhinitis and nasal polyps

21 Facial plastic surgery

Part 3: The Head and Neck

22 Adenoids

23 The oropharynx and tonsils

24 Snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome

25 The larynx: applied basic science and examination

26 Inflammatory disorders of the larynx

27 Head and neck cancer

28 Voice disorders

29 The pharynx and upper oesophagus

30 Tracheostomy

31 Diseases of the salivary glands

32 Neck lumps

Part 4: ENT Emergencies

33 Injuries of the ear and temporal bone

34 Nasal emergencies

35 Airway obstruction

36 Airway obstruction in infants and children

37 Pharyngeal and oesophageal ingested foreign bodies

38 Neck trauma

39 Maxillofacial trauma

Index