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ENT Diseases

ENT Diseases. Chemeketa Community College Paramedic Program. Button. ENT or EENT?. Typically Ears, Nose, Throat We will include Eyes. Eyes. Allergies Stye Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye) Subconjunctival hemorrhage Floaters and spots Cataracts Cloudy Glaucoma

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ENT Diseases

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  1. ENT Diseases Chemeketa Community College Paramedic Program Button

  2. ENT or EENT? • Typically Ears, Nose, Throat • We will include Eyes

  3. Eyes • Allergies • Stye • Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye) • Subconjunctival hemorrhage • Floaters and spots • Cataracts • Cloudy • Glaucoma • Optic nerve damage (pressure) • Diabetic retinopathy • Macular degeneration (central)

  4. Eyes Trauma • Corneal Abrasion • Penetrating or Foreign Objects • Chemical Burn • Swelling • Subconjunctival Hemorrhages • Hyphemas and Orbital Blowout Fractures

  5. ENT • Otitis externa • Swimmer’s ear • Otitis media • Serous otitis media • Inner ear • Labyrinthitis • Vertigo and hearing loss • Vestibular neuritis • Vertigo only • Meniere's disease

  6. Meniere's Disease • Hearing loss • Common cause • Vertigo • Tinnitus

  7. ENT • Ruptured ear drum • Otitis media • Barotrauma • Acoustic trauma • Foreign object • Trauma

  8. ENT • Epistaxis • Laryngitis • Pharyngitis • Sinusitis

  9. Epistaxis • Trauma • Fracture • Altitude • Severe stress • Weakness of blood vessel • Spontaneous hemorrhage among children • Hypertension among the elderly.

  10. Epistaxis Treatment • Pressure • Where? • Position

  11. Laryngitis • Hoarse voice • Emergency?

  12. Laryngitis Causes • Strep • Tonsillitis • Yelling

  13. Laryngitis Treatment • Gargle? • Antibiotics? • Surgery?

  14. Pharyngitis • Sore throat • Emergency?

  15. Pharyngitis Causes • Same as Laryngitis • Strep • Tonsillitis • Yelling

  16. Sinusitis • Inflammation paranasal sinuses • Bacterial • Viral (common cold) • Allergic • Symptoms • Headache; facial pain; nasal obstruction; fever; general malaise; thick green or yellow discharge; feeling of facial 'fullness' worsening on bending.

  17. Sinusitis Causes • Allergies • Structural problems such as a deviated septum • Smoking • Nasal polyps • Carrying the cystic fibrosis gene ?

  18. Sinusitis Treatment • Antihistamines, Decongestants • Antibiotics • Nasal steroids • Surgery

  19. ENT • Croup • Epiglottitis • Esophagus • GERD • Varices

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