Term
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Definition
-If hissing or rushing-->inner ear, brainstem or auditory cortex region
-Ringing, crackling, popping-->middle ear
Pulsatile- normal carotid, vascular tumor origin |
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Term
| Benign Positional Vertigo (BPV) |
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Definition
-sudden onset w/ certain positions, lasts seconds to minutes
-usually associated n/v
-hearing- WNL
-associated w/ head and body position |
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Term
Acute Labyrinthitis
(Vestibular Neuronitis) |
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Definition
-Sudden onset
-Lasts hours to weeks
Hearing- WNL
-Associated n/v
-Nystagms may be present |
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Term
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Definition
-Sudden onset
-Lasts several hours to days
+ HEARING LOSS + Tinnitus +Vertigo
-May have sensation of pain, hearing loss fluctuates
-Prob d/t change in fluid volume in labyrinth
-No cure, tx symptomatically
-Dx w/ PE, history, hearing/balance, MRI |
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Term
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Definition
-Reduced or absent salivary secretion
-D/t aging, radiation, drugs
-Found in RA, polymyositis & Sjogren's
-Pt's predisposed to candidiasis & cavities |
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Term
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Definition
-Inability to taste
-Rarely caused by oral dz
-usually d/t nasal pathology |
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Term
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Definition
Risk Factors: African american males >40, excessive alcohol and/or tobacco use
-Occupation: textiles or leather manufacturing? |
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Term
| Paralysis/Atrophy of the tongue |
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Definition
-Right hypoglossial paralysis
-Tongue will deviate to affected side (d/t nerve crossover) |
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Term
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Definition
úThe harder the node and the more discrete, the more likely malignancy.
úThe more tender the node, the more likely inflammation.
úNodes do not pulsate; arteries do.
úA palpable supraclavicular node on the left is a good clue that thoracic or abdominal maglinancy involvement. |
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