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ENT Diseases
Chemeketa Community College
Paramedic Program
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ENT or EENT?
• Typically Ears, Nose,
Throat
• We will include Eyes
Eyes
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Allergies
Stye
Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)
Subconjunctival hemorrhage
Floaters and spots
Cataracts
– Cloudy
• Glaucoma
– Optic nerve damage (pressure)
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Macular degeneration (central)
Eyes Trauma
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Corneal Abrasion
Penetrating or Foreign Objects
Chemical Burn
Swelling
Subconjunctival Hemorrhages
Hyphemas and Orbital Blowout
Fractures
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
Meniere's Disease
• Hearing loss
– Common cause
• Vertigo
• Tinnitus
ENT
• Ruptured ear drum
– Otitis media
– Barotrauma
– Acoustic trauma
– Foreign object
– Trauma
ENT
• Epistaxis
• Laryngitis
• Pharyngitis
• Sinusitis
Epistaxis
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Trauma
Fracture
Altitude
Severe stress
Weakness of blood vessel
Spontaneous hemorrhage among
children
• Hypertension among the elderly.
Epistaxis Treatment
• Pressure
– Where?
• Position
Laryngitis
• Hoarse voice
• Emergency?
Laryngitis Causes
• Strep
• Tonsillitis
• Yelling
Laryngitis Treatment
• Gargle?
• Antibiotics?
• Surgery?
Pharyngitis
• Sore throat
• Emergency?
Pharyngitis Causes
• Same as Laryngitis
– Strep
– Tonsillitis
– Yelling
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.
Sinusitis Causes
• Allergies
• Structural problems such as a
deviated septum
• Smoking
• Nasal polyps
• Carrying the cystic fibrosis gene ?
Sinusitis Treatment
• Antihistamines, Decongestants
• Antibiotics
• Nasal steroids
• Surgery
ENT
• Croup
• Epiglottitis
• Esophagus
–GERD
–Varices