Your First ENT Job

Ears. Basic anatomy. Facial nerve. Intracranial part. Extracranial part. How to. Summary of ear questions. Examination of hearing using tuning fork tests. Pinna (including preauricular area). The commonest conditions we see are probably trauma and infection. Trauma. Blunt injury. Infection of the pinna. Preauricular sinus. Outer ear canal. Foreign body. Infection. Summary â" otits externa. Acute otitis media. Summary otitis media. Summary â" how to deal with ear pain. Mastoiditis. Outer ear canal trauma. Temporary bone fractures. Miscellaneous conditions of the ear and surrounding structures. Sudden onset of sensorineural deafness. Summary sensorineural hearing loss. Trauma. Unilateral facial weakness. Dizziness. Operations-what they involve and what you must tell the patient. Foreign body removal. Grommet insertion. Pinnaplasty. Myringoplasty. Mastoid surgery. Stapedectomy. Neurootological procedures. Basic Anatomy. The questions to ask for nasal problems. Epistaxis. Foreign body nose. Fractured nose. Acute sinusitis. Periorbital cellulitis. Cheek swelling. Consenting for 'nose' operations. MUA nose. Foreign body removal. Adenoidectomy. Septoplasty. Rhinoplasty. Sinus surgery. Procedures to stop epistaxis. Basic anatomy. The questions you need to ask. Supra/epiglottitis and stridor. How to do a cricothyroidotomy. Ludwigâs angina. Post tonsillectomy bleed. Neck injuries. Ingested foreign body. Food bolus obstruction. Tonsillitis. Parapharyngeal abscess. Neck abscess. Throat/head and neck operations. Tonsillectomy. Direct laryngopharyngooesophagoscopy (DL, DO, DP). Thyroid surgery. Parathyroid surgery. Parotidectomy. Submandibular duct stone removal and gland excision. Summary of pre-admission requirements. Suggested investigations for procedures - general websites/books for further information. Figure list.