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EENT and Skin Disorders
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EENT and Skin Disordersproperties of mucus
where is it located - CORRECT ANSWER-salty
sticky
has lysozymes
on hairs and maybe other places
what do sinuses do? - CORRECT ANSWER-warm and wet inhaled air
act as echo chambers that amplify sound
contain mucus producing goblet cells to trap particles
move mucus with cilia cells
most common cause of sinusitis
which viruses - CORRECT ANSWER-viral infection
rhinovirus >>>> common cold
parainfluenza virus >>> common cold
influenza virus >>>> flu
bacteria that can cause sinusitis - CORRECT ANSWER-streptococcus
pneumoniae
haemophilus influenzae
moravella catarrhalis
what can cause bacteria sinusitis - CORRECT ANSWER-viral infection
blockage of sinuses (deviated septum)
, what is sinus pus composed of - CORRECT ANSWER-pathogens
immune cells
dead tissue
cytokines
other causes of sinusitis include - CORRECT ANSWER-environmental allergens
fungi (aspergillus in the immunocompromised)
Cause of nasal polyps - CORRECT ANSWER-hyperplastic sinusitis
sinusitis symptoms are mainly caused by - CORRECT ANSWER-mucus buildup
subacute and chronic sinusitis are can be diagnosed by - CORRECT
ANSWER-CT scan
Rhinoscopy
treatments for sinusitis - CORRECT ANSWER-antibiotics >>> bacterial infections
decongestants
steroids or allergy medication >>>>>> allergy or polyps
surgery >>> chronic or recurrent sinusitis
laryngitis affects who the most - CORRECT ANSWER-children
skin of the larynx - CORRECT ANSWER-mucosal epithelium with goblet cells
and columnar cells that have cilia
most common cause of laryngitis
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