EENT and Skin Disorders

EENT and Skin Disorders
properties 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