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What is the common sensory innervation of the ear and the rest of the Upper AeroDigestive Tract?
ALLERGIC RHINITISSwollen and purple middle turbinate with sticky mucous. E.G. Hx of atopic dermatitis asthma, c/o severe bilateral nasal congestion, clear rhinorrhea and PND, and nasal pruritis during spring. treatment / managemet options =?
Mother c/o of hoarse voice of 6 year old boy. He has being screaming for many years and has developed hoarsness over the last year. He has no other UADT Sxs. An ENT performs a scope: VOCAL CORD NODULES are seen.Is this reversible?
Classic Triad of what?- Otorrhea- Tenderness of pressure over the mastoid- retroauricular swelling with protruding ear
Episodic attacks of tinnitus, hearing loss, aural fullness, and vertigo lasting minutes to hours = ?
ACUTE ONSET of disabling vertigo often accompained by nausea, vomiting and imbalance without hearing loss that resolves over days leaving a residual imbalance that lasts days to weeks = ?
Acute attacks of transient vertigo lasting SECONDS TO MINUTES initiated by certain head positions accompanied by torsional nystagmus = ?
Tobacco is linked to lung cancer and cancers of GI tract from mouth to rectum. Other important tobacco cancers include:
DIETS high in fat & low in F&V are associated with GI tract cancers. Any other cancer associations?
Tetanus is due every 10 years; what about an adult who has never had a primary series - how many doses?
What FPG (Fasting Plasma Glucose) level is diagnositic of diabetes?
What occurs frequently with most sedative-hypnotics and is manifested by the compulsive use of these drugs to reduce anxiety?
Rebound insomnia and anxiety occur from withdrawal of what?
Chronic use or high dosage leads to what between BZs, barbiturates, and ethanol?
What occurs when sedative-hypnotics are used chronically or in high dosage?
Abuse liability of Benzodiazepines are less than that of what?
What can lead to depression of medullary neurons?
What two things are more prone to cause medullary depression?
Symptoms of respiratory arrest, hypotension, and cardiovascular collapse arise from what?
What constitutes an altered state that leads to an abstinence syndrome (withdrawal state) when the drug is discontinued?