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ENT or EENT? Typically Ears, Nose, Throat We will include Eyes

Eyes Allergies Stye Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye) Subconjunctival hemorrhage Floaters and spots Cataracts –Cloudy Glaucoma –Optic nerve damage (pressure) Diabetic retinopathy Macular degeneration (central)

Eyes Trauma 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 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