Ear, Nose and Throat at a Glance (eBook)

Nazia Munir, Ray Clarke (Autoren)

eBook Download: PDF

2012 | 1. Auflage
96 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-46793-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Ear, Nose and Throat at a Glance

The market-leading at a Glance series is used world-wide by medical students, residents, junior doctors and health professionals for its concise and clear approach and superb illustrations.

Each topic is presented in a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text.

Covering the whole medical curriculum, these introductory texts are ideal for teaching, learning and exam preparation, and are useful throughout medical school and beyond.

Everything you need to know about Ear, Nose and Throat... at a Glance!

Ear, Nose and Throat at a Glance provides a highly-illustrated, accessible introduction to this practical but complex topic, which is increasingly encountered in every-day outpatient settings, as well as surgical departments.

Each double-page spread diagrammatically summarises the basic science relating to each anatomical area, outlines practical guidelines on the examination of patients, and provides an overview of the most common disorders and diseases.

This brand new title in the best-selling at a Glance series features high-yield information on all the topics covered at medical school, and includes:

* Advice on clinical skills, practical examinations and procedures, such as otoscopic examinations, and tuning fork tests

* Comprehensive illustrations showing anatomy and mechanisms of hearing

* Assessment, management and treatment of both chronic and acute Conditions

* ENT trauma and emergencies

* Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Extended Matching Questions (EMQs) to help test learning

Ear, Nose and Throat at a Glance is the ideal companion for anyone about to start the ENT attachment, or 'special senses' rotation, and will appeal to medical students and junior doctors, as well as nurses, audiologists and other health professionals.

Autor

Nazia Munir is Consultant ENT Surgeon, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool Ray Clarke is Consultant ENT Surgeon, Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool, and Associate Postgraduate Dean, Mersey Deanery

Inhalt

Preface 6

Acknowledgements 7

1 Applied anatomy of the ear 8

2 Physiology of hearing 10

3 Testing the hearing 12

4 Hearing loss 14

5 The pinna 16

6 Earwax and foreign bodies in the ear 18

7 The external auditory canal 20

8 Acute otitis media 22

9 Perforated eardrum 24

10 Otitis media with effusion 26

11 Tinnitus 28

12 Physiology of balance 30

13 Balance disorders 32

14 The facial nerve 34

15 The nose and paranasal sinuses: applied anatomy and examination 36

16 Epistaxis 38

17 The nasal septum 40

18 ENT trauma: I 42

ENT trauma: II 44

19 Acute rhinosinusitis 46

20 Chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyposis 48

21 The pharynx and oesophagus: basic science and examination 50

22 The nasopharynx and adenoids 52

23 Pharyngeal infections 54

24 Tonsillectomy 56

25 Swallowing disorders 58

26 The oral cavity and tongue 60

27 Snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea 62

28 The neck 64

29 Neck lumps 66

30 Head and neck cancer 69

31 The larynx 72

32 Voice disorders 74

33 Acute airway obstruction 76

34 Tracheostomy 78

35 Salivary glands 80

36 The thyroid gland 82

MCQs 84

EMQs 86

Answers to MCQs 88

Answers to EMQs 90

Index 92

Rezensionen

"Ear, Nose and Throat at a Glance is the ideal companion
for anyone about to start the ENT attachment, or 'special
senses' rotation, and will appeal to medical students and
junior doctors, as well as nurses, audiologists and other health
professionals." (Kingbook73's Medical Ebook and
Video Collection, 23 August 2014)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.11.2012
• Reihe/Serie: At a Glance
• Reihe/Serie: At a Glance
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► HNO-Heilkunde
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Pneumologie
• Schlagworte: Allgemeinpraxis, hausärztliche Praxis • Allgemeinpraxis, hausärztliche Praxis • Chirurgie • Chirurgie i. d. HNO • Chirurgie u. chirurgische Spezialgebiete • Ear, Nose & Throat • General Practice/Family Practice • Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde • Medical Science • Medizin • Surgery & Surgical Specialities
• ISBN-10: 1-118-46793-0 / 1118467930
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-46793-0 / 9781118467930