Month: May 2010

Aegophony

Aegophony is a type of vocal resonance obtained on auscultating the chest. The patient is asked to say one-one-one or ninety-nine repeatedly and the lung fields are auscultated Normally
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PTA – Acronym

PTA stands for: Peritonsillar abscess Peritonsillar abscess – CT scan – axial cut Click on image for a larger view (Image from Radswiki)
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Indications for tonsillectomy

Tonsillitis – Tonsils are enlarged with pus visible in the crypts Tonsillectomy is the process by which the tonsils are removed from the tonsillar fossa. The indications for
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Complications of CSOM

The complications of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media can be of 2 types: Extracranial Mastoiditis Petrositis Labyrinthitis Facial paralysis Intracranial Meningitis Extradural abscess Subdural abscess Brain abscess Lateral sinus
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