AAO-HNSF Primary Care Otolaryngology Handbook

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Clinical Rotation and Physical Exam.................................4 2. Presenting on Rounds........................................................................................ 11 3. ENT Emergencies............................................................................................... 14 4. Otitis Media.........................................................................................................22 5. Hearing Loss....................................................................................................... 30 6. Dizziness...............................................................................................................36 7. Facial Nerve Paralysis........................................................................................ 41 8. Rhinology, Nasal Obstruction, and Sinusitis ............................................44 9. Allergy...................................................................................................................53 10. How to Read a Sinus CT Scan....................................................................... 58 11. Maxillofacial Trauma......................................................................................... 61 12. Facial Plastic Surgery......................................................................................... 71 13. Salivary Gland Disease.....................................................................................76 14. Thyroid Cancer................................................................................................... 79 15. Head and Neck Cancer.................................................................................... 84 16. Skin Cancer.......................................................................................................... 91 17. Pediatric Otolaryngology................................................................................ 94 18. Obstructive Sleep Apnea ............................................................................. 106 AAO–HNS Clinical Practice Guidelines and Clinical Consensus Statements.................................................................................................................115 Common Acronyms and Abbreviations............................................................116

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