EXAM PREP CHAPTER 23 OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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Which dressing is used after nasal surgery? - Answers moustache
What combination of lasers are particularly useful in surgery of the larynx and vocal cords? -
Answers CO2 and helium-neon
The most common topical anesthetic agent used in ENT surgery is - Answers cocaine
Irrigation is used with the ear drill to - Answers minimize transfer of heat from burr to
surrounding structures
A surgical schedule would describe the procedure to treat acute otitis media as a - Answers
myringotomy
In myringotomy, the tube to facilitate drainage is placed into the tympanic membrane with an -
Answers alligator forcep
A perforated eardrum is corrected by - Answers tympanoplasty
Severe vertigo may be relieved by - Answers labyrinthectomy
Middle ear ventilation is facilitated by - Answers myringotomy
Cholesteatoma is treated by doing a - Answers mastoidectomy
A benign tumor arising from the eighth cranial nerve, which may grow to a size that produces
neurologic symptoms is an - Answers acoustic neuroma
Facial nerve trauma can be decreased by use of - Answers computerized nerve monitor
Another name for submucous resection is - Answers septoplasty
Surgical correction of a deviated septum is known as an - Answers submucous resection
Forceps used in nasal surgery is an - Answers bayonet
Which sinus is entered during an intranasal antrostomy (antral window)? - Answers maxillary
Nasal polyps are removed with either polyp forceps of an - Answers nasal snare
Which of the following medications would be used as a topical anesthetic before nasal surgery?
- Answers cocaine
Which surgery requires an incision under the upper lip above the teeth? - Answers caldwell-luc
To establish a tracheostomy, a midline incision is created in the neck, below the - Answers
cricoid cartilage
LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027
Which dressing is used after nasal surgery? - Answers moustache
What combination of lasers are particularly useful in surgery of the larynx and vocal cords? -
Answers CO2 and helium-neon
The most common topical anesthetic agent used in ENT surgery is - Answers cocaine
Irrigation is used with the ear drill to - Answers minimize transfer of heat from burr to
surrounding structures
A surgical schedule would describe the procedure to treat acute otitis media as a - Answers
myringotomy
In myringotomy, the tube to facilitate drainage is placed into the tympanic membrane with an -
Answers alligator forcep
A perforated eardrum is corrected by - Answers tympanoplasty
Severe vertigo may be relieved by - Answers labyrinthectomy
Middle ear ventilation is facilitated by - Answers myringotomy
Cholesteatoma is treated by doing a - Answers mastoidectomy
A benign tumor arising from the eighth cranial nerve, which may grow to a size that produces
neurologic symptoms is an - Answers acoustic neuroma
Facial nerve trauma can be decreased by use of - Answers computerized nerve monitor
Another name for submucous resection is - Answers septoplasty
Surgical correction of a deviated septum is known as an - Answers submucous resection
Forceps used in nasal surgery is an - Answers bayonet
Which sinus is entered during an intranasal antrostomy (antral window)? - Answers maxillary
Nasal polyps are removed with either polyp forceps of an - Answers nasal snare
Which of the following medications would be used as a topical anesthetic before nasal surgery?
- Answers cocaine
Which surgery requires an incision under the upper lip above the teeth? - Answers caldwell-luc
To establish a tracheostomy, a midline incision is created in the neck, below the - Answers
cricoid cartilage
