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what is frostbite?
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reddish blue discoloration and swelling of the auricle after exposure to extreme cole; pain and tenderness
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what is otitis externa?
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swimmers ear; infection of the outer ear with severe painful movement of the pinna and tragus, redness and swelling of pinna and canal, scantly purulent discharge, scaling, itching, fever, and elarged tender lymph nodes; hearing is normal or slightly diminished; more common in hot, humid weather
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what is branchial remnant and ear deformity?
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a facial remnant usually appears as a skin tag; most often in the preauricular area; when bilateral there is increased risk for real anomalies
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what is cellulitis?
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inflammation of SC tissue that shows thickening and induration of auricle with distorted contours
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what is a sebaceous cyst?
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commonly behind lobule in postauricular fold; nodule with central black putnum indicates blocked sebaceous gland; filled with waxy sebaceous material and is painful if becomes infected; often multiple
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what is tophi?
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small, whitish ywllow, hard, nontender nodules in or near helix; contain greasy, chalky material of uric acid crystals and are a sigh of gout
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what is chondrodermatitis nodularis helicus?
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painful nodules on rim of helix as a result of mechanical pressure or environmental trauma; small indurated, dull red, poorly defined, and very painful
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what is a keloid?
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overgrowth of scar tissue; more common in blacks; most common at site of pierced ear
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what is a carcinoma?
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ulcerated, crusted nodule with indurated base that fails to heal; bleeds intermittently; refer for biopsy; usually on superior rim of the pinna (most sun exposure) and show chronic discharge thats serosanguineous or bloody
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what does excessive cerumen signify?
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due to narrow, tortuous canal or poor cleaning method; when last 5-10% is occluded person has ear fullness and sudden hearing loss
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what is an osteoma?
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songle, stony hard, rounded nodule that obscures the drum; nontender
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what is exostosis?
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more common than osteoma; small, bony hard, rounded nodules of bone near the drum; usually multiple and bilateral; more frequent in cold-water swimmers
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what is a polyp?
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arises in canal from granulomatous or mucosal tissue; redder than surrounding skin and bleeds easily; foul, purulent discharge; indicated chronic ear disease
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what is a furuncle?
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painful, reddened, infected hair follicle; on tragus and cartilage; regional lymphadenopathy often follows
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appearance of eardrum indicates:
yellow-amber color? |
serum or pus
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prominent landmarks?
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retraction of drum
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air/fluid level or air bubbles?
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serious fluid
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absent or distorted light reflex?
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bulging of eardrum
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bright red color?
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infection in middle ear
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blue or dark red color?
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blood behind drum
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dark oval areas?
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perforation
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white dense areas?
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scarring
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diminished or absent landmarks?
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thickened drum
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black or white dots on drum or canal?
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colony of growth
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