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Orientation to Hospital Rotation

Malak GazzazENT Demonstrator

Umm Al Qura University

Welcome!

Otorhinolargyngology

Shortened for Otolaryngology!

Larynx: throat

Rhino: nose

Oto: ear

Ology: the study of

What is ENT?

It involves diagnosis, medical treatment and surgical intervention for a variety of diseases affecting the ear, nose and throat as well as related areas of the neck, head and face.

A wonderful specialty!

Combination of surgical and medical problems

Diverse patient population

Challenging

Use of cutting-edge surgical technology

What makes a good Otolaryngologist?

 Prefers working with his or her hands

 Always brings new creative approaches to the same problem

 Enjoys extensive patient contact

 Likes seeing the immediate results of treatment

 Is a perfectionist who pays close attention to details

Fellowships and Subspecialty Training

Sinus Surgery/Rhinology

Laryngology

Otology, Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery

Head and Neck Surgery

Pediatric Otolaryngology

Facial Plastics/Reconstructive Surgery

The doctor-patient relationship

Long term

Head and neck surgeons

General otolaryngologists or sinus surgeons

Pediatric otolaryngologists

Otologists

Laryngologists

Short term

Facial plastics

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Course

3 weeksDuratio

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Week 1: Lecture

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Week 2: Clinical Rotation

Week 3: Clinical Rotation

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

CourseCourse

Coordinators:

Dr. Ameen

Al-Herabi

Dr. Osama

Marglani

Kind Abdullah medical city, Makkah

Al-Zaher Hospital, Makkah

Al-Noor Specialist Hospital, Makkah.

King Faisal Hospital, Makkah

Hera’a General Hospital, Makkah.

Kind Abdulaziz medical city (National Guard Hospital), Jeddah

King Fahad Hospital, Jeddah

Clinical Rotation

OR

WardClinic

See daily Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery practice

How patients are interviewed ( history taking )

How to examine ear, nose, throat, head and neck.

To use common instrument in diagnosis and management

Learn basic Audiological test and its interpretation.

Otology

How to use the otoscope

Describe landmarks on visualization of the tympanic membrane

Recognize and describe abnormal findings on ear examination

Perform Weber and Rinne tuning fork tests

Obtain a history characterizing dizziness to differentiate vestibular versus non-vestibular causes of dizziness

Sinus Surgery/Rhinology

Examine the nose using a headlight and nasal speculum

Recognize a septal deviation

Recognize nasal polyps and differentiate it from normal anatomy (turbinates)

Identify Little’s area, a common site of epistaxis

Advise a patient with recurrent epistaxis on epistaxis precautions, and witness management of simple nosebleed

Order appropriate investigations for acute and chronic sinusitis

Head and Neck Surgery

To examine the neck and recognize normal and abnormal structures

Describe relevant characteristics of a neck mass

Order appropriate investigations of a neck mass

Evaluation Methods

Attendance 10%

Final: Short Answers 20%

Final: MCQs 30%

Final: OSCE 40%

Last years’ results 2011

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69

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46

36

2821

26

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A B C D F

References

ENT Toronto Notes

References

Lecture Notes On Diseases of Ear, Nose & Throat, By E. H. Miles Foxen

References

New Short Textbook of Otolaryngology, By MS McCormick, W J Primrose