day 2 of basic ent knowledge feb 9 2016

Tue, 9 Feb 2016 15:32:20 GMT

ok, now that we have given you a lot of abbreviations, descriptions, etc to review take a minute to break down some of the basic info such as---- oto means? ear, nose, eye, throat--

-it is of course ear so from this anytime you see a term with oto in it you know that it is something pertaining to the ear such as otitis, otalgia, etc. once you get the basic root of the word you can work it out. The assessment you will take has 10% for basic ent so we don't expect you to have the knowledge of your physicians but to recognize the basic terms and procedures that are used daily. each question is multiple choice and you will have 4 answers to choose from. Always answer each question even if you are not sure.

will be back with more sample questions today

Tue, 9 Feb 2016 20:00:41 GMT

Complete loss of voice is:

A: Aphonia
B: Anosmia
C: Anomaly
D: Apnea

Tue, 9 Feb 2016 20:06:27 GMT

with your prefixes and suffixes:

do you know what algia means? this is suffering or pain

ectomy? to cut out or to remove

Tue, 9 Feb 2016 20:15:16 GMT

As you go through your day make a mental list of some of the terms and abbreviations you see every day in your clinic or at least hear about--and then think if you know the actual meaning of the term or exactly the procedure that is to be performed. For example if you know a patient is going to be scheduled for a balloon sinuplasty do you know what this procedure is? Or if the physician is scheduling a patient for FESS? Then put this mental list on paper or flash cards which Peggy suggested and use this as a study guide also

Tue, 9 Feb 2016 22:19:34 GMT

The medical term for the "windpipe" is

A: Eustacian tube
B: Turbinate
C: Trachea
D: Ethmoid

Tue, 9 Feb 2016 22:28:10 GMT

Any questions? feel free to send a question here or to my personal email--pbrownoliver@headandnecksurgical.org

tomorrow day three and common procedures