Day 5 its Friday! https://www.askascent.com/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1199479 Sat, 6 Jun 2026 16:35:57 GMT Fri, 12 Feb 2016 19:48:42 GMT Copyright © 2016 ASCENT | Administrator Support Community for ENT Day 5 its Friday! https://www.askascent.com/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1199479 https://www.askascent.com/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1199479 Ok, its Friday and we have done a review of the basics.  I downloaded the actual definition of a tonsillectomy as I was sure everyone wanted to see this

 

Tonsillectomy is a surgical procedure in which each tonsil is removed from a recess in the side of the pharynx called the tonsillar fossa

 

but just to go over some basics, I know  you are tired of that word but look at your

top procedures in the office, think about their definitions, what their terminology is made up of, and just to be sure take a look at the global periods of each---a lot of this you already know it is just a refresher for you.

 

Do you know the different tests performed by your audiology department?  audiogram, tympanogram, BER or BSER depending on your abbreviations   Do you know what sensorineural hearing loss is?

the breakdown and definitions supplied by Robin will take you a long way in understanding as will the review of Chapter one in your Resource Manual.

 

If you see the abbreviation bx----you know the patient is having or has had a biopsy

If patient is scheduled for removal of fb---removal of foreign body

cc--chief complaint

If a patient is take a medication by mouth the appropriate abbreviation for this is

 

A:  bp

B:  pb

C:  po

D: bc

 

answer is C--we won't ask anything only a pharmacist would know

same with as needed----which is p.r.n.

 

 

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Surgery A procedure in which the shape of a tissue is altered or enhanced]]> Fri, 12 Feb 2016 20:29:30 GMT https://www.askascent.com/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1199484 https://www.askascent.com/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1199484
prefix meaning "related to the tympanic membrane

put the two together for a myringoplasty Another great resource----break down your most common procedures and look on the internet under medical dictionary if it isn't listed in the resource manual as there are no many of them, take the time to do a little internet surfing for study purposes! Once you get involved in determining the meaning it gets pretty interesting and as Robin has previously stated---you just might want to go back to school--

Next week we move on to other areas but if at any time you want us to come back and review any of the information or feel that we should cover something more please let us know either here on the board or feel free to email any of us at our regular email address.

We want to make sure everyone does the best they can and if we can offer additional services let us know that too.
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A question one could ask on the specialized testing in audiology--

The specialized test typically used with small children if there is a question of hearing loss is known as:

A: VNG
B: OAE
C: HAE
D: ABR

answer is B for AOE--otoacoustic emmissions which can be done also on adults but is usually performed on very small children-

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A: Six
B: Four
C: Eight
D: Ten


Answer is C

the sinuses are the air filled boney cavities in the face and skull adjacent to the nose.

so Sinusitis would be----inflammation of the sinus--there is that "itis" again

The voice box is also known as the:

A;; Pharynx
b" Trachea
C: Uvula
D: Larynx


D--larynx


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