EYE, EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT OJO, OREJA, NARIZ, Y GARGANTA GLOBAL MEDICAL TRAINING AT UCLA POORVA VAIDYA

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EYE, EAR, NOSE, AND THROATOJO, OREJA, NARIZ, Y
GARGANTAGLOBAL MEDICAL TRAINING AT
UCLAPOORVA VAIDYA TJ NGUYEN
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Tools of the Trade

• Tongue Depressor
• Flashlight
• Otoscope
• Thermometer

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Pterygium

• In Spanish pterigio
• Symptoms Irritation, redness, inflammation,
  dryness
• Patient may describe it as a gradual growth
• May affect vision in severe cases
• Causes Airborne irritants, or UV lights
• Treatment Surgical removal
• Prevention Sunglasses, stay away from
  particulate matter

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Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)

• In Spanish Ojo Rosado
• Symptoms Redness, pus formation, irritation
• Bacterial Spreads to both eyes, thick,
  greenish discharge, crusting overnight.
• Viral In one eye, excessive watering,
• common cold symptoms, tender lymph nodes.
• Causes Infection, allergies, external irritants
  spreads through contact
• Treatment
• Bacterial Antibiotic eye drops.
• Viral No Treatment. Will clear up from 5 days to
  3 weeks
• Allergies Anti-histamines
• Prevention Personal hygiene

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QUIZ TIME!!!

• In severe cases of Pterygium, what happens that
  leads to obstruction of vision?

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Cataracts

• In Spanish catarata
• Symptoms Blurred vision, blindness,
  near-sightedness, cloudy film over eye
• Causes over exposure to UV light, aging,
  hypertension, family history, eye trauma
• Treatment Surgical removal of lens and insertion
  of artificial lens
• Prevention Sunglasses

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Blurred Vision Due To Cataracts
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Otalgia- Middle Ear Pain

• Symptoms
• Bacterial Bacterial growth in middle ear behind
  eardrum. Follows cold or upper respiratory tract
  infection. Pain in the ear, hearing loss,
  ringing or buzzing sounds, fever, discharge from
  the ear.
• Fungal black spores in the ear.
• Viral More than one part of the body is
  infected. Sore throat, runny nose, fever, muscle
  aches, nausea, etc.
• Causes Not always associated with ear disease.
  May be caused by teeth, sinus disease, inflamed
  tonsils, or infections in the nose and pharynx.
• Treatment
• Bacterial antibiotics
• Fungal Topical anti-fungal creams
• Viral Antiviral medication
• Prevention Personal hygiene

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Pharyngitis/Tonsillitis

• In Spanish amigdalitis
• Causes Inflammation of tonsils caused by viral
  or bacterial Infection
• Most common form of tonsillitis in children is
  viral.
• Symptoms Inflammation, redness, enlarged
  tonsils and lymph nodes, sore throat, fever and
  cold-like symptoms
• Bacterial Pus formation
• Treatment
• Bacterial Antibiotics
• Viral treatment Must resolve on its own. Provide
  medications that ameliorate symptoms
• If severe, tonsils may be removed
• Prevention Personal hygiene

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QUIZ TIME!!!!

• A patient complains about ear painbesides only
  checking the middle ear, what is a more thorough
  way of examination?

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Another one!!!

• What was the name of the infected layer of the
  eye in pink eye? And what are the two ways to
  detect if someone has this infection?

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PREVENTION tip of the week

• Wash your hands frequently! (especially before
  eating and after working and using the bathroom)