Your First ENT Job

• Ears. Basic anatomy. Facial nerve. Intracranial part. Extracranial part. How to. Summary of ear questions. Examination of hearing using tuning fork tests. Pinna (including preauricular area). The commonest conditions we see are probably trauma and infection. Trauma. Blunt injury. Infection of the pinna. Preauricular sinus. Outer ear canal. Foreign body. Infection. Summary — otits externa. Acute otitis media. Summary otitis media. Summary — how to deal with ear pain. Mastoiditis. Outer ear canal trauma. Temporary bone fractures. Miscellaneous conditions of the ear and surrounding structures. Sudden onset of sensorineural deafness. Summary sensorineural hearing loss. Trauma. Unilateral facial weakness. Dizziness. Operations-what they involve and what you must tell the patient. Foreign body removal. Grommet insertion. Pinnaplasty. Myringoplasty. Mastoid surgery. Stapedectomy. Neurootological procedures. Basic Anatomy. The questions to ask for nasal problems. Epistaxis. Foreign body nose. Fractured nose. Acute sinusitis. Periorbital cellulitis. Cheek swelling. Consenting for 'nose' operations. MUA nose. Foreign body removal. Adenoidectomy. Septoplasty. Rhinoplasty. Sinus surgery. Procedures to stop epistaxis. Basic anatomy. The questions you need to ask. Supra/epiglottitis and stridor. How to do a cricothyroidotomy. Ludwig’s angina. Post tonsillectomy bleed. Neck injuries. Ingested foreign body. Food bolus obstruction. Tonsillitis. Parapharyngeal abscess. Neck abscess. Throat/head and neck operations. Tonsillectomy. Direct laryngopharyngooesophagoscopy (DL, DO, DP). Thyroid surgery. Parathyroid surgery. Parotidectomy. Submandibular duct stone removal and gland excision. Summary of pre-admission requirements. Suggested investigations for procedures - general websites/books for further information. Figure list.

"'[This book] fulfils a need for healthcare professionals who will encounter patients with ENT diseases. It should become a helpful addition to doctors in an ENT post but more specifically for individuals in A&E, nurse practitioners and for those involved in cross-cover for ENT. Although a basic textbook in the subject, it introduces the day-to-day practicalities that are essential to delivering ENT care by providing the requisite level of clinical knowledge and its attached science.' Ram Dhillon, in the Foreword"