Clinical Handbook of Ear,Nose and Throat Disorders

Author: William R. R. Wilson
Published: August 2004
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1850706050
Hardcover Book
Number of Pages: 200

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Written primarily for medical students on otolaryngology rotation, and for residents and primary care physicians who are not specialists in this area, The Clinical Handbook of Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders serves as a ready-reference clinical handbook of current diagnostic and therapeutic management of ear, nose, and throat disorders. The book takes a symptom-oriented approach that provides practical algorithms for diagnosis and management that make it an ideal quick reference. The appendixes describe pharmaceuticals commonly used in otolaryngologic practices and instruments that are necessary for a complete otolaryngologic examination.Authors William R. Wilson and Joseph B. Nadol, Jr., are chiefs of their divisions of otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery and otolaryngology, respectively, at major American medical centers. The authors include the basic information non-otolaryngologists need to diagnose and treat ear, nose, and throat disorders, and provide lists of recommended readings and a comprehensive index. The Clinical Handbook of Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders serves, as its title implies, as a handbook and quick reference of current diagnostic and therapeutic management of ear, nose, and throat disorders. Written primarily for medical students on otolaryngology rotation as well as for residents and primary care physicians, this is a ready-reference on diagnostic and therapeutic management of ear, nose, and throat disorders. It uses a problem-oriented approach for quick access to specific disorders. In this updated and expanded version of their popular handbook, which has been out of print for several years, the authors set forth the basic information non-otolaryngologists need to diagnose and treat ear, nose, and throat disorders and provide lists of recommended readings and a comprehensive index. William R. Wilson and Joseph B. Nadol, Jr., are respected, published authors and chiefs of their divisions of otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery and otolaryngology, respectively, at two major American medical centers. Nadol and Randolph are with Harvard Medical School; Wilson is with George Washington U. They intend this text as a handbook and quick reference for primary care physicians, emergency room physicians and their trainees, and medical students. Organized into sections on the ear and temporal bone, the nose and paranasal sinuses, and the head and neck, the symptom-based text provides practical algorithms for diagnosis and management. Two appendixes describe common medications and instruments used in otolaryngology. Illustrated with b&w medical illustrations and photos. Wilson, W. R. (George Washington Univ Medical Center); Nadol, J. B. Jr. (Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary)

Table of Contents
Preface
List of contributors
Acknowledgements
1 Functional anatomy, physiology and examination of the ear 1
2 Hearing loss 31
3 The draining ear 61
4 The dizzy patient 83
5 Facial paresis and paralysis 113
6 Pain syndromes in the head and neck 133
7 Ear emergencies 147
8 Anatomy, physiology and examination of the nose and paranasal sinuses 165
9 Nasal and sinus congestion and infection 183
10 Nasal and facial emergencies 209
11 Anatomy of the neck, examination of the head and neck and evaluation of neck masses 231
12 Sore mouth and throat 265
13 Hoarseness and the larynx 299
14 Dysphagia 341
15 Airway evaluation 353
16 Salivary gland disorders 377
17 Thyroid and parathyroid disorders 395
18 Radiology of the ear, nose and throat for the primary care physician 419
App. 1 Common medications used in otolaryngology 461
App. 2 Common instruments used in otolaryngology 469
Index 475

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