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Ear, Nose and Throat at a Glance provides a highly-illustrated, accessible introduction to this practical but complex topic, which is increasingly encountered in every-day outpatient settings, as well as surgical departments.

Each double-page spread diagrammatically summarises the basic science relating to each anatomical area, outlines practical guidelines on the examination patients, and... MORE provides an overview of the most common disorders and diseases. 

This brand new title in the best-selling at a Glance series features high-yield information on all the topics covered at medical school, and includes:

• Advice on clinical skills, practical examinations and procedures, such as otoscopic examinations, and tuning fork tests
• Comprehensive illustrations showing anatomy and mechanisms of hearing
• Assessment, management and treatment of both chronic and acute conditions
• ENT trauma and emergencies
• Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Extended Matching Questions (EMQs) to help test learning

Ear, Nose and Throat at a Glance is the ideal companion for anyone about to start the ENT attachment, or ‘special senses’ rotation, and will appeal to medical students, and junior doctors as well as nurses, audiologists and other health professionals.

1 Applied anatomy of the ear

2 Physiology of hearing

3 Testing the hearing

4 Hearing loss

5 The pinna

6 Ear wax and foreign bodies in the ear canal

7 The external auditory canal

8 Acute otitis media

9 Chronic suppurative otitis media

10 Otitis media with effusion

11 Tinnitus

12 Physiology of balance

13 Balance disorders

14 The Facial Nerve

15 The nose and paranasal sinuses

16 Epistaxis

17 The nasal septum

18 ENT trauma

19 Acute rhinosinusitis

20 Chronic rhinosinusitis/nasal polyps

21 The pharynx... MORE and oesophagus - basic science and examination

22 The nasopharynx and adenoids

23 Pharyngeal infections

24 Tonsillectomy

25 Swallowing disorders

26 The oral cavity and tongue

27 Snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea

28 The neck

29 Neck lumps

30 Head and neck cancer

31 The larynx

32 Voice disorders

33 Acute airway obstruction

34 Tracheostomy

35 Salivary glands

36 The thyroid gland

37 Self-assessment questions

38 Self-assessment answers

Index

Nazia Munir is Consultant ENT Surgeon, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool

Ray Clarke is Consultant ENT Surgeon, Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool, and Associate Postgraduate Dean, Mersey Deanery