Quick Reference Guide for Otolaryngology [electronic resource] : Guide for APRNs, PAs, and Other Healthcare Practitioners

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scott, Kim.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases--nursing.

Nursing Diagnosis.

Medical Subjects:

Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases--nursing.

Nursing Diagnosis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (497 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The only text of its kind for practicing clinicians, Quick Reference Guide: Otolaryngology is a comprehensive, quick-access reference written specifically for nurses, physician's assistants, and medical students. Not only is it useful as a pithy reference guide for clinicians, it is a learning system designed to foster retention and comprehension, and an in-depth review for written boards and ENT certification. The book is authored by a nurse practitioner with two practicing otolaryngologists, who are among the most highly respected professionals in their fields, as consultants.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. Physical Examination Documentation of Normal and Abnormal Findings From the Ear, Nose, and Throat Examination; Procedure Protocol: Pneumatic Otoscopy; Procedure Protocol: Rinne and Weber Tuning Fork Tests; Procedure Protocol: Nasal Endoscopy; Video 1.1: Nasal endoscopy; Procedure Protocol: Evaluating the Nasopharynx With Indirect Mirror Examination; Video 1.2: Flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy; Procedure Protocol: Flexible Fiberoptic Laryngoscopy; Procedure Protocol: Evaluating the Larynx With Indirect Mirror Examination

2. Ear, Nose, and Throat Anatomy and Physiology Normal Findings3. Physical Examination of the Cranial Nerves for the Head and Neck; 4. Evaluation and Management of Facial Nerve Conditions; 5. Evaluation and Management of Hearing and Tinnitus; 6. Evaluation and Management of External Ear Conditions; Procedure Protocol: Ear Cleaning; Procedure Protocol: Otowick Insertion; 7. Evaluation and Management of Middle Ear Conditions; Procedure Protocol: Myringotomy With and Without Tympanostomy or Pressure Equalizer Tube Insertion; Procedure Protocol: Paper Patch Myringoplasty

8. Evaluation and Management of Inner Ear ConditionsProcedure Protocol: Epley Maneuver; 9. Evaluation and Management of Olfactory Disorders; 10. Evaluation and Management of the Nose-External Conditions; 11. Evaluation and Management of the Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses; Procedure Protocol: Silver Nitrate Cauterization for Epistaxis; Procedure Protocol: Nasal Packing for Epistaxis; Staging Criteria: How to Read and/or Determine Cancer Staging; Staging Criteria: TNM Staging System for the Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses; 12. Evaluation and Management of Nasopharynx Conditions

Staging Criteria: TNM Staging System for the Nasopharynx13. Evaluation and Management of Oropharynx Disorders; Procedure Protocol: Needle Drainage and Incision and Drainage of a Peritonsillar Abscess; Procedure Protocol: Lingual Frenulectomy; Staging Criteria: TNM Staging Criteria: Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer; Staging Criteria: TNM Staging Criteria: Oropharyngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer; 14. Evaluation and Management of Sleep Apnea; 15. Evaluation and Management of Salivary Gland Conditions; Staging Criteria: TNM Staging Criteria for Salivary Gland Cancerous Tumors

16. Evaluation and Management of Benign Neck Conditions17. Overview of Malignant Neck Conditions; 18. Evaluation and Management of Thyroid Disorders; Staging Criteria: TNM Staging Criteria for Thyroid Cancer; 19. Evaluation and Management of Parathyroid Disorders; 20. Evaluation and Management of Trachea Disorders and Conditions; 21. Evaluation and Management of Esophageal Disorders; 22. Evaluation and Management of Larynx and Hypopharynx Disorders; Video 22.1: Stroboscopy: False vocal cord use; Video 22.2: Left vocal cord paralysis patient 1; Video 22.3: Left vocal cord paralysis patient 2

Video 22.4: Stroboscopy: Normal vocal cord function

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.