Handbook of pediatric otolaryngology : a practical guide for evaluation and management of pediatric ear, nose, and throat disorders [E-Book]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contributors; Preface; OTOLOGY; 1 Acute and Chronic Otitis Media Betty S. Tsai, Anna K. Meyer and Kristina W. Rosbe; Introduction; Anatomy; Risk Factors and Pathophysiology; Evaluation; History; Physical Examination; Audiologic Evaluation; Management; Acute Otitis Media; Chronic Otitis Media with Effusion; Emergency Evaluation and Treatment; Complications and Their Management; Extracranial Complications; Intracranial Complications; Operative Interventions; Indications; Myringotomy with Tube Placement; Adenoidectomy; Summary; References.

2 Otitis Externa Raymond C. Maguire and Joseph E. DoharIntroduction; Anatomy of the EAC; Physiology of the EAC; Pathophysiology of AOE; Diagnosis; Etiology; Treatment; Combination Ototopical Therapy; Role of Systemic Antibiotics; Recurrent Otitis Externa; Necrotizing Otitis Externa; Otomycosis; Herpes Zoster Oticus; References; 3 Hearing Loss and Balance Disorders Jodi L.P. Jones and Deborah S.F. Kacmarynski; Anatomy and Physiology; Conductive System; Sensorineural System; Hearing Loss; Differential Diagnosis of Hearing Loss; Non-Organic Hearing Loss; Conductive Hearing Loss.

Sensorineural Hearing LossOutpatient vs. Inpatient Management of Hearing Loss; Emergency Evaluation and Treatment of Hearing Loss; Operative Interventions of Hearing Loss; Balance Disorders; Differential Diagnosis of Balance Disorders; Peripheral Vestibular Disorders; Central Vestibular Disorders; Outpatient Management of Balance Disorders; Inpatient Management of Balance Disorders; Operative Intervention of Balance Disorders; Acknowledgments; References; 4 Basic Audiometric Assessment of Children Yvonne S. Sininger; Introduction; Newborn Hearing Screening; Audiologic Test Procedures.

Pure Tone AudiometrySpeech Audiometry; Audiometry Across Age Groups; Tympanometry and Middle Ear Muscle Reflex; Otoacoustic Emissions; Interpretation of OAEs; Electrophysiologic Measures of Hearing: ABR and ASSR; ABR; ASSR; Summary and Conclusions; References; RHINOLOGY; 5 Acute and Chronic Rhinosinusitis Scott C. Manning; Introduction; Inflammation; Biofilms; Cystic Fibrosis; Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia; Anatomy and Imaging; Acute Rhinosinusitis; Chronic Rhinosinusitis; Medical Treatment of Chronic Rhinosinusitis -- Demonstrated Efficacy in Clinical Trials; Topical Glucocorticoids.

Nasal Saline LavageLong-Term Macrolide Therapy; Oral Glucocorticoids; Allergy Immunotherapy; Aspirin Desensitization, Antivirals, Antihistamines; Leukotriene Modifiers; Topical Antibiotics; Intravenous Antibiotics; Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG); Medical Treatment of Chronic Rhinosinusitis -- No Demonstrated Efficacy or Insufficient Evidence; Gastroesophageal Reflux; Topical or Systemic Antimycotics; Surgical Therapy for Nasal Congestion; Surgical Therapy for Rhinosinusitis; Adenoidectomy; Ethmoidectomy and Maxillary Antrostomy; Suppurative Complications -- Periorbital Cellulitis.

Suppurative Complications -- Epidural Abscess.

The Handbook of Pediatric Otolaryngology will provide the most up-to-date information on the clinical management of children with otolaryngologic disorders. It is ideal for medical students, house officers, and practicing physicians. Systems-based sections include information which is applicable in the clinic, operating room, and hospital settings. Chapters are written by experts in the fields of pediatric otolaryngology, anesthesiology, surgery, and audiology. It is an invaluable guide, in that it covers the basics of the specialty, while also including more advanced issues such as EXIT proce.

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