MCQ Collection
ENT MCQs
Practice ENT questions with answers and explanations.
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Correct Answer: C. Otitis externa
Explanation:
Otitis externa is inflammation of the external auditory canal, often painful with tragal movement.
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Correct Answer: B. Conductive hearing loss
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Conductive hearing loss is hearing impairment caused by failure of sound transmission through the external or middle ear.
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Correct Answer: D. Sensorineural hearing loss
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Sensorineural hearing loss is hearing impairment caused by cochlear or auditory nerve dysfunction.
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Correct Answer: B. Ménière disease
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Ménière disease is a disorder with episodic vertigo, fluctuating hearing loss, tinnitus and aural fullness.
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Correct Answer: A. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
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Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is brief positional vertigo caused by displaced otoconia in a semicircular canal.
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Correct Answer: A. Acute otitis media
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Acute otitis media is acute infection or inflammation of the middle ear, common in children.
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Correct Answer: D. A disorder with episodic vertigo, fluctuating hearing loss, tinnitus and aural fullness.
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Ménière disease is a disorder with episodic vertigo, fluctuating hearing loss, tinnitus and aural fullness.
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Correct Answer: A. Brief positional vertigo caused by displaced otoconia in a semicircular canal.
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Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is brief positional vertigo caused by displaced otoconia in a semicircular canal.
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Correct Answer: A. Bleeding from the nasal cavity.
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Epistaxis is bleeding from the nasal cavity.
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Correct Answer: C. Bacterial infection of a paranasal sinus following impaired drainage.
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Acute bacterial sinusitis is bacterial infection of a paranasal sinus following impaired drainage.
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Correct Answer: C. Inflammation of the palatine tonsils, usually infectious.
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Tonsillitis is inflammation of the palatine tonsils, usually infectious.
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Correct Answer: A. A collection beside the tonsil causing severe sore throat, muffled voice and uvular deviation.
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Peritonsillar abscess is a collection beside the tonsil causing severe sore throat, muffled voice and uvular deviation.