Medical students' comfort levels with performing the basic head and neck examination in practice: follow-up during the core clerkship year. [PDF]
ObjectiveFollowing our preliminary study on junior medical students' comfort levels in performing the head and neck physical examination (H&NPE) before and after a department-led teaching session, we assessed the longitudinal effect of this session ...
Armstrong, William B +3 more
core +1 more source
Postoperative opioid‐prescribing practices in otolaryngology: Evidence‐based guideline outcomes
Objectives We previously reported that >50% of postoperative opioids prescribed at our institution went unused for common otolaryngologic procedures.
Tanvi Rana +9 more
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Objectives: Handheld otoscopy is the standard tool used to teach ear examination in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. Previous studies have shown that the undergraduate teaching of ear examination with handheld otoscopes is inadequate ...
Bassiouni, Mohamed +6 more
doaj +1 more source
Role of online presentation archiving facilities as otolaryngology knowledge base [PDF]
Presentation is a powerful teaching tool. Every teacher would love to support his lecture with presentation aids. Eventhough these presentations are created using standalone tools likepresentation software, these presentations need to be archived for ...
Thiagarajan, Balasubramanian +1 more
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Usefulness of image guidance in the surgical treatment of petrous apex cholesterol granuloma [PDF]
The petrous apex is a pyramid-shaped structure, located medial to the inner ear and the intrapetrous segment of the internal carotid artery. Lesions of the petrous apex can be surgically treated through different surgical routes. Because of the important
A. Pietrantonio +5 more
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Elimination of pain improves specificity of clinical diagnostic criteria for adult chronic rhinosinusitis [PDF]
Objective Determine whether the elimination of pain improves accuracy of clinical diagnostic criteria for adult chronic rhinosinusitis. Study Design Retrospective cohort study.
DiNardo, Laurence J. +4 more
core +2 more sources
Dosimetric Analysis of Neural and Vascular Structures in Skull Base Tumors Treated with Stereotactic Radiosurgery. [PDF]
Objective To examine the relationship between the prescribed target dose and the dose to healthy neurovascular structures in patients with vestibular schwannomas treated with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS).
Bhatt, Jay M +6 more
core +1 more source
Pediatric Airway Foreign Body Training Experience
Pediatric airway foreign body is a relatively rare but potentially life-threatening event. A significant proportion of foreign body aspirations are unwitnessed, and there are often few early symptoms after the initial coughing/gagging episode.
Garrett Griffin +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Adjuvant Migraine Medications in the Treatment of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss. [PDF]
Objectives/hypothesisTo examine the hearing outcomes of patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) treated with oral and intratympanic (IT) steroid only or a combination of steroid and migraine treatment.
Abouzari, Mehdi +7 more
core +1 more source
Management of Forehead Scars [PDF]
This article provides an overview of scar management within the forehead region. It addresses the unique challenges specific to the treatment of forehead wounds. A logical, stepwise approach is used.
Bryant, Lucas M. +2 more
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