ENT

EAR
ESSAY:

1. Discuss the signs,symptoms,complications and

management of chronic suppurative otitis media (9)

2. What is Cholesteatoma ? Describe the etiology,

pathogenesis, clinical features, management of
Cholesteatoma(4)

3. Complications of chronic otitis media – Factors in the

speard of infection, classification. Discuss in detail about
Lateral Sinus Thrombosis(4)

4. Give an account of etiology,pathology, clinical features

and treatment of glue ear(3)

5. Describe the etiology, pathology, clinical features and

management of otosclerosis (3)

6. Define Menieres [Link] its etiopathology,

clinical features and management of the same (3)

7. Describe in detail , with diagram, the anatomy of middle

ear

8. Discuss the etiopathology of conductive deafness.

Describe the types tympanoplasty

9. What is conductive deafness? Enumerate its causes.

How do you proceed with investigating conductive
deafness and its management?

10. Enumerate the peripheral vestibular causes of vertigo.

Discuss the pathophysiology,clinical features and
management of BPPV
11. Enumerate the conditions producing conductive
deafness. Discuss the etiology, clinical features and
treatment of acute supparative otitis media

12. Enumerate the causes of conductive hearing loss

with intact tympanic membrane. Discuss the clinical
features and management of otitis media with effusion in
a 4 year old child

13. Enumerate the common causes of conductive

deafness. Describe the etiology, clinical features and
management of secretory otitis media

14. Enumerate the complications of CSOM. Discuss

briefly the management of Atticoantral type of CSOM

15. Enumerate the causes of conductive

[Link] the etiopathogenesis, clinical features
and management of tubotympanic type of chronic
suppurative otitis media

16. What are the complications of CSOM? Describe

about briefly the clinical features, investigations and
treatment of lateral sinus thrombophlebitis

17. A 50 year old male presents with a history of left ear

discharge for 3 years. What are the routes of spread of
infection to the intracranial structure in this patient?
Enumerate the intracranial complications expected.
Describe in detail about otogenic brain abscess

18. Enumerate the causes of deafness in children. What

are the investigation to assess the hearing in children .
Write about auditory training and hearing aids in such
children

19. Discuss the cause and clinical features of various

condition presenting with pain in one ear
SHORT NOTES:
1. Otomycosis(7)

2. Malignant otitis externa(5)

3. Otosclerosis(5)

4. Bell’s palsy (5)

5. Meniere’s disease(5)

6. Deaf mutism (5)

7. Rinne’s test (4)

8. Presbyacusis (4)

9. Keratosis obturans (4)

10. Secretory otitis media (4)

11. Referred otalgia (3)

12. ABC test (3)

13. Glue ear (3)

14. Lateral sinus thrombosis (3)

15. Tympanometry (2)

16. What are the types of tympanoplasty. Describe about

tympanoplasty(2)

17. Ototoxicity(2)

18. Draw a neat labelled diagram of middle ear cleft(2)

19. Furuncle of ear (2)

20. Allergic otitis externa(2)

21. Eustachian tube (2)

22. Cholesteatoma(2)

23. Gradenigo’s syndrome(2)

24. Management of intracranial complications of

CSOM(2)

25. Otogenic brain abscess(2)

26. Complications of stapedectomy(2)

27. Cochlear implants(2)

28. Caloric test

29. Impedance audiometry

30. Cerumen

31. Organ of corti

32. Stapedial reflex

33. Functions of eustachian tube

34. Acute otitis media

35. Management of secretory otitis media

36. Hearing loss

37. Theories of hearing

38. Physiology of hearing

39. MERI index – Middle ear risk index

40. Extracranial complications of CSOM

41. Acute mastoiditis

42. Bezold’s abscess

43. Causes and management of sudden sensorineural

hearing loss
44. Caldwel- luc surgery

45. Travelling wave theory

46. Fistula test

47. Lateral sinus thrombophlebitis

48. Optokinetic nystagmus

49. Otitis hydrocephalus

50. Tunning fork tests for Non organic deafness

51. Kobrak test

52. BPPV

53. Facial palsy

54. Frey’s syndrome

55. Endolymphatic hydrops

56. Swimmer’s ear

57. Glomus tumour

58. CP angle tumour

59. CP angle tumours

60. Stapes

61. OAE- Otoacoustic Emission

62. Semicircular canals

63. Puretone audiometry

64. Scarlet fever

65. Myringotomy

66. Myringoplasty

67. Labrynthitis
 NOSE
ESSAY:
1. Describe briefly the classification, etiology, pathology,
symptoms, signs and management of cancer of maxilla (5)

2. What are the causes of epistaxis? Describe the clinical

features and management of Juvenile Nasopharyngeal
Angiofibroma (5)

3. Enumerate the causes, clinical features and management

of Atrophic Rhinitis(2)

4. Discuss the etiopathology of malignant tumors of

[Link] a note on investigations and its surgical
management(2)

5. Describe the etiopathogenesis, clinical features and

management of a patient with nasopharyngeal
carcinoma(2)

6. Describe the anatomy of the lateral wall of nose . Describe

the types and management of nasal polyps

7. Clinical features and management of deviated nasal

septum

8. Describe the etiology, clinical features and management

of Rhinosporidiosis

9. Enumerate the causes of unilateral nasal obstruction.

Describe the signs , symptoms and management of any
one of them.
 10. Enumerate the causes of [Link] the
management of epistaxis

11. Discuss the etiology, clinical features, management

and complications of Acute frontal sinusitis

12. Discuss the etiology ,clinical features and

management of chronic maxillary sinusitis

13. A 50 year old male patient presented with bleeding

and a fleshy mass from nasal cavity. Write the DDx and
investigations required to diagnosis. Add a note on
chemotherapy and surgical treatment of carcinoma of
maxilla

14. Describe the anatomy of [Link] in detail

the etiology, pathology, clinical features and treatment of
NP fibroma.

15. Discuss the etiology, spread, clinical presentation

and management of juvenile nasopharyngeal
angiofibroma

SHORT NOTES:
1. Etiology, clinical features and management of
Antrochoanal polyp(8)

2. Rhinosporiodosis(6)

3. Management of Atrophi rhinitis(5)

4. FESS(4)

5. Rhinoscleroma(4)

6. Rhinolith(4)
7. Nasal polyp(4)

8. Osteomeatal complex(3)

9. Ethmoidal polyposis(3)

10. Septal heamatoma(3)

11. Nasal myiasis(3)

12. Choanal atresia(3)

13. Vasomotor rhinitis(3)

14. Rhinophyma (2)

15. Septoplasty (2)

16. Nasal cycle (2)

17. Lateral wall of nasal cavity (2)

18. Seasonal allergic rhinitis(2)

19. Allergic rhinitis(2)

20. Le – Fort’s fracture(2)

21. Cottle test (2)

22. Epistaxis(2)

23. Oro- antral fistula(2)

24. Nasal septal perforation (2)

25. Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma(2)

26. Management of Juvenile angiofibroma(2)

27. Deviated nasal septum

28. Physiology of nose

29. Atrophic rhinitis

30. Mucous blanket of nose

31. Middle meatus

32. Hiatus semlunaris

33. Difference between antrochoanal polyp and

ethmoidal polyp

34. Litlle’s area

35. Wegner’s granulomatosis

36. Anterior nasal packing

37. Nasal bone fracture

38. Blowout fracture

39. Diagnostic Nasal Endoscopy

40. Mucociliary clearance mechanism

41. Acute frontal sinusitis

42. Fungal polyposis

43. Discuss the difference between SMR and septoplasty

44. Fungal sinusitis

45. Invasive fungal sinusitis

46. Rhinomanometry

47. Frontal mucocele

48. Orbital complications of sinusitis

49. Classification of carcinoma maxilla

50. Etiology of carcinoma maxilla

51. Pleomorphic adenoma

52. CSF- Rhinorrhoea

53. Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma- modes of

 spread and clinical features

54. Rhinitis caseosa

55. Nasopharyngeal fibroma

56. Antral wash

57. Nasal cholesteatoma

58. Allergic fungal sinusitis

59. Rhinocerebral – Phycomycosis

ORAL
SHORT NOTES:
1. Leukoplakia of palate(4)

2. Leukoplakia(4)

3. Submucous fibrosis

PHARYNX
ESSAY:
1. Give the dd of tonisillitis. How will you differentiate
acute tonsillitis from faucial diptheria?(2)
2. What are the indications and contraindications of
tonsillectomy? Describe the procedure of
tonsillectomy surgery (2)
3. Describe the diagnosis, complications and
treatment of acute follicular tonsillitis
4. What are the conditions which produce
 membranous lesions in the throat? How do you
treat a case of faucial diptheria?
5. Chronic tonsillitis- classification, clinicopathology,
management and contraindications for
tonsillectomy
6. Describe the etiopathology, clinical features,
diagnosis and management of chronic tonsillitis
7. Describe the etiology, signs and symptoms of
peritonsillar abscess. Mention the complications of
the disease
8. What are the diseases in ENT practice which are
likely to produce trismus?Describe the clinical
features and management of QUINSY
9. Discuss the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical features
and management of retropharyngeal abscess
10. Describe the indications for tonsillectomy. How
do you manage a post operative case?
11. Enumerate the causes of dysphagia. Write in
detail about retropharyngeal abscess

SHORT NOTES:
1. Quinsy Peritonsillar abscess(5)

2. Adenoid facies(4)

3. Ludwig’s angina(4)

4. Killian’s deniscence(3)
5. Waldeyers ring(3)

6. Faucial diptheria(3)

7. Pyriform fossa(2)

8. Eagle’s syndrome(2)

9. Lingual tonsil

10. Acute tonsillitis

11. Mention the causes for a white patch over the tonsil

12. Vincent’s angina

13. Membranous tonsillitis

14. DD in tonsil

15. Cardinal features of chronic tonsillitis

16. Scarlet fever

17. Retropharyngeal abscess

18. Potential neck spaces. Acute retropharyngeal

abscess

19. Chronic retropharyngeal abscess

20. Parapharyngeal abscess

21. Pharyngeal pouch

22. Polysomnography

23. Complications of tonsillectomy

24. Reactionary hemorrhage following tonsillectomy

LARYNX AND TRACHEA

1. What is stridor?
2. Enumerate the causes of stridor. Describe briefly the
management and modalities of stridor(5)

3. What are the causes of stridor in children?Discuss the

types , procedure and complications of tracheostomy(5)

4. Enumerate the causes of childhood [Link] briefly

about the indications and complications of
tracheostomy(4)

5. A. Enumerate the causes of stridor in children.B. 50 year

old smoker with hoarsness and stridor – DDx C Surgical
management of stridor for this patient , its procedure and
its complications(2)

6. Discuss the etiology, pathology and management of

carcinoma of larynx(2)

7. Describe briefly the indications , operative technique and

complications of tracheostomy(2)

8. What is stridor? How do you classify stridor?Describe the

causes of stridor in a child and its management

9. What are the causes of stridor in childer? Discuss in detail

the management of foreign body in airway

10. What are the causes of hoarseness of voice in a male

aged 55 years? How do you proceed with investigation?
Write the role of microlaryngeal surgery in papilloma
larynx

11. A male patient aged 60 years, chronic smoker, comes

with hoarseness of voice of 1 year duration. How do you
investigate and treat him?

12. Write an essay on the operative procedure of

Tracheostomy, its complications and types of
tracheostomy tubes. Briefly discuss the functions and
 indications of tracheostomy

SHORT NOTES:
1. Vocal cord nodules(7)

2. Acute epiglottitis(3)

3. Stridor (3)

4. Tracheostomy (3)

5. Foreign bodies in ENT (3)

6. Croup (2)

7. Singer’s Nodule (2)

8. Multiple papillomatosis(2)

9. Functions of larynx

10. Acute supraglottic laryngitis

11. Reinke’s space

12. TB larynx

13. Vocal cord paralysis

14. Bilateral abductor palsy

15. Left vocal cord paralysis

16. Vocal cord paralysis- theories on position

17. Benign tumors of larynx

18. Vocal cord polyp

19. Laryngeal papilloma

20. TNM classification – larynx

21. Functional aphonia

 22. Bronchial foreign bodies

ESOPHAGUS
ESSAY:
1. A 65 year old male patient presented with difficulty in
swallowing ( dysphagia).Write the DD and investigations
required to diagnose. Discuss treatment options for
carcinoma of lower 1/3 of esophagus(2)

2. Describe the clinical features, diagnosis and management

of cancer esophagus

3. Discuss in etiology, clinical features and management of

stricture esophagus

4. Discuss how you investigate and manage an adult patient

with difficulty in swallowing

5. Enumerate the causes of dysphagia. Describe about

etiology, clinical features, investigations and treatment of
Plummer vinson syndrome

SHORT NOTES:
1. Plummer vinson syndrome (3)

2. Investigations of dysphagia (3)

3. Achlasia cardia(2)

4. Physiology of swallowing

5. Patterson- Brown- Kelly syndrome

6. Etiology of carcinoma of esophagus

7. Dysphagia
 8. Esophagoscopy

MISCELLANEOUS
SHORT NOTES:
1. Lasers in ENT(3)

2. Thyroglossal cyst (3)

3. Indirect laryngeoscopy (2)

4. Premalignant conditions in ENT(2)