March 2010

Essay:

2x15=30

a. What is cholesteatoma? Describe it pathogenesis, etiology, clinical features and management

b. A male patient aged 60 yrs chronic smoker, comes with hoarseness of voice of 1 yr duration. How do you investigate and treat him

Short notes:

10x5=50

1. Middle ear cleft

2. Physiology of nose

3. Glue ear

4. Retropharyngeal abscess

5. Extracranial complications of CSOM

6. Ethmoidal polyposis

7. Hearing loss

8. Vocal nodule

9. Deviated nasal septum

10. Vocal cord paralysis

Short answer questions:

10x2=20

1. Perforations of tympanic membrane

2. Gradenigo's syndrome

3. Otalgia

4. Nasopharyngeal tonsil

5. Complications of septal surgery

6. Nasal Myasis

7. Heimlich manoeuvre

8. Plummer vinson syndrome

9. Juvenile papilloma larynx

10. Tympanogram