ENT: An Introduction and Practical Guide

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Published: 30/12/2011

Extent: 176 pages

Illustrations: 132 2-colour line artworks

 

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Summary:
ENT: An Introduction and Practical Guide will provide you with an essential introduction to the clinical examination, treatment and surgical procedures covering the ENT conditions most commonly encountered in the emergency setting, ward and outpatient clinic.

¬ The step-by-step approach allows you to learn all the necessary techniques and procedures at a glance.
¬ 130 clear line diagrams help to explain the most difficult concepts.
¬ Tips, techniques and clinical pearls of wisdom from a highly experienced expert author team enable you to develop confidence in your practice.
¬ Based on a highly successful course endorsed by the Royal College of Surgeons England.
Suitable as a revision aid for the DOHNS examination.

With its highly practical approach and step-by-step guidance, ENT: An Introduction and Practical Guide will be invaluable for all surgical trainees studying for higher postgraduate examinations in ENT, as well as an essential guide for otorhinolaryngologists, primary care practitioners and specialist ENT nurses in the early years of training.

• Based on a popular Royal College of Surgeons of England-recognized course - "An Introduction to ENT"
• Written by a team of practising otolaryngologists with hands-on training experience
• Fully illustrated with over 100 clear line drawings and photographs throughout
• Of interest to a broad readership, including otolaryngologists and general practitioners in their early years of training and ENT specialist nurses
• Suitable as a revision aid for the DOHNS examination

Table of Contents:
Contributors
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
1 Clinical anatomy
2 ENT examination
3 Common ENT pathology
4 Epistaxis
5 Audiology
6 Tonsillectomy
7 Adenoidectomy
8 Grommet insertion
9 Septoplasty
10 Septorhinoplasty
11 Turbinate surgery
12 Antral washout
13 Endoscopic sinus surgery
14 Nasal polypectomy
15 Tympanoplasty
16 Mastoidectomy
17 Stapedectomy
18 Bone-anchored hearing aid
19 Panendoscopy
20 Direct- and micro-laryngoscopy
21 Pharyngoscopy
22 Rigid oesophagoscopy
23 Examination of the postnasal space (PNS)
24 Rigid bronchoscopy
25 Submandibular gland excision
26 Hemi- and total thyroidectomy
27 Superfi cial parotidectomy
28 Tracheostomy
29 Voice
30 Airway management
31 Radiology
32 Management of neck lumps
33 Vertigo and dizziness

About the Author(s):
James Russell Tysome Ma Phd Frcs (Orl-Hns) is a Specialist Registrar in Otolaryngology at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals, London, UK
Rahul Kanegaonkar Bsc Dlo Frcs (Orl-Hns) is a Consultant in Otolaryngology at Medway Maritime Hospital, Kent, UK

Readership:
Otolaryngology doctors, general practitioners and junior doctors in their early years of postgraduate training in both ENT and general practice (F1, F2, CT/ST1, CT/ST2 and CT/ST3)