Full Description
Practice of otology today, requires a contemporary knowledge base, coupled with concurrent skill sets, and tempered with familiarity of the technological advances. This manual has been designed to address these three domains, making it a ready reference to guide specialists on the standards of care in practice. The chapters explore the current concepts, with a background of past practices, touching upon the basics of anatomy and physiology before dealing with clinical conditions and their management, covering specific clinical scenarios to develop a patient-oriented approach in the readers using evidence-based guidelines.
Key Features
Focuses on clinical scenarios, decision making and current concepts, providing patient-based scenarios which are relevant to all surgeons practicing otology.
Serves as a companion guide to standards of care for Otologists, neurotologists, otorhinolaryngologists, young surgeons and senior residents.
Discusses various controversies in this field and provides a general consensus/guideline which is likely to be acceptable to most practitioners
Contents
List of Abbreviations. Preface. Foreword. Contributors. HEARING LOSS: APPROACH TO THE PATIENT AND MANAGEMENT. Hearing Loss in Children. Hearing Loss in Adults. Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss. Single-Sided Deafness: A Long-Neglected Entity in Otology. THE DISCHARGING EAR: DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT. The Discharging Ear: Differential Diagnosis and Management. APPROACH TO A PATIENT WITH OTALGIA. Approach to a Patient with Otalgia.CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING IN THE VERTIGINOUS PATIENT: DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT. Vertigo in Children and Adults. Vertigo in Elderly. TINNITUS SYMPTOMATOLOGY: DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT. Tinnitus Symptomatology: Diagnosis and Management. FACIAL PALSY IN OTOLOGY: APPROACH TO A PATIENT. Facial Palsy in Otology: Approach to a Patient. NEOPLASMS IN OTOLOGY: GUIDE TO DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT. Malignant Neoplasms in Otology. Benign Neoplasms in Otology. OTOLOGY AT THE FRONTIERS. Endoscopes in Otology. Anaesthesia Techniques in Otology. Imaging in Otology. Tools and Technology in Otology. RECORD KEEPING IN OTOLOGY. Record Keeping in Otology. Index.
