ENT: Laryngology and Airway

ENT: Laryngology and Airway — Medicine

How it begins

Functional anatomy of the larynx, semiology of dysphonia, benign and malignant laryngeal pathology, airway obstruction and emergency surgical management. Reference level for Medicine and ENT.

What it covers

1. Laryngology and Airway
2. Laryngeal Anatomy
3. · Cartilaginous Skeleton
4. · Laryngeal Compartments and Anatomical Spaces
5. · Vocal Folds (True Vocal Cords)
6. · Laryngeal Innervation
7. · Intrinsic Muscles and Their Functions
8. Laryngeal Physiology
9. · The Three Laryngeal Functions
10. · Myoelastic-Aerodynamic Theory of Phonation
11. Clinical Evaluation: Laryngeal Semiology
12. · Cardinal Symptoms
13. · Directed History
14. · ENT Physical Examination
15. Laryngoscopy and Imaging Techniques
16. · Indirect Laryngoscopy (García's Mirror)
17. · Flexible Nasofibroscopy (Flexible Endoscopy)
18. · Direct Laryngoscopy (Rigid, under general anesthesia)
19. · Radiological Image
20. Functional and Behavioral Dysphonias
21. · Muscle Tension Dysphonia (MTD — Muscle Tension Dysphonia)
22. · Spasmodic Dysphonia (SD)
23. · Conversion Dysphonia / Psychogenic Aphonia
24. Benign Vocal Cord Lesions
25. Laryngeal Paralysis
26. · Position of the Paralyzed Rope
27. · Etiology of Laryngeal Paralysis
28. · Management of Unilateral Paralysis
29. Acute and Chronic Laryngitis
30. · Acute Laryngitis
31. · Chronic Laryngitis
32. · Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR)
33. Acute Epiglottitis and Laryngeal Croup
34. · Acute Epiglottitis
35. · Viral Laryngotracheobronchitis (Crup)
36. Laryngeal Cancer
37. · Classification by Location and Clinical Pattern
38. · TNM staging — Summary
39. · Total Laryngectomy: Implications and Rehabilitation
40. Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis (RRP)
41. Upper Airway Obstruction
42. · Classification by Degree of Obstruction
43. · Heliox in Airway Obstruction
44. Tracheotomy and Cricothyrotomy
45. · Surgical Tracheostomy
46. · Emergency Cricothyrotomy
47. Foreign Bodies in the Airway
48. · Pathophysiology and Location
49. · Diagnosis and Management
50. Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
51. · Pathophysiology of Pharyngolaryngeal Collapse
52. · Clinical and Diagnostic
53. · Comorbidities and Cardiovascular Risk
54. · Treatment
55. Acquired Subglottic and Tracheal Stenosis
56. · Pathophysiology
57. · Classification (Cotton-Myer for subglottic stenosis)
58. · Treatment