EYE, EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT OJO, OREJA, NARIZ, Y GARGANTA GLOBAL MEDICAL TRAINING AT UCLA POORVA VAIDYA & TJ NGUYEN

 Tongue Depressor  Flashlight  Otoscope  Thermometer TOOLS OF THE TRADE

 In Spanish: pterigio  Symptoms: Irritation, redness, inflammation, dryness  Patient may describe it as a gradual growth  May affect vision in severe cases  Causes: Airborne irritants, or UV lights  Treatment: Surgical removal  Prevention: Sunglasses, stay away from particulate matter PTERYGIUM

 In Spanish: Ojo Rosado  Symptoms: Redness, pus formation, irritation  Bacterial: Spreads to both eyes, thick, greenish discharge, crusting overnight.  Viral: In one eye, excessive watering, common cold symptoms, tender lymph nodes.  Causes: Infection, allergies, external irritants; spreads through contact  Treatment  Bacterial: Antibiotic eye drops.  Viral: No Treatment. Will clear up from 5 days to 3 weeks  Allergies: Anti-histamines  Prevention: Personal hygiene CONJUNCTIVITIS (PINK EYE)

 In severe cases of Pterygium, what happens that leads to obstruction of vision? QUIZ TIME!!!

 In Spanish: catarata  Symptoms: Blurred vision, blindness, near-sightedness, cloudy film over eye  Causes: over exposure to UV light, aging, hypertension, family history, eye trauma  Treatment: Surgical removal of lens and insertion of artificial lens  Prevention: Sunglasses CATARACTS

BLURRED VISION DUE TO CATARACTS

 Symptoms:  Bacterial: Bacterial growth in middle ear behind eardrum. Follows cold or upper respiratory tract infection. Pain in the ear, hearing loss, ringing or buzzing sounds, fever, discharge from the ear.  Fungal: black spores in the ear.  Viral: More than one part of the body is infected. Sore throat, runny nose, fever, muscle aches, nausea, etc.  Causes: Not always associated with ear disease. May be caused by teeth, sinus disease, inflamed tonsils, or infections in the nose and pharynx.  Treatment:  Bacterial: antibiotics  Fungal: Topical anti-fungal creams  Viral: Antiviral medication  Prevention: Personal hygiene OTALGIA- MIDDLE EAR PAIN

 In Spanish: amigdalitis  Causes: Inflammation of tonsils caused by viral or bacterial Infection  Most common form of tonsillitis in children is viral.  Symptoms: Inflammation, redness, enlarged tonsils and lymph nodes, sore throat, fever and cold-like symptoms  Bacterial: Pus formation  Treatment:  Bacterial: Antibiotics  Viral treatment: Must resolve on its own. Provide medications that ameliorate symptoms  If severe, tonsils may be removed  Prevention: Personal hygiene PHARYNGITIS/TONSILLITIS

 A patient complains about ear pain—besides only checking the middle ear, what is a more thorough way of examination? QUIZ TIME!!!!

 What was the name of the infected layer of the eye in pink eye? And what are the two ways to detect if someone has this infection? ANOTHER ONE!!!

PREVENTION TIP OF THE WEEK  Wash your hands frequently! (especially before eating and after working and using the bathroom)