ENT (Otolaryngology)
Ear, nose, throat, and head & neck disease.
Lessons
Illustrated, high-yield walkthroughs of the ent (otolaryngology) concepts the boards test most.
A STEP 2 CK-focused walkthrough of acute otitis media, otitis media with effusion, and acute (including necrotizing) otitis externa — anchored on otoscopic diagnosis, the observe-vs-treat antibiotic algorithm, and the "next best step" for complications like mastoiditis and skull-base osteomyelitis.
A board-focused walkthrough of hearing loss and tinnitus that splits every case into conductive vs sensorineural, drills the Weber/Rinne pattern and classic etiology buzzwords, and pins down the next-best-step for the emergencies — sudden SNHL and unilateral/asymmetric loss suggesting vestibular schwannoma.
A Step 2 CK high-yield lesson on vertigo that anchors on the peripheral-vs-central distinction, then walks through BPPV, vestibular neuritis/labyrinthitis, Ménière disease, and posterior-circulation stroke via buzzword vignettes and next-best-step decisions. Includes a comparison table plus the INFARCT (HINTS) and COWS mnemonics.
A Step 2 CK–focused ENT lesson on sinusitis and rhinitis, built around the board decisions: viral vs. acute bacterial rhinosinusitis criteria, first-line antibiotics, can't-miss complications (mucormycosis, orbital involvement), and rhinitis management with intranasal corticosteroids first-line.
A Step 2 CK high-yield lesson on pharyngitis and tonsillitis centered on identifying Group A Strep with the Centor/McIsaac score and RADT, first-line penicillin/amoxicillin, and the classic board vignettes (peritonsillar abscess, EBV mono with the amoxicillin rash) plus suppurative and non-suppurative complications.
A board-focused walkthrough of epistaxis: anterior (Kiesselbach's plexus/Little's area) versus posterior (sphenopalatine artery) bleeds, the stepwise next-best-step management ladder, and classic vignettes including the anticoagulated elder and the adolescent male with JNA.
A board-focused walkthrough of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: the tobacco/alcohol, HPV, and EBV etiologic pathways with classic vignette buzzwords. It drills the next-best-step decisions (FNA for an adult neck mass, laryngoscopy for persistent hoarseness, nasopharyngoscopy for a nasopharyngeal mass) and stage-based single- vs multi-modality management the boards test.
A high-yield ENT lesson on salivary gland disorders spanning obstruction, infection, autoimmune disease, and neoplasia, framed around board buzzwords and next-best-step decisions. Emphasizes submandibular stones, S. aureus parotitis, mumps, the benign-vs-malignant tumor spread, FNA-first workup, and Sjögren-associated MALT lymphoma.
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What's covered in the ENT (Otolaryngology) topic?
Ear, nose, throat, and head & neck disease.
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ENT (Otolaryngology) appears on both Step 1 (foundational mechanisms) and Step 2 CK (clinical decision-making). Our questions are tagged by exam target so you can filter to just the Step you're studying.
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