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Nasopharyngoscopy. A nasopharyngoscopy is a surgical procedure performed to examine the nose and throat. It is performed using a fiberoptic [1] instrument called a flexible fiberoptic nasopharyngoscope, [2] that is inserted through the nose in order to examine both it, and the back of the throat. [3] It is typically used to identify a variety ...
Katz extractor. to remove nasal foreign body. Bull's eye lamp. source of light; exiting lens is convex and produces a divergent beam of light. Speculum. to dilate orifices and to see inside. •Thudichum's nasal speculum. -do-; short blades ( uses: anterior rhinoscopy - to see the Little's area, ant-inferior part of nasal septum, anterior part ...
A nasopharyngeal swab is a device used for collecting a sample of nasal secretions from the back of the nose and throat. [1] [2] The sample is then analyzed for the presence of organisms or other clinical markers for disease. This diagnostic method is commonly used in suspected cases of whooping cough, diphtheria, influenza, and various types ...
Direct laryngoscopy Anatomical parts seen during laryngoscopy. Direct laryngoscopy is carried out (usually) with the patient lying on his or her back; the laryngoscope is inserted into the mouth on the right side and flipped to the left to trap and move the tongue out of the line of sight, and, depending on the type of blade used, inserted either anterior or posterior to the epiglottis and ...
Nasal septal hematoma is a condition affecting the nasal septum. [1] It can be associated with trauma. [2] A septal hematoma is blood that collects in the space between the septal cartilage and the overlying perichondrium (a cross section of the cartilaginous portion of the nasal septum). A hematoma may deprive the septal cartilage of its blood ...
Other names. Deviated nasal septum (DNS) An MRI image showing a congenitally deviated nasal septum, bowed to the left between the eye sockets. Specialty. Otorhinolaryngology. Nasal septum deviation is a physical disorder of the nose, involving a displacement of the nasal septum. Some displacement is common, affecting 80% of people, mostly ...
Hospitals in Manhattan. Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital ( MEETH) is a specialty hospital in New York City that was founded in 1869 and is currently located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan at 210 East 64th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues ). After 131 years as an independent entity, in 2000 MEETH affiliated with Lenox Hill Hospital ...
A nasal septum perforation is a medical condition in which the nasal septum, the bony/cartilaginous wall dividing the nasal cavities, develops a hole or fissure.. This may be brought on directly, as in the case of nasal piercings, or indirectly, as by long-term topical drug application, including nasal administration of ethylphenidate, methamphetamine, cocaine, crushed prescription pills, or ...