EYE, EAR, NOSE, AND
THROAT
OJO, OREJA, NARIZ, Y GARGANTA
GLOBAL MEDICAL TRAINING AT UCLA
POORVA VAIDYA & TJ NGUYEN
TOOLS OF THE TRADE
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Tongue Depressor
Flashlight
Otoscope
Thermometer
PTERYGIUM
 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
CONJUNCTIVITIS (PINK EYE)
 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
QUIZ TIME!!!
 In severe cases of Pterygium, what happens that leads to
obstruction of vision?
CATARACTS
 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
BLURRED VISION DUE TO
CATARACTS
OTALGIA- MIDDLE EAR PAIN
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 phar ynx.
Treatment:
 Bacterial: antibiotics
 Fungal: Topical anti-fungal creams
 Viral: Antiviral medication
Prevention : Per sonal hygiene
PHARYNGITIS/TONSILLITIS
 In Spanish: amigdalitis
 Causes: Inflammation of tonsils
caused by viral or bacterial
Infection
 Most common form of tonsillitis in
children is viral.
 Symptoms:
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t h r o a t , f ev e r a n d c o l d - l ike s y m p to ms
 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: Per sonal hygiene
QUIZ TIME!!!!
 A patient complains about ear pain —besides only checking
the middle ear, what is a more thorough way of
examination?
ANOTHER ONE!!!
 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?
PREVENTION TIP OF THE WEEK
 Wash your hands frequently! (especially before
eating and after working and using the bathroom)