Have you ever had nosebleed? Or had a friend or relative with nosebleed and you did not know what to do? Well, this blog is meant to teach you some facts about nose bleeds as well as first aid maneuvers when you encounter one. An emergency consult with an ENT doctor is necessary when these steps to not resolve […]
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A patient came into the emergency room for complaining that he could not swallow, and possible emergency throat surgery. This is his back story: He was 21 years old and had 2 missing front teeth. Of course, he wanted to look good and wanted to get dentures. The problem was he lacked funds. Upon the
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This is a common congenital anomaly called a PRE-AURICULAR SINUS. You see, when you were just a fetus in your mother’s wombs, you looked like a tadpole. And the external ear or the pinna, looked like gills. These “gills” are called the Hillocks of His which are seen at around the 6th week of gestation. These Hillocks
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A jaw fracture, also known as a mandibular fracture, is a break or crack in the jaw bone. Symptoms, diagnosis and prevention are discussed here. This blog discusses the jaw fracture surgery in this 20 year old patient. CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT VS. SURGERY Treatment for a jaw fracture depends on the severity of the fracture and
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A 20 year old male came into the Emergency Room with jaw swelling and pain on chewing. A few hours before the consult, he went clubbing, got into a fight, and was punched in the jaw by another drunk person, resulting in a broken jaw. He was then brought to the emergency room where he
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