Artifacts in Nuclear Medicine with Identifying and resolving artifacts.
Ent: looking ahead
1. Edoardo Cervoni, M.D.
Ear Nose Throat Specialist
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2. Discolosures
Grant/Research Support: no disclosure
Consultant: no disclosure
Major Shareholder: Locumdoctor4u Ltd. (Locum and
Concierge Medical Services)
I will not be discussing “off-label” uses of medications
or investigations
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3. ENT Referrals
i. Most ENT referrals are linked to Audiological and Otological problems.
ii. Out of 271 consecutive referrals to the RHP ENT Department triaged
in 2011, 58% could be potentially managed in Primary Care.
CLPCT NHS Survey 2011 – E Cervoni
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4. ENT Referrals
i. Snoring and sleep apnoea were relatively common reasons of referrals.
ii. In a rather significant proportion of cases, relevant information, with specific
reference to the physical examination, were missing.
iii. Among the referrals redirected to the GPwSI in ENT, deafness with wax,
epistaxis and blocked nose were the most common complaints.
6thCLPCT NHS Survey 2011 – E Cervoni
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5. Conditions referred
Cervoni E - 2011
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6. ENT Referral Pattern is changing
WHY?
Ageing – Sanitation -
Vaccinations
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7. Demographics
Lancashire residents grew during the decade to
2011 by 3%. There was a 5% fall in the number of 0
to 19 year olds, which was greater than the regional
decrease.
There was a 12% growth in people 65+ years, which
was also above the regional average.
The growth rate of the 65+ year olds was positive in
all districts except Blackpool and the greatest in
Chorley and West Lancashire.
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8. Sensory Presbycusis Metabolic Presbycusis
High frequency down- Slowly progressive
sloping SNHL Flat audiogram
Speech discrimination Good speech discrimination
remains good Atropy of stria vascularis
Degeneration a basal
potion of Organ of Corti Conductive Presbycusis
(predominately outer Thickening of basilar membrane
hair cells) Gradual down-sloping high
Neural presbycusis frequency hearing loss
Flat audiogram
Rapid hearing loss Progressive
Poor speech Speech discrimination for similar
discrimination pure tone hearing is worse in older
Loss of spiral ganglion
cells patients than younger patients
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9. Treatments
Repeat testing
Assistive devices
Vibrating alarm clocks
Flashing telephone and door signalers
Television listening systems
Personal amplifiers
Hearing aids
In U.S.A. an estimated 4.5 million hearing aid users , but
only 10-20% who could use them do and 12% of people
who have them don’t wear them.
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10. Types of hearing aid circuitry
Analog
Digitally controlled analog
Digital sound processing
Body Aids
Behind-the-ear (BTE)
In-the-ear(ITE)
In-the-canal(ITC)
Completely-in-canal(CIC)
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11. Dysphagia
Phases of swallowing
Oral (reduced facial muscle strength, decreased
masticatory strength, reduced tongue control,
missing dentition)
Pharyngeal (delayed in elderly subjects,
decreased pharyngolaryngeal sensory
discrimination, abnormal UES function,
increased penetration and silent aspiration)
Oesophageal ( decreased or absent secondary
peristalsis)
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12. Evaluation
History: Feeding problem vs. swallowing disorder
Liquids vs. solids
Globus, halitosis, wet vocal quality, reflux,
odynophagia, recurrent pneumonia, hoarseness,
dysarthria
Physical Exam
Oral cavity and upper aerodigestive tract, saliva
quality/dentition/dentures
Neurological evaluation including arousal,
orientation, cognition, cranial nerves
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13. Investigations
Barium swallow (anatomic lesions)
Modified barium swallow (dinamic view) of
swallowing from oral cavity to lower
esophageal sphincter)
FEES – Functional endoscopic evaluation of
swallowing
Videofluoroscopic swallowing study, or
VFSS test
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14. Causes of dysphagia
Stroke
Neuromuscular disease - Parkinson’s disease (pill-
rolling tremor, bradykinesia, cog-wheeling
rigidity), Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Medications (xerostomia, mental status change,
dyskinesia, GERD, esophagitis)
Cricopharyngeus dysfunction (functional,
structural, “bar” on barium swallow)
Zenker’s diverticulum (regurgitation)
Neoplasms
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15. Treatments
Swallowing therapy
Dietary modifications
Rationalization of medications
PEG
Cricopharyngeal myotomy, Botox injection of
cricopharyngeal bar
Surgical repair of Zenker’s (open vs. endoscopic)
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16. Balance Disorders
Difficulties with sensory function, central nervous
system integration, neuromuscular and skeletal
function
30-50% persons 65 and older fall in a given year
50% per year fall age 80 or older
1% of falls suffer hip fractures, 5% some type of
fracture
Roughly half of hip fractures are estimated to
never recover normal function again
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17. Vestibular changes with age
Termed presbystasis
Loss of hair cells primarily in the ampulla
Total number of vestibular nerve axons is 37% than
younger patients
Loss of neurons in vestibular nuclei of 3% per decade
age 40-90
Reduction in gain of VOR, smooth pursuit, increase in
saccade latencies
Postural stability: Sensory (visual, hearing, vestibular,
proprioceptive)/Musculoskeletal/Cognitive/Integrative
function
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18. Other factors in balance disorders
Cerebellar degeneration, Parkinson’s disease,
Huntington’s disease, vitamin B12 deficiency,
dementia, diabetic neuropathy, brain and spinal cord
tumors, postural hypotension, cerebrovascular disease,
atherosclerosis, musculoskeletal disease, metabolic
disorders, cardiovascular disorders, medications,
visual impairment
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19. History
Dizziness, dysequilibrium, vertigo
Onset, duration, frequency, severity, provocation,
associated symptoms, falls
Medications, medical conditions
Physical exam
Examine sensory functions, posture, gait,
neurological function
Adjunctive testing
Audiogram, electronystagmography, MRI,
posturography
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23. Treatments
Multiple treatments Reassurance
Avoidance of dietary White noise from
stimulants: coffee, tea, radio or home
cola, etc. masking machine
Smoking cessation
Avoid medications
known to cause tinnitus
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24. Nasal Complaints
Nasal obstruction
Rhinorrhea
Epistaxis
Olfactory dysfunction
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25. Causes
Inflammation: decrease immune function, mucociliary
dysfunction, allergy, dehydration with thickening of
secretions
Dystrophic changes: both atrophy of nasal mucosa and
increase in vasomotor rhinitis are common
Neoplasia: nasal obstruction, pain, epistaxis, rhinorrhea
Trauma: old traumas, previous surgery
Endocrine-metabolic disorders: hypothyroidism, decreased
vitamin A and zinc
Pharmacologic effects: diuretics, tricyclic antidepressants,
antihistamines
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26. Voice changes
Estimated 12% of the elderly have vocal dysfunction
Fundamental frequency of the male voice tends to
increase with age
Fundamental frequency in females decreases with age
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27. Voice changes
Common vocal cord findings
Atrophy
Bowed cords
Oedema
Loss of collagen and elastic fibers, decrease in
density of fibroblasts, atrophy of submucous
glands, fibrosis, disorganization of collagen fibers
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28. Neurological disorders with voice changes
Essential tremor
Parkinson’s disease: low volume, breathy, and
monotonic
Stroke
Myasthenia gravis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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29. Treatments
Speech therapy
Medialization thyroplasty
Diagnosis and treatment of underlying disorder
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30. Cancer
Squamous cell cancers
Thyroid malignancies
Well differentiated have worse course
Anaplastic or undifferentiated more common
Salivary gland malignancies
Lymphomas
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31. Laryngeal Cancer – UK
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32. Cosmetics
Elderly are leading more active lives for much longer
than in the past
With the explosive growth of cosmetic facial plastic
surgery paired with the explosive growth of the elderly
population there will be many more “elderly” cosmetic
patients
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33. Skin- loss of tone, dynamic and static wrinkling,
thinning, pigmentary changes, gravitational
descent of soft tissues
Chemical peel, laser resurfacing
Botox injection
Rhytidectomy
Upper third-ptosis of eyebrows and forehead
Direct brow lift
Pretrichial/coronal/endoscopic
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34. Periorbital Region - lower eyelid laxity, prolapsed lacrimal gland, ptosis
(usually dermatochalasis)
Dacryoadenopexy
Lower lid shortening
Upper/lower blepharoplasty
Nose – tip ptosis from loss of attachments between upper and lower lateral
cartilages, loss of connections between medial crura and septum,
ligamentous connections between domes of lower lateral cartilages and
anterior septal angle
Rhinoplasty-shorten lateral crura, place septal strut
Lower third – loss of premental fat pad “witches chin”, cheiloptosis,
platysmal bands
Genioplasty
Lip-lift
Plication, imbrication, suture suspension, Z-plasty of platysma
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35. Conclusions
With the expected explosive growth of the elderly
population, this group will become a larger proportion
of patients
The otolaryngologist must consider the patient’s
health and well being as a whole especially in this
group of patients who often have multiple problems
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