ENT: Laryngology and Airway

ENT: Laryngology and Airway — Medicine

How it begins

Anatomía funcional de la laringe, semiología de la disfonía, patología laríngea benigna y maligna, obstrucción de la vía aérea y manejo quirúrgico de urgencia. Nivel de referencia para Medicina y ORL.

What it covers

1. Laryngology and Airway
2. Laryngeal Anatomy
3. · Cartilaginous Skeleton
4. · Laryngeal Compartments and Anatomical Spaces
5. · Vocal Folds (True Vocal Cords)
6. · Laryngeal Innervation
7. · Intrinsic Muscles and Their Functions
8. Laryngeal Physiology
9. · The Three Laryngeal Functions
10. · Myoelastic-Aerodynamic Theory of Phonation
11. Clinical Evaluation: Laryngeal Semiology
12. · Cardinal Symptoms
13. · Directed History
14. · ENT Physical Examination
15. Laryngoscopy and Imaging Techniques
16. · Indirect Laryngoscopy (Espejo de García)
17. · Flexible Nasofibroscopy (Flexible Endoscopy)
18. · Direct Laryngoscopy (Rigid, under general anesthesia)
19. · Radiological Image
20. Functional and Behavioral Dysphonias
21. · Muscle Tension Dysphonia (MTD — Muscle Tension Dysphonia)
22. · Spasmodic Dysphonia (SD)
23. · Conversion Dysphonia / Psychogenic Aphonia
24. Benign Vocal Cord Lesions
25. Laryngeal Paralysis
26. · Position of the Paralyzed Rope
27. · Etiology of Laryngeal Paralysis
28. · Management of Unilateral Paralysis
29. Acute and Chronic Laryngitis
30. · Acute Laryngitis
31. · Chronic Laryngitis
32. · Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR)
33. Acute Epiglottitis and Laryngeal Croup
34. · Acute Epiglottitis
35. · Viral Laryngotracheobronchitis (Crup)
36. Laryngeal Cancer
37. · Classification by Location and Clinical Pattern
38. · TNM staging — Summary
39. · Total Laryngectomy: Implications and Rehabilitation
40. Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis (RRP)
41. Upper Airway Obstruction
42. · Classification by Degree of Obstruction
43. · Heliox in Airway Obstruction
44. Tracheotomy and Cricothyrotomy
45. · Surgical Tracheostomy
46. · Emergency Cricothyrotomy
47. Foreign Bodies in the Airway
48. · Pathophysiology and Location
49. · Diagnosis and Management
50. Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
51. · Pathophysiology of Pharyngolaryngeal Collapse
52. · Clinical and Diagnostic
53. · Comorbidities and Cardiovascular Risk
54. · Treatment
55. Acquired Subglottic and Tracheal Stenosis
56. · Physiopathology
57. · Classification (Cotton-Myer for subglottic stenosis)
58. · Treatment