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Otoscope Exam

Aka: Otoscope Exam, Otoscopy, Pneumatic Otoscopy, Tympanic Membrane exam
  1. See Also
    1. Tympanometry
  2. Preparation
    1. Adequate viewing requires >100 foot candles light
    2. Change otoscope bulbs periodically (after 20h use)
  3. Technique: Observation
    1. Assessment of Tympanic Membrane
      1. Color and Appearance
        1. Yellow (amber) serous fluid behind TM
          1. Suggests Serous Otitis Media
          2. Air bubbles may also be seen in serous otitis
        2. Marked erythema may suggest Acute Otitis Media
          1. Fever and crying can also bring this on
        3. Landmarks obscured
          1. Suggests Acute Otitis Media
      2. Position
        1. Bulging TM suggests Acute Otitis Media
        2. Retracted TM suggests Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
      3. Mobility
        1. Immobile TM suggests effusion
    2. Assessment of canal
  4. Technique: Air insufflation (Pneumatic Otoscopy)
    1. Requires airtight seal (Rubber tipped specula)
    2. Avoid excessive pneumatic pressure
    3. Bulb used to blow air against Tympanic Membrane
    4. May also blow air into IV extension tubing
      1. Male end fitting into side of Otoscope
      2. Female end of tube in mouth
        1. Suck on tubing
        2. Blowing into tube fogs lens

Diagnostic endoscopy, EAR (C0847244)

Definition (MSH) Examination of the EAR CANAL and eardrum with an OTOSCOPE.
Concepts Diagnostic Procedure (T060)
MSH D038781
ICD9 18.11
ICD10 90119-00
SnomedCT 76517002
English Otoscopy, otoscopy (treatment), otoscopy, Diagnostic endoscopy, EAR, Endoscopy;diagnostic;ear, ear endoscopy, endoscopy of ear, Endoscopy of ear, Endoscopy of ear (procedure), endoscopy of the ear
Japanese 耳鏡検査, ｼﾞｷｮｳｹﾝｻ
Swedish Öronspegling
Czech otoskopie, Otoskopie
Finnish Korvan tähystys
Russian OTOSKOPIIA, ОТОСКОПИЯ
Polish Otoskopia
Hungarian Otoscopia
Norwegian Otoskopi, Øreundersøkelse
Spanish otoscopia, endoscopia del oído (procedimiento), endoscopia del oído, Otoscopia, Otoscopía
Dutch otoscopie, Otoscopie
French Otoscopie
German Otoskopie
Italian Otoscopia
Portuguese Otoscopia
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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