Syllabus for the preliminary test for the recruitment on the post of ENT(Specialist Service), Class I in Health and Medical Services
Basic concepts Anatomy and Physiology of ear, nose and throat, trachea and oesophagus. The generation and reception of speech Radiographic anatomy of the ear, nose, throat and imaging. Bacteriology in relation to Otorhinolaryngology Allergy and rhinitis Haematology in relation to Otolaryngology Anaesthesia for Otolaryngology Pharmacology of drugs used in ENT Electrolyte, fluid balance/shock conditions Routine blood, urine testing Preparation of slides Facial nerve stimulation test Audiometric tests like pure tone Audiometry, Impedance Audiometry, Free field Audiometry, Specialized tests of hearing including SISI, Tone decay, ABLB, Speech discrimination score etc. Vestibular tests like caloric testing (Water and Air) stopping test, Fukuda’s test, Evoked response audiometry.
Ear: The physical and functional examination of the ear The functional and physical examination of the vestibular system. Tinnitus Affections of external ear of deformities of the external ear. Congenital conditions of the middle ear cleft Traumatic conductive deafness Acute inflammation of the middleear cleft Non-suppurative otitis media Chronic suppurative otitis media Repair Management of chronic suppurative otitis media Complications of infections of middle ear. Tumors of the middle ear cleft and temporal bone Diseases of the otic capsule-otosclerosis Diseases of the otic capsule-other diseases The deaf child Acoustic neuroma Ototoxicity Presbycusis Diagnosis and management of sudden and fluctuant sensorineural hearing loss. Meniere’s disease Neurologic aspects of vertigo Facial paralysis Rehabilitation of adults with acquired Hearing loss-Hearing aids The cochlear Implants Nystagmus Otoacoustic emissions Traumatic lesions of the inner ear Inflammatory lesions of the vestibular and auditory nerve Vascular lesions of the inner ear Electronystagmography Skull base/Neurologic surgery
