ENT Practice Questions
ENT questions cover posterior epistaxis management, croup pathogens, AOM prevention, and streptococcal complications. These four sample questions come from MediLingo's bank of 3,900+ questions across 21 specialties.
Sample questions
Question 1
An 80-year-old on apixaban has a nosebleed that continues despite 20 minutes of correct pressure, with blood dripping down the throat. What is the next step?
a) Reassure and discharge
b) More pressure for 5 minutes
c) Anterior packing or ENT referral for posterior bleeding ✓ Correct
d) Nasal steroids
Key teaching point: Uncontrolled bleeding with blood down the throat suggests posterior epistaxis.
Question 2
Which virus most commonly causes croup?
a) Respiratory syncytial virus
b) Influenza
c) Parainfluenza virus ✓ Correct
d) Rhinovirus
Key teaching point: Parainfluenza causes croup.
Question 3
Which intervention reduces the incidence of acute otitis media in children?
a) Antihistamines
b) Prolonged prophylactic amoxicillin
c) Tympanostomy tubes for all children
d) Pneumococcal conjugate vaccination ✓ Correct
Key teaching point: Pneumococcal vaccine helps prevent acute otitis media.
Question 4
Which is a suppurative complication of untreated group A streptococcal pharyngitis?
a) Peritonsillar abscess ✓ Correct
b) Rheumatic fever
c) Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis
d) Scarlet fever
Key teaching point: Peritonsillar abscess is the key suppurative complication of strep throat.
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