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What’s the appetite for clinical risk?
1 September 2018
| Dubhfeasa Máire Slattery
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ENTA - ENT
The first Professor and Chair of Medical Professionalism at RCSI and BSHS, Dubhfeasa Slattery provides an overview of how a desire for better healthcare at all levels can be harnessed and nourished, leading to a potential life-long interest in reducing...
The structure and function of DNA
1 November 2014
| Allen F Ryan
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ENTA - ENT
DNA structure and replication Genetic information within multicellular organisms, including man, is stored in molecules of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), which reside within the chromosomes of each cell nucleus. A DNA molecule consists of two very long chains, or strands, of...
DIY Epley manoeuvre
1 October 2018
| Ravi Thevasagayam
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Otology, ENTA - Tinnitus
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Particle repositioning maneuver, Posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Recurrence of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
This is an interesting paper that looks at getting patients to do their own particle repositioning manoeuvre (PRM) after having it done by a clinician (‘Epley’ to you and me although there are some slight differences) once a week for...
Speech Sound Disorders: Comprehensive Evaluation and Treatment
4 September 2023
| Sylvia Balding
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ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy
As an audiologist specialising in paediatrics, I reviewed this book out of interest to hopefully broaden my knowledge of a somewhat related subject. I found this an interesting read with some good points made, such as the long-term outcomes for...
The microbiological environment of the paranasal sinuses
1 May 2016
| Edward W Fisher
This article reviews the ecology of the sinuses and tries to make sense of the confusing literature on the subject. This covers the details of molecular studies, particularly those which attempt to differentiate normal sinuses from those in patients with...
Musical hallucinations and audiology
3 September 2021
| Rene Lauw, Jan Dirk Blom, Jan Coebergh
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ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Many of us will have been stuck with an ‘earworm’ for a day but consider how it would be to have that earworm stuck on repeat, possibly forever. Drs Lauw, Blom and Coebergh review the current literature on musical hallucinations...
Steroid use in acute acoustic trauma
2 September 2022
| Aaron SJ Ferguson
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ENTA - Audiology - Adult, Otology
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Acute acoustic trauma, Sensorineural hearing loss, Steroids, Tinnitus.
Acute acoustic trauma (AAT) injuries include noise-induced damage to inner and middle ear presenting as hearing loss, tinnitus and vertigo. Classic presentation is sensorineural hearing loss with an intact tympanic membrane. The authors carried out a case-control study in military...
In conversation with Dr John Woo and Mr Derek Skinner
Dr John Woo and Mr Derek Skinner have between them an absolute wealth of experience and expertise in the fields of surgical training and specialist examinations. Here, they tell us about their involvement in surgical education, and explain some of...
Interleukins, cilia and polyps
1 October 2018
| Hassan Mohammed
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ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
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ERK1/2, IL-13, IL-13Rα2, MUC5AC, nasal mucosal inflammation
Interleukins (ILs) including IL13 (Th2 cytokine) are inflammatory mediators and their role in asthma has been detailed before. This study explores IL13 receptor expression in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). The authors investigate protein and mRNA expression levels of...
Measuring client-centred outcomes in audiology: towards a parsimonious solution
From an international driver to the client-centred care model; in this article Anthony Hogan explores outcome measures for individual goal setting and measuring those outcomes. Introduction When people present for hearing help, they are typically looking for solutions to the...RSM Laryngology & Rhinology: the year ahead
4 November 2022
As the president of the RSM’s Laryngology & Rhinology Section for the 2022-23 academic year, my aim is to centre the education programme around our trainees, with a real emphasis on inspiring the future generation of ENT surgeons.
