This quiz'll test your basic foundations of being able to understand, identify and manage common ENT presentations. 

A 25 year old female student presents to the emergency department with a two week history of severe odynophagia, fevers and multiple tender lumps in the neck. 

She is normally fit and well. Physical examination reveals bilaterally erythematous, prominent bilateral jugulodigastric lymph nodes and enlarged tonsils without exudate. She is assessed by the emergency team and discharged following a two day admission. 

Which sequelae would you warn the patient about? 

A 5 year old boy presents to the GP with ongoing right sided ear pain following an upper respiratory tract infection. 

He complains of foul smelling discharge, no tenderness to the tragus and no pain in the neck. He has no allergies. His only past medical history was being born prematurely, but spent no time in the neonatal intensive care unit, and is developing well. He refuses to be examined. 

Which drug would you be cautious to prescribe ? 

 Start high dose steroids and refer to ENT

Refer to a microsuction clinic for wax clearance

Oral antibiotics and an outpatient MRI Head

Intravenous antibiotics and CT Temporal bone 