ENT Board Syllabus – Dr.

Sultan Jaber

Volume I: Basic principles and Rhinology

Chapter Notes Times Finished

4. Mechanism of Anticancer
-My notes •• 15 minutes
Drugs in ENT
5. Radiotherapy and
-My Notes ••20 minutes
Radiosensitizers
• Only end notes from the
11. Skin Flaps
chapter (15 minutes)
-Papovaviridae
-DNA Virus
-Most cause cutanous Warts
17. HPV ••Only notes on syllabus
-Low risk 6-11
-High risk 16-18 – may cause HnN SCC

21. Fungal infections* •30 minutes

22. Anti-Microbial therapy -Tables only
27. Drugs in Otology
28. Drugs in Rhinology
29. Drugs in H&N
45. Electrophysiology and
-Only highlighted information at the end •15 minutes
monitoring
50. Laser • (45 mins)
87. Nasal Anatomy -From Basic Notes 3 Hours
88. Assessment of the Nose
89.Nose Physiology
90.Nasal Airway
•15 minutes
Measurement
-Read the highlighted information
91. Allergic Rhinitis •• 30 minutes
-Read my pic notes
92. Non-Allergic Perennial
••30 minutes
Rhinitis
93. Occupational Rhinitis
94. Rhinosinusitis •••(1 hour)
95. Nasal Polyposis ••1 hours
96. Fungal Rhinosinusitis •2 hours

97. Medical Management of

2 hours
Rhinosinusitis

98. Surgical Management of •2 hours

Rhinosinusitis
99. The frontal Sinus
100. Mucocele of the
•2 hours
paranasal sinuses
101. Complications of
•2 hours
Rhinosinusitis
102. The relationship
between the upper and
lower respiratory tract
103. Nasal Septum and
•(60 minutes)
Nasal Valve
104. Nasal Septal
•(30 minutes)
Perforation
105. Management of
• (30 minutes)
enlarged turbinate
106. Epistaxis
107. Nasal and Facial
fractures
108. CSF Leak
109. Granulomatous
conditions
110. Abnormalities of smell
111. Disorders of the orbit
112. Diagnosis and
management of facial pain
113. Juvenile angiofibroma •
114. Endoscopic
management of sinonasal
tumors
115. Pituitary and parasellar
disease
Volume 2: Pediatric Otolaryngology

Notes
Ch.1 History XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Ch.2 The Pediatric -Children with Autism are more likely to have Hearing loss •10 minutes
Consultation -Only general reading when there is time.
Ch. 3 Recognition Only general reading when there is time. •1o minutes
and management
of the sick child
Ch. 4 Pediatric -Table 4.1 about fasting guidelines •20 minutes
Anesthesia -Specific considerations

Ch. 8 Hearing Read the highlights •20 minutes

screening and
surveillance
Ch. 9 Hearing Read the highlights • 20 minutes
tests in children
Ch. 10 Read my highlights • (40 minutes)
Management of
the hearing
impaired child
Ch 11 Pediatric
implantation
technology
Ch 12 Congenital
middle ear
pathology
Ch. 13 Otitis (40 minutes)
Media with
Effusion
Ch. 38 Tonsillar -From Scott Brown • (30 minutes)
disease and
Tonsillectomy

Volume 2: Otology

Notes Times finished

Chapter 48. •• (2 hours)
Physiology of Hearing
Ch. 49 Physiology of -Read once only from Scott brown
Equilibrium
Ch. 51 Psychoacoustic Speech Audiometry remaining. My Notes have been
Audiometry completed
Ch. 52 Evoked
measurement of
Auditory sensitivity
Ch. 54
Ch. 56 Age related hearing loss
Ch. 57 Noise Induced -My Notes • 5 mins
hearing loss
Ch. 58 AD hearing -My Notes • 20 minutes
Loss
Ch. 59 Ototoxicity -My notes • 20 mintes
Ch. 63 Meniere’s •
Disease
Ch. 73 Ear Study the speech audiometry test and rinne/weber •
Examination from here – sensitivity vs. specifity definitions –
interpretation of Bing test -
Ch. 74 Furunculosis -What causes Furunculosis? • (30 minutes)
-Difference between furunculosis and mastoiditis (tenderness
on tragal movement)
– What is chronic diffuse otitis externa?
– What are some conditions associated with Furunculosis? –
What are management options for Furunculosis?
– What is the meaning of Hygroscopic agents?
– What is an astringent used to treat Furunculosis?
– How to manage resistant and recurrent cases of
Furunculosis?
Ch. 75 Myringitis -What is Acute Bullous Myringitis? •(30 minutes)
-What is the most common pathogen? (S. Pneumonia MC)
-What is the most common age of Bullous Myringitis? 2-8
years (While OM MC Age is < 2 years)
-May this condition present with SNHL ? Yes, Cochlea
-What are some management options?
-How do you manage associated SNHL ?
-What is Carbogen?
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-What is Granular Myringitis?
-What is the pathology?
-What is the meaning of Granulation tissue?
-What is the biggest association? >Previous Surgery 93%
-What is the presentation? Chronic inflammation of the
squamous layer more than 12 weeks
-GM does not include perforations or Cholesteatoma.
-How to investigate Granular Myringitis?
-What is the sequelae of GM?
-What are the management options?
-Overall, antibiotic drops and drops ofsteroids are less
effective than other modalities like dilute vinegar and 5fu or
co2 laser.
Ch. 76 Keratosis -Definitions • (60 minutes)
Obturans, Primary -Histology
-Pathology
Auditory canal -Clinical Presentation
Cholesteatoma and -Investigations
Benign Necrotizing -Management of all 3
Otitis Externa
Ch. 77 Acquired -Definition •(30 minutes)
atresia of the external -Types: Solid or Membranous
-How to Diagnose Acquired Canal Atresia?
auditory canal -Solid Atresia is Safe but surgically challenging, Membranous
Atresia is unsafe as may produce cholesteatoma but
surgically easier with better surgical outcomes.
-What are the causes of Acquired canal atresia?
Ch. 78 Otitis Externa -Definition ••(15 minutes)
and Otomycosis -What are the 3 stages of OE?
-What are some predisposing factors?
 -What is the relationship to water?
-What are some management options?
-What are the complications and the course?
Ch. 79 Perichondritis • (15 minutes)

Ch. 80 Exostosis of • (10 minutes)

the external auditory
canal
Ch 81 •(30 minutes)
Osteoradionecrosis of
the temporal bone

Ch. 83 Chronic Otitis -

Media

Ch. 84 Myringoplasty -Definition • (30 minutes)

-Causes of perforation
-Presentation of perforation
-Indications of myringoplasty
-Contraindications
-Factors influencing success
-Investigations
-Graft Materials
-Techniques used
-Complications
Ch. 85 Ossiculoplasty -What are the causes of conductive hearing loss? • (90 minutes)
-What is the Austin-Kartush classification system for ossicular
problems?
-What are the good prognostic factors for success of
ossiculoplasty?
-What are the bad prognostic factors for success in
ossiculoplasty?
-What materials can be used for reconstruction?
Auto/Homo/Allo
-Discussion of best options for different scenarios in ossicular
chain problems/Different reconstruction options.
Ch. 86 Eustachian -Definition of ETD •(60minutes)
Tube Dysfunction -Acute vs. Chronic ETD and time period
-What are the causes of ETD?
-What are the symptoms of ETD? Aural fullness, Hearing loss,
Autophony, impaired pressure equilibration, impaired middle
ear aeration.
-DD of ETD
-Management of Patulous Eustachian Tube
-What are the different ways to assess Eustachian tube
function?
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Ch. 87 Otoendoscopy Read for general knowledge

Ch. 88 TB of the
temporal bone

Ch. 89 Otosclerosis • (1 Hour)

-From Mardini papers

-What is the definition of Otosclerosis?

-What are the 3 general types of otosclerosis? Clinical,
Cochlear, histological.
-What is the general histopathology of Otosclerosis?
-What are the light and electron microscopic findings?
-What is the difference between woven and lamellar bone?
-What are the common sites of Otosclerosis?
-What happens when cavities form within Otosclerotic Foci?
-What is the pathology of Conductive hearing loss, SNHL and
Vestibular symptoms in Otosclerosis?
-What are some pathological findings during stapedectomy
surgery?
-Otosclerosis in Cochlear implant patients.
-Facial dehiscence and otosclerosis?
-What are the causes of Otosclerosis? Genetic, Viral,
-What are the complications of Otosclerosis surgery?

Ch. 90 Paget’s effect

on temporal bone

Ch. 94 cochlear •(1 hour)

Implant
Ch. 112 Facial nerve Read from the notes and review scott brown reading. •3 hours
and its benign
disorders
Ch 113 Facial nerve Read quickly •1 hour
tumors

Ch. 114 Osteitis of the I (45 minutes)

temporal bone

Volume 3: Head and Neck

Ch. 2 Etiology of H&N -Only study the highlighted information 30 minutes

Cancer
Ch. 4 Staging of H&N -Only study the highlighted information + last 30 minutes
Cancer specifications
Ch. 7 Nasal Cavity and -My notes have been done. Fix them and study some
Sinus Malignancy stagine. ---Revise Inverted Papilloma
-Revise Olfactory Neuroblastoma
-Revise Management of Sinonasal tumors and ask
someone.
Ch. 8 Nasopharyngeal
Carcinoma
Ch. 9 Benign Salivary Done once from Scott brown except for surgical •• (30 minutes)
Gland tumors procedure
Ch. 10 Malignant -Revise complications of surgery.
Salivary Gland Tumors
-Done from Board Prep.

* Halfway from KJ Lee (Revise Granulomatous disease)

* Doing my pix notes
Ch. 11 Parapharyngeal -From Scott Brown • (1 Hour)
space tumors -Zellballen Clusters in Paragangliomas
-Lyre’s sign increase in space between internal and
external carotid arteries.
-Presentation
-Complications of surgery
Ch 12. Oral Cavity •• (30 minutes)
Tumors and Lip Cancer - -Oropharyngeal tumors (My notes)
Ch 13. Oropharyngeal
tumors
Ch. 14 – Laryngeal On going……..
Cancer
Ch. 15 – Rehabilitation
after total
laryngectomy
Ch. 16 Hypopharyngeal
cancer
Ch. 17 Neck Metastasis
from an unknown
primary
Ch. 18 Metastatic Neck
Disease
Ch. 19 Radiotherapy in
Head and Neck
Ch. 24 Chemotherapy
in Head and Neck
Cancer
Ch. 33 Nutritional
Considerations
Ch 34 Speech voice and
Swallowing after
rehabilitation
Ch 35 Surgical
Anatomy of the Neck
Ch. 36 Clinical
Examination of the
Neck
Ch. 37 Imaging of the
Neck
Ch. 38 Neck Trauma
Ch. 39 Benign Neck -Board Prep (Read it) •3 Hours
Disease -Lee (Read it)
-My ENT Pix collection
Ch 40 Neck Space -Board Prep
infections -Lee
Ch 46 Salivary Gland -Read once from Scott Brown •2 Hours
Disease -Board Prep Revision
-My Pix

58. Anatomy of the

larynx and
Tracheobronchial tree

Chapter 74. OSA, -My Notes • 30 minutes

Medical Management
Ch. 75 Surgical -My Notes
management of OSA