ENT Syllabus of TNPSC

I. BASIC SCIENCES
ANATOMY
Anatomy - Ear
Developmental Anatomy of Ear
Osteology of Temporal bone.
Anatomy of the External ear
Anatomy of the Middle ear
Anatomy of the inner ear
Anatomy of Cranial nerves
Anatomy - Nose
Developmental anatomy of nose
Anatomy of nasal septum including blood supply and nerve supply
Anatomy of the lateral wall of nose including blood supply and nerve supply
Anatomy of para nasal sinuses
Ostelogy of maxilla and ethmoid bone.
Anatomy - Larynx
Development of Larynx
Difference between child and adult larynx
Pre-epiglottic space, paraglottic space
Cartilages of Larynx
Muscles of Larynx
Quadrangular membrane
Conus elasticus
Vocal cords
Anatomy - Pharynx
Development anatomy of pharyngeal arches
Anatomy and blood supply of tonsil
Waldeyers Ring
Anatomy - Trachea & Oesophagus
Anatomy of Trachea
Broncho pulmonary segments
Anatomy of Oesophagus.
Anatomy of neck nodes, Deep cervical facia

PHYSIOLOGY OF EAR,NOSE, THROAT
Functions of the nose
Physiology of olfaction
Physiology of hearing
Middle ear impedance transformer mechanism
Vestibular function in maintaining equilibrium
Auditory pathway
Physiology of swallowing
Taste pathway
Speech generation

BACTERIOLOGY
Elementary bacteriology with ref to
Staphylococcus
Streptococcus
Pneumococcus
Pseudomonas
Moraxella
Fungus
Aspergillus
Candida
Mucormycosis
Rhinosporidiosis
Virus
Adenovirus
E B Virus
Coxsakie
HIV
Basics in allergy and immunology


PATHOLOGY
General Pathology
Inflammation necrosis
Wound healing
Shock pathology
Thrombosis & embolism
Granulomatus Lesions
Tuberculosis
Midline lethal Granuloma
Tumours - aetiology, classification, histopathology

PHARMOCOLOGY
Local Anaesthetics
Cortico steroids in ENT
Antibiotics
Chemotherapy in malignancy
Analgesics - pain relief.

BIOCHEMISTRY
Biochemistry of body fluids - CSF, Endolymph, perilymph
Electrolyte balance and maintenance of PH of blood
Biochemical changes in airway obstruction.
II. CLINICAL FEATURES, SIGNS AND SYMPATAMATALOGY OF COMMON ENT DISEASES
Tonsillitis etc.
Tonsillitis
Sinusitis
Chronic suppurature ototis media - both safe and unsafe
Neckspace infections
Otosclerosis
Menieres disease
Atrophic Rhinitis
Otitis externa
Otomycosis
Kerotosis obturnas
Rhinopsoridiosis


Tumours - Benign & Malignant
Carcinoma of larynx
Carcinoma maxilla
Hypopharyngeal malignancy
Carcinoma nasopharynx
Acoustic Neuroma
Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
Evaluation of secondaries neck with unknown primary
Sinonasal Lymphomas
Glomus tumours

III. RADIOLOGY

CT Scan of para nasal sinuses
CT Scan of neck
Basics of MRI
DSA
Carotid Angiography
CT scan of temporal bone
Radiologic planes - plain x rays
Ultrasound neck

IV. OPERATIVE SURGERY
Tonsillectomy
FESS
Mastoidectomy
Rhinoplasty
Maxillectomy
Laryngectomy
Tracheostomy
Flaps in ENT
Block dissection
Stapedectomy

V. SCOPY
Direct Laryngoscopy
Oesophagoscopy
Bronchoscopy
Nasal endoscopy
Otoscopy

VI. REHABILITATION
Speech rehabilation following laryngectomy
Rehabilitation following maxillectomy - obturator
Management of hearing loss
Hearing aids
Bone anchored hearing aids
Cochlear implants

VII. RADIOTHERAPHY, BRACHYTHERAPHY, CHEMOTHERAPHY, PALLIATIVE CARE

VIII. RECENT ADVANCES
Advances in laser in ENT applications
Ultrasonic scalpal
Gamma Knife
Computer assisted surgeries
Intra -Arterial Local Chemotheraphy
Powered instruments
Coobular

Reference Books
Diseases of the nose, throat for head and Neck - Ballenger
Tumours of the head and neck - John G. Batsakis
Jacksons textbook of Broncho - oesophagology
Lore’s Atlas of head and neck surgery
Micro surgery of the skull base by ugo fisch and Douglas matto
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery - Charles W Cummings.
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Journals
North American clinics of Otorhinolaryngology
Indian Journal of Otolaryngology.
Laryngoscope
British journal of Otolaryngology
Annals of otology, Rhinology and Laryngology
Archieves of Otolaryngology
Americal Journal of Otolaryngology


List of books for study purpose
Scott Browns otolaryngology - six volumes - VI edn
Otolaryngology Vol I to IV by paparella
Diseases of the ear - mawsons - VI edn
Surgery of the ear - shambough - V edn
Head and neck surgery - stell and maran’s - iv edn
Functional Endoscopic sinus surgery - stammberger
Endoscopic sinus surgery - Levine and may
Operative surgery Rob and smith
Clinical audiovestibulometry - Anirban Biswas