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In this issue of Medical Clinics of North America, guest editor Dr. Elizabeth Willingham brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Otolaryngology for the Internist and Hospitalist. Top experts cover common ENT issues and how they present in the inpatient and outpatient setting, focusing on the workup of these disorders as well as reviewing the relevant anatomy. Topics include the physical exam, epistaxis, rhinosinusitis, abscesses and infections, dysphonia, dysphagia, and many more.

• Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including the workup of head and neck masses; tracheostomy; laryngectomy: anatomy, airway, feeding, TEP; and more
• Provides in-depth clinical reviews on otolaryngology for the internist and hospitalist, offering actionable insights for clinical practice

• Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews

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  Physical Examination of the Head and Neck
  Epistaxis
  Rhinosinusitis
  Fungal Sinusitis-Invasive Versus Noninvasive
  Common Abscesses of the Head and Neck
  Dysphonia in Hospitalized Patients
  The Inpatient with Dysphagia: An Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment
  The Work Up of Head and Neck Masses
  Tracheotomy
  Total Laryngectomy for the Hospital Medicine Provider
  Otomastoiditis Versus Otomastoid Effusion
  Otitis Externa and Malignant Otitis Externa-for the Hospitalist/Internist