"Otoscopes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Instruments designed to inspect or auscultate the ear. They are designed primarily to examine the outer ear canal and tympanic membrane by means of light and air under moderate pressure, as with a pneumatic otoscope. (UMDNS, 1999)
| Descriptor ID |
D019720
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.230.550
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Otoscopes" by people in Profiles.
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Temporal bone extramedullary hematopoiesis as a causeof pediatric bilateral conductive hearing loss:Case report and review of the literature. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2017 Jun; 97:135-138.
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VIDEOS IN CLINICAL MEDICINE. Removal of Foreign Bodies from the Ear and Nose. N Engl J Med. 2016 Feb 18; 374(7):e7.
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Assessment of a Smartphone Otoscope Device for the Diagnosis and Management of Otitis Media. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2016 08; 55(9):800-10.
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Pediatric residents' clinical diagnostic accuracy of otitis media. Pediatrics. 2002 Jun; 109(6):993-8.
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Virtual endoscopic evaluation of labyrinthine fistulae resulting from cholesteatoma. Laryngoscope. 2001 Oct; 111(10):1828-33.