ENT
ENT Foreign Body (Ear / Nose / Throat)
Site-specific approach; button battery = emergency; specialist removal for impacted / posterior nasal.
Source: ENT UK; RCEM
Step 1 of ~5
question
Site of Foreign Body
Determines management.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Drugs
- Xylometazoline Hydrochloride 0.1% Nasal Spray (Otrivine) · Nasal decongestant (alpha-2 adrenergic agonist — topical)
- Xylometazoline hydrochloride · Alpha-adrenoceptor agonist (nasal decongestant)
- Labetalol (IV — Hypertensive Emergency) · Combined Alpha-1 and Beta-Adrenergic Blocker
- Digoxin-specific Antibody Fragments (DigiFab) · Antidote
- Mupirocin 2% Ointment · Topical antibiotic (pseudomonic acid)
- Chlorhexidine with neomycin · Topical nasal antiseptic/antibiotic
Pathways
- Adult Upper Airway Obstruction (Stridor) · DAS 2015 unanticipated difficult airway; RCEM
- Epistaxis Management · ENT-UK / NICE
- Acute Otitis Media · NICE NG91 2018
- Tonsillitis and Sore Throat · NICE NG84 2018
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo · NICE CG124 / AAO-HNS Guidelines
- Acute Rhinosinusitis · NICE NG79 2017 / EPOS 2020
Decision support only. Always apply local guidelines and clinical judgement.