Swiss Catalogue of Learning Objectives for Undergraduate Medical Training

Under a mandate of the Joint Commission of the Swiss Medical Schools

6. Discipline Related Objectives

Otorhinolaryngology

Clinical Pictures

... external ear

Objective ID Level D T E P G

C OT 1   earwax, impacted 2 D T G

C OT 2   exostosis, hyperostosis in external ear 1

C OT 3   foreign body in external auditory canal 2 D E G

C OT 4   erysipelas of external ear 2 D

C OT 5   otitis, external 2 D T G

C OT 6   furunculosis of the external auditory canal 2 D T

C OT 7   perichondritis of auricle 1

C OT 8   ear, laceration of, injury to external auditory canal 1 E

C OT 9   ear, prominent auricle (bat ear, lop ear) 1

... middle ear

Objective ID Level D T E P G

C OT 10   otitis media, acute, viral / bacterial 2 D T G

C OT 11   otitis media, chronic, with effusion (glue ear) / with central perforation of tympanic membrane 2 D

C OT 12   cholesteatoma 1

C OT 13   mastoid abscess / purulent otomastoiditis 1 E

C OT 14   otogenic brain abscess 1

C OT 15   otogenic meningitis 2 D E P G

C OT 16   thrombosis of lateral sinus from inflammation of middle ear 1

C OT 17   otosclerosis 1

C OT 18   barotrauma of middle ear 1 E

C OT 19   Eustachien tube dysfunction 2 D T G

C OT 20   traumatic perforation of tympanic membrane 1 E

... inner ear and vestibular organ

Objective ID Level D T E P G

C OT 21   acoustic trauma and noise-induced hearing loss 2 D P G

C OT 22   ototoxic hearing loss 2 D P

C OT 23   presbyacusis 2 D G

C OT 24   acoustic neurinoma (vestibular schwannoma) 1

C OT 25   fracture of temporal bone (longitudinal / transverse) 1 E

C OT 26   labyrinthitis 1

C OT 27   benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (cupulo- and canalolithiasis) 2 G

C OT 28   Menière's disease 2 D G

C OT 29   motion sickness (kinetosis) 2 D T

C OT 30   vestibular function, sudden loss of (vestibular neuritis) 1 E G

... nose, paranasal sinus, anterior skullbase

Objective ID Level D T E P G

C OT 31   furuncle of the nose 2 D T

C OT 32   nasal polyposis 2 G

C OT 33   rhinitis, rhinosinusitis, acute 2 D T G

C OT 34   rhino-conjunctivitis, allergic / rhinosinusitis, allergic 2 D T P G

C OT 35   rhinitis, rhinosinusitis, chronic 1

C OT 36   basalioma, spinalioma, squamous cell carcinoma 2 P G

C OT 37   epistaxis 2 D T E G

C OT 38   fracture of the nasal pyramid 2

C OT 39   fractures of the facial cranium 1 E

C OT 40   fracture of orbit (blow-out fracture) 1

C OT 41   choanal atresia 1

C OT 42   nasal septum, deviation 2 G

... oral cavity, pharynx, hypopharynx

Objective ID Level D T E P G

C OT 43   cheilitis angularis (Perlèche) 2 D T G

C OT 44   gingivitis / periodontitis 1 G

C OT 45   herpes labialis 2 D T G

C OT 46   candidiasis, mouth / throat (thrush) 2 D T G

C OT 47   stomatitis, herpetic 2 T

C OT 48   leukoplakia, hairy of the border of the tongue in AIDS 1

C OT 49   abscess of the floor of the mouth (including of dental origin) 1

C OT 50   pressure sores from dental prostheses 1

C OT 51   stomatitis, recurrent aphthous 2 D G

C OT 52   agranulocytotic angina 1

C OT 53   diphtheria, including diphteric croup 1 E P G

C OT 54   mononucleosis, infectious 2 D T G

C OT 55   pharyngitis, acute / chronic 2 D T G

C OT 56   Plaut-Vincent angina (trench mouth), acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis 1

C OT 57   scarlet fever 2 D T G

C OT 58   tonsillitis, streptococcal (including complications: glomerulonephritis, rheumatic fever, chorea minor) 2 D T G

C OT 59   peritonsillar abscess / retropharyngeal abscess 2 D E G

C OT 60   tonsillogenic septicemia 1 E

C OT 61   Bowen's disease 2

C OT 62   pharynx and oral cavity, tumors of 1

C OT 63   oral cavity and pharynx, thermal and caustic lesions of 1 E

C OT 64   teeth, injuries to CSU40, CPE6] 2 D E G

C OT 65   tongue bite / piercing of tongue 1 E

C OT 66   traumatic lesions of the palate 1 E

C OT 67   cleft lip, jaw, palate 1

C OT 68   tongue, norm variants of 1

C OT 69   dysgeusia / ageusia 1

C OT 70   foreign body in hypopharynx 1 E

C OT 71   ranula (mucus retention cyst sublingual gland) 1

C OT 72   sleep apnea syndrome obstructive / central 2 G

... salivary glands

Objective ID Level D T E P G

C OT 73   mumps (epidemic parotitis) 2 D P G

C OT 74   parotitis, marantic 1

C OT 75   parotitis, suppurative 1

C OT 76   sialolithiasis of salivary glands 1

C OT 77   pleomorphic adenoma (benign mixed tumor) and other benign tumors of salivary glands 1

C OT 78   tumors of salivary gland, malignant 1

C OT 79   Sjögren's disease (sicca syndrome with arthritis, LE, scleroderma) 1

... esophagus

Objective ID Level D T E P G

C OT 80   diverticulum of esophagus (including Zenker's diverticulum) 1

C OT 81   esophageal varices 2

C OT 82   esophagus, injuries and perforations of 1

C OT 83   foreign body in esophagus 1 E

C OT 84   esophagus, strictures of 1

C OT 85   esophageal rupture 1

C OT 86   esophagus, corrosive lesion (acid, base, stenosis) 2 E

... cervico-facial region

Objective ID Level D T E P G

C OT 87   midline / lateral branchial cysts / fistulas 1

C OT 88   enlarged cervical lymph nodes (inflammatory, metastasic) 1

C OT 89   cervico-facial tumors benign (including simple goiter) 1

C OT 90   peripheral palsy / paralysis of facial nerve (idiopathic, borreliosis, viral, traumatic, neoplastic) 2 D G

... larynx, vocal cords, tracheo-bronchial system

Objective ID Level D T E P G

C OT 91   epiglottitis 2 D E P G

C OT 92   laryngitis acute 1 G

C OT 93   laryngitis, chronic 1 G

C OT 94   tracheitis, acute / chronic 2 T G

C OT 95   viral croup (pseudocroup, laryngitis subglottica) 2 D T E G

C OT 96   tracheomalacia 1

C OT 97   palsy of recurrent laryngeal nerve, unilateral / bilateral 1

C OT 98   vocal cord paralysis, neurologic syndromes causing it 1

C OT 99   laryngeal carcinoma, clinical symptoms of 2

C OT 100   tumors of the larynx 1

C OT 101   vocal cord and larynx: nodules / cysts / polyps / papillomas 1

C OT 102   foreign body aspiration (larynx, trachea and bronchi) 2 D E P G

C OT 103   laryngeal trauma, external, blunt / sharp (with fractures of cartilage and structural displacements) 1 E

C OT 104   larynx and trachea, thermal / corrosive injuries of 1 E

Further Knowledge

... hearing disorders

Objective ID Level D T E P G

C OT 105   hearing loss, congenital / acquired 1

C OT 106   hearing loss, conductive 2 D G

C OT 107   hearing loss, sensory neural 2 D

C OT 108   hearing loss, retrocochlear 1

C OT 109   hearing loss, central 1

C OT 110   hearing aid fitting 1

C OT 111   cochlea implantation 1

... vestibular dysfunction

Objective ID Level D T E P G

C OT 112   definiton of vertigo and disequilibrium 1

C OT 113   nystagmus 1

C OT 114   vestibular ototoxicity 2

C OT 115   vestibular dysfunction, peripheral / central 2

C OT 116   vestibular compensation 1

... examination

Objective ID Level D T E P G

C OT 117   ear microscopy 1

C OT 118   posterior rhinoscopy 1

C OT 119   testing of the act of swallowing 1

C OT 120   indirect pharyngo-laryngoscopy 1

... procedures

Objective ID Level D T E P G

C OT 121   tympanometry and measurement of stapedius reflex 1

C OT 122   pure tone audiogram and speech audiometry 1

C OT 123   acoustic evoked potentials 1

C OT 124   induced nystagmus (rotation, optokinetic, caloric) 1

C OT 125   endoscopy of nasal cavity 1

C OT 126   endoscopy of pharynx 1

C OT 127   direct fiberoptic laryngoscopy 1

C OT 128   bronchoscopy 1

C OT 129   endoscopy of the esophagus 1

C OT 130   coniotomy 1

C OT 131   tracheotomy 1

C OT 132   tracheal intubation 1

C OT 133   emergency treatment of acute dyspnea in patients with tracheal canula 1 G

C OT 134   anterior tamponade in nose 1 G

C OT 135   treatment of hemorrhage after tonsillectomy 1

C OT 136   CPAP-ventilation 1 G

C OT 137   fine needle aspiration for cytology 1 G

Objective ID		Level	D	T	E	P	G
C OT 1	earwax, impacted	2	D	T			G
C OT 2	exostosis, hyperostosis in external ear	1
C OT 3	foreign body in external auditory canal	2	D		E		G
C OT 4	erysipelas of external ear	2	D
C OT 5	otitis, external	2	D	T			G
C OT 6	furunculosis of the external auditory canal	2	D	T
C OT 7	perichondritis of auricle	1
C OT 8	ear, laceration of, injury to external auditory canal	1			E
C OT 9	ear, prominent auricle (bat ear, lop ear)	1

Objective ID		Level	D	T	E	P	G
C OT 10	otitis media, acute, viral / bacterial	2	D	T			G
C OT 11	otitis media, chronic, with effusion (glue ear) / with central perforation of tympanic membrane	2	D
C OT 12	cholesteatoma	1
C OT 13	mastoid abscess / purulent otomastoiditis	1			E
C OT 14	otogenic brain abscess	1
C OT 15	otogenic meningitis	2	D		E	P	G
C OT 16	thrombosis of lateral sinus from inflammation of middle ear	1
C OT 17	otosclerosis	1
C OT 18	barotrauma of middle ear	1			E
C OT 19	Eustachien tube dysfunction	2	D	T			G
C OT 20	traumatic perforation of tympanic membrane	1			E

Objective ID		Level	D	T	E	P	G
C OT 21	acoustic trauma and noise-induced hearing loss	2	D			P	G
C OT 22	ototoxic hearing loss	2	D			P
C OT 23	presbyacusis	2	D				G
C OT 24	acoustic neurinoma (vestibular schwannoma)	1
C OT 25	fracture of temporal bone (longitudinal / transverse)	1			E
C OT 26	labyrinthitis	1
C OT 27	benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (cupulo- and canalolithiasis)	2					G
C OT 28	Menière's disease	2	D				G
C OT 29	motion sickness (kinetosis)	2	D	T
C OT 30	vestibular function, sudden loss of (vestibular neuritis)	1			E		G

Objective ID		Level	D	T	E	P	G
C OT 31	furuncle of the nose	2	D	T
C OT 32	nasal polyposis	2					G
C OT 33	rhinitis, rhinosinusitis, acute	2	D	T			G
C OT 34	rhino-conjunctivitis, allergic / rhinosinusitis, allergic	2	D	T		P	G
C OT 35	rhinitis, rhinosinusitis, chronic	1
C OT 36	basalioma, spinalioma, squamous cell carcinoma	2				P	G
C OT 37	epistaxis	2	D	T	E		G
C OT 38	fracture of the nasal pyramid	2
C OT 39	fractures of the facial cranium	1			E
C OT 40	fracture of orbit (blow-out fracture)	1
C OT 41	choanal atresia	1
C OT 42	nasal septum, deviation	2					G

Objective ID		Level	D	T	E	P	G
C OT 43	cheilitis angularis (Perlèche)	2	D	T			G
C OT 44	gingivitis / periodontitis	1					G
C OT 45	herpes labialis	2	D	T			G
C OT 46	candidiasis, mouth / throat (thrush)	2	D	T			G
C OT 47	stomatitis, herpetic	2		T
C OT 48	leukoplakia, hairy of the border of the tongue in AIDS	1
C OT 49	abscess of the floor of the mouth (including of dental origin)	1
C OT 50	pressure sores from dental prostheses	1
C OT 51	stomatitis, recurrent aphthous	2	D				G
C OT 52	agranulocytotic angina	1
C OT 53	diphtheria, including diphteric croup	1			E	P	G
C OT 54	mononucleosis, infectious	2	D	T			G
C OT 55	pharyngitis, acute / chronic	2	D	T			G
C OT 56	Plaut-Vincent angina (trench mouth), acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis	1
C OT 57	scarlet fever	2	D	T			G
C OT 58	tonsillitis, streptococcal (including complications: glomerulonephritis, rheumatic fever, chorea minor)	2	D	T			G
C OT 59	peritonsillar abscess / retropharyngeal abscess	2	D		E		G
C OT 60	tonsillogenic septicemia	1			E
C OT 61	Bowen's disease	2
C OT 62	pharynx and oral cavity, tumors of	1
C OT 63	oral cavity and pharynx, thermal and caustic lesions of	1			E
C OT 64	teeth, injuries to CSU40, CPE6]	2	D		E		G
C OT 65	tongue bite / piercing of tongue	1			E
C OT 66	traumatic lesions of the palate	1			E
C OT 67	cleft lip, jaw, palate	1
C OT 68	tongue, norm variants of	1
C OT 69	dysgeusia / ageusia	1
C OT 70	foreign body in hypopharynx	1			E
C OT 71	ranula (mucus retention cyst sublingual gland)	1
C OT 72	sleep apnea syndrome obstructive / central	2					G

Objective ID		Level	D	T	E	P	G
C OT 73	mumps (epidemic parotitis)	2	D			P	G
C OT 74	parotitis, marantic	1
C OT 75	parotitis, suppurative	1
C OT 76	sialolithiasis of salivary glands	1
C OT 77	pleomorphic adenoma (benign mixed tumor) and other benign tumors of salivary glands	1
C OT 78	tumors of salivary gland, malignant	1
C OT 79	Sjögren's disease (sicca syndrome with arthritis, LE, scleroderma)	1

Objective ID		Level	D	T	E	P	G
C OT 80	diverticulum of esophagus (including Zenker's diverticulum)	1
C OT 81	esophageal varices	2
C OT 82	esophagus, injuries and perforations of	1
C OT 83	foreign body in esophagus	1			E
C OT 84	esophagus, strictures of	1
C OT 85	esophageal rupture	1
C OT 86	esophagus, corrosive lesion (acid, base, stenosis)	2			E

Objective ID		Level	D	T	E	P	G
C OT 87	midline / lateral branchial cysts / fistulas	1
C OT 88	enlarged cervical lymph nodes (inflammatory, metastasic)	1
C OT 89	cervico-facial tumors benign (including simple goiter)	1
C OT 90	peripheral palsy / paralysis of facial nerve (idiopathic, borreliosis, viral, traumatic, neoplastic)	2	D				G

Objective ID		Level	D	T	E	P	G
C OT 91	epiglottitis	2	D		E	P	G
C OT 92	laryngitis acute	1					G
C OT 93	laryngitis, chronic	1					G
C OT 94	tracheitis, acute / chronic	2		T			G
C OT 95	viral croup (pseudocroup, laryngitis subglottica)	2	D	T	E		G
C OT 96	tracheomalacia	1
C OT 97	palsy of recurrent laryngeal nerve, unilateral / bilateral	1
C OT 98	vocal cord paralysis, neurologic syndromes causing it	1
C OT 99	laryngeal carcinoma, clinical symptoms of	2
C OT 100	tumors of the larynx	1
C OT 101	vocal cord and larynx: nodules / cysts / polyps / papillomas	1
C OT 102	foreign body aspiration (larynx, trachea and bronchi)	2	D		E	P	G
C OT 103	laryngeal trauma, external, blunt / sharp (with fractures of cartilage and structural displacements)	1			E
C OT 104	larynx and trachea, thermal / corrosive injuries of	1			E

Objective ID		Level	D	T	E	P	G
C OT 105	hearing loss, congenital / acquired	1
C OT 106	hearing loss, conductive	2	D				G
C OT 107	hearing loss, sensory neural	2	D
C OT 108	hearing loss, retrocochlear	1
C OT 109	hearing loss, central	1
C OT 110	hearing aid fitting	1
C OT 111	cochlea implantation	1

Objective ID		Level	D	T	E	P	G
C OT 112	definiton of vertigo and disequilibrium	1
C OT 113	nystagmus	1
C OT 114	vestibular ototoxicity	2
C OT 115	vestibular dysfunction, peripheral / central	2
C OT 116	vestibular compensation	1

Objective ID		Level	D	T	E	P	G
C OT 117	ear microscopy	1
C OT 118	posterior rhinoscopy	1
C OT 119	testing of the act of swallowing	1
C OT 120	indirect pharyngo-laryngoscopy	1

Objective ID		Level	D	T	E	P	G
C OT 121	tympanometry and measurement of stapedius reflex	1
C OT 122	pure tone audiogram and speech audiometry	1
C OT 123	acoustic evoked potentials	1
C OT 124	induced nystagmus (rotation, optokinetic, caloric)	1
C OT 125	endoscopy of nasal cavity	1
C OT 126	endoscopy of pharynx	1
C OT 127	direct fiberoptic laryngoscopy	1
C OT 128	bronchoscopy	1
C OT 129	endoscopy of the esophagus	1
C OT 130	coniotomy	1
C OT 131	tracheotomy	1
C OT 132	tracheal intubation	1
C OT 133	emergency treatment of acute dyspnea in patients with tracheal canula	1					G
C OT 134	anterior tamponade in nose	1					G
C OT 135	treatment of hemorrhage after tonsillectomy	1
C OT 136	CPAP-ventilation	1					G
C OT 137	fine needle aspiration for cytology	1					G