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Does the color of the nasal discharge predicts the presence of concurrent sinusitis?
No, it can also be purulent early in the course of URI
What do you suspect in a child with persistent fever or URI symptoms for more than 10 days?
Bacterial superinfection (Acute otitis media, sinusitis )
How do you diagnose URI
Clinically, symptoms are runny nose, low grade fever, cough, and sore throat
What is the most important step in URI management?
Adequate rehydration
Do over the counter medications like cough suppressants, mucolytics and antihistamines have an effect in the management of URI?
Minimal effectiveness and may cause side effects.
When do sphenoid sinuses develop?
3-5 years of age
When do frontal sinuses develop?
7-10 years of age
Is physical examination reliable in diagnosing uncomplicated sinusitis?
No
Management of uncomplicated sinusitis?
Empiric antibiotics (amoxicillin -clavulanate)
Most common pathogens in sinusitis
S. Pneumoniae, H. Influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis
What is specific about EBV pharyngitis?
Enlarged posterior lymph nodes
Hepatosplenomegaly
Malaise
What is specific about coxsackievirus pharyngitis?
Painful Vesicles or ulcers on posterior pharynx and soft palate (hyperangina)
Blisters on hands and feet (hand-foot-mouth disease)
What is specific about group A beta hemolytics pharyngitis?
- lack of URI symptoms such as cough
- fever
- exudates on tonsils, peteachie on soft palate, strawberry tongue
- enlarged cervical anterior lymph nodes
- could present with scarlatiniform rash
- school aged children 5-15
Gray adherent tonsillar membrane?
Diphtheria
Gold standard for Group A beta hemolytics?
Culture (gold standard), rapid antigen test
Do you treat nonsymptomatic otitis media?
No, its self resolving. Only treat if there are symptoms.
What is Acute otitis media?
Acute infection of middle ear space
What is otitis media with effusion?
Fluid within middle ear space with no signs of infection
What cause acute otitis media?
S. Pneumonia, nontypeable H. Influenzae, m. Catarrhalis
Sometimes viral
Most reliable method for detecting fluid in middle ear space?
Otoscopy
Treatment for AOM?
Amoxicillin, if the patient already used antibiotics in the last 1-2 months, they might have penicillin resisted s. Pneumonia. So give them amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, high dose amoxicillin, cephalosporin
Is antibiotics indicated for otitis media with effusion?
No
Otitis externa etiology
P. Aeruginosa
S. Aureus
Candida albicans
Secondary to AOM with perforated membrane
Diagnosis of otitis externa?
Erythema and edema of EAC
Sometimes with white or purulent whitish material
Sometimes with tenderness in palpation of tragus