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RHEUMATIC FEVER
is a Autoimmune disease that occurs as a reaction to a
A beta hemolytic streptococcal infection
the most significant complication of rhfever
(Rheumatic Heart Disease
MAJOR CM of rh fever
▪ Carditis
▪ Erythema marginatum
▪ Subcutaneous nodules
▪ Polyarthritis
▪ Chorea
rare, evanescent, non-pruritic rash characterized by pink or red macules with pale centers and rounded or serpiginous margin
Erythema marginatum
arthritis affecting five or more joints simultaneously, causing pain, stiffness, and swelling
Polyarthritis
spasmodic involuntary movements of the limbs or facial muscles.
Chorea
the drug of choice Eradication of group A-B hemolytic streptococci
Penicillin
ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA usually last in less than
6 weeks
Bacteria of acute otitis media
S. Pneumoniae
H Influenza
Moraxella catarrhalis
Primary CAUSE of acute otitis media
Immature immune system
(ear pain)
Otalgia
discharge coming out
Otorrhea
create a hole in the ear
drum to allow fluid that is trapped in the middle ear to
drain out
Myringotomy
surgical procedure where small tubes are inserted into the eardrum
Tympanostomy tube (TT) placement
- measures middle ear function by checking how the eardrum moves in response to air pressure
Tympanometry
Early symptoms of complications of chronic otitis media
Tinnitus and giddiness
Positioning for chronic otitis
sit-up raise head on pillows and lie on unaffected ear
SCABIES
▪ Itchy skin infestation caused by a tiny burrowing mite called
d sarcoptes scabiei
common parasite in school-age children louse nits or eggs hatch approximately 7 to 10 days
PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS (HEAD LICE)
Found in clothing seams and transfers to the skin to feed.
More common in people with poor hygiene or living in
crowded conditions.
PEDICULOSIS CORPORIS
PEDICULOSIS CORPORIS Can transmit diseases such as
epidemic typhus and
trench fever.
SYMPTOMS OF PEDICULOSIS
▪ Small, white flecks on hair shaft, nits or egg of lice
characterized by blisters with yellow fluid that rupture
and leave a honey-colored crust.
IMPETIGO
caused by staph bacteria that produce a toxin that causes a break between the top layer (epidermis) and the lower levels of skin forming a
blister.
BULLOUS IMPETIGO