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purulent, foul smelling discharge from unilateral nostril
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nasal foreign body
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must be removed immediately if found in nasal cavity
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button batteries
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risk factors for allergic rhinitis
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family hx
high IgE high SEC |
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PE of allergic rhinitis
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pale nasal mucosa
cobble stoning of post pharynx |
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young children usually have how many cold per year
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6-7
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clinical sx of common cold
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sore throat
stuffy nose rhinorrhea cough |
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cold usually lasts how long
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7 - 10 days
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complications of common cold
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otitis media
sinusitis |
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sinuses present at birth
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ethmoidal
maxillary |
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sinus that presents at 5 yo
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sphenoidal
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sinus that forms at 7-8 yo and not fully developed until adolescence
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frontal
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sinuses not present at birth
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sphenoidal
frontal |
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maxillary sinus is not filled with air until how long
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4 yo
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most common bacterial pathogens of sinusitis
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strep pneumo
non-typable H. flu m. catarrhalis |
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predisposing conditions for sinusitis
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viral URI
acute rhinitis cigs |
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clinical signs of sinusitis
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stuffy, snotty nose
fever cough periorbital edema |
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severe resp sx that are dx of sinusitis
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temp of at least 102 AND
purulent discharge for 3-4 days |
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dx of sinusitis
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hx
persistent URI for 10-14 days OR severe resp sx |
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two components of OM
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infection (AOM)
inflammation with edema (OME) |
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peak incidence of OM occurs at what age
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6 - 20 mo
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bacterial causes of otitis media
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strep pneumo
non-typable H. flu m. catarrhalis |
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myringotomy and tympanocentesis are used for AOM tx when there is
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unremitting pain or systemic sx
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TM findings in AOM
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fullness
erythema abnormal whiteness (scarring) |
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TM findings in OME
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air fluid level
air bubbles |
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myringotomy and tympanostomy tubes are used for OME tx when
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prolonged sx
evidence of hearing loss |
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complications of otitis media
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mastoiditis
facial paralysis scarring w/ hearing loss cholesteatoma (middle ear tumor) |
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clinical signs of acute mastoiditis
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redness/swelling over mastoid
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screening for mastoiditis
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CT
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inflammation of infection of the external auditory canal
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otitis externa
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most common pathogens of otitis media
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pseudomonas
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clinical signs of otitis externa
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ear pain with pulling
conductive hearing loss |
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infectious mono caused by what virus
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Epstein-Barr
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mono is rare in what populations
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<4yo
>40yo |
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clinical signs of mono
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strep signs
splenomegaly |
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lab findings in mono
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heterophile Ig
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complications of mono
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splenic rupture
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clinical signs of herpangina
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ulcers in mouth
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clinical signs of stomatitis
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ulcers in anterior mouth
mouth pain |
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etiologic cause of herpangina
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enteroviral infection
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etiologic cause of hand foot and mouth disease
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Coxsackie A
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clinical signs of hand foot and mouth disease
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vesicles/ulcers in mouth
rash on hands and feet |
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etiologic cause of pharyngoconjunctival fever
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adenovirus
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clinical signs of pharyngoconjunctival fever
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conjunctivitis
pharyngitis GI sx |
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most common etiologic cause of acute bacterial pharyngitis
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group A strep
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clinical sign exclusive to group A strep pharyngitis
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petechiae on soft palate
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test for pharyngitis
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rapid strep test
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complications of group A strep pharyngitis
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acute rheumatic fever
glomerulonephritis |
