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Uncomplicated acute bacterial sinusitis treatment
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1st line: Amoxicillin 875mg bid x 10 days
Alt: doxycycline, TMP/SXT |
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Complicated or Severe sinusitis treatment
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azithromycin 500mg q24h x 3days
Alt: moxi, levo, gatifloxacin Alt: augmentin |
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Fungal sinusitis treatment
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amphotericin B
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Most common causes of viral pharyngitis
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i. rhinovirus
ii. coronavius iii. influenza virus iv. parainfluenza v. adenovirus |
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Most common cause of bacterial pharyngitis
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streptococcus pyogenes
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Treatment of streptococcal pharyngitis
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i. penicillin VK 500mg po bid x 10 days
ii.benzathine penicillin G, erythromycin, cephalexin |
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Treatment of pharyngitis caused by influenza virus - for severe symptoms
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Osetamavir 75mg po bid x 5 days; must be started within 48 hours of sx onset; adjust for renal insufficiency
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Most common causes of virlal acute sinusitis
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rhinovirus, parainflueza, influenza
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Causes of bacterial sinusitis - community acquired
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strep. pneumoniae, h. influenzae, moraxella catarrhalis
staph aureus (uncommon cause) |
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Causes of nosocomial (admitted >48 hrs) acute sinusitis
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staph aureus, pseudomonas, klebsiella, enterobacter, serratia (often polymicrobial)
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Causes of fungal acute sinusitis
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mucor, aspergillus, fusarium
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