37.2 ð åèçïŒé«åž«åè / PGY OSCEïŒ
37.2.0.1 ð Cram Sheet
37.2.0.1.1 ð¥ é« yield 10
- 90% URI viral, äž routine antibiotic
- Centor Score for strep
- Sinusitis bacterial = > 10 d / double sickening / severe
- Strep first = penicillin / amoxicillin
- Epiglottitis = drooling + tripod + stridor â airway emergency
- Peritonsillar abscess = hot potato voice + uvula deviated
- Lemierreâs = Fusobacterium + IJV thrombosis + septic emboli
- Malignant OE = DM + Pseudomonas + skull base
- AOM ç åïŒS. pneumoniae > H. influenzae > M. catarrhalis
- OE ç åïŒPseudomonas, Staph + topical antibiotic
37.2.0.2 â é« yield
37.2.0.2.1 Centor Score
- F: Fever > 38
- A: Absence of cough
- N: Nodes (tender ant cervical)
- T: Tonsillar exudate
- Age modifier: 3-14 (+1), 45+ (-1)
37.2.0.2.2 Strep Throat è眮
- 1st: Penicillin V or amoxicillin à 10 d
- Allergy: cephalexin, azithromycin, clindamycin
- Prevent rheumatic fever (†9 d window)
- PSGN (post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis)
- Scarlet fever
- Septic complications: PTA, retropharyngeal abscess
37.2.0.2.3 Sinusitis Bacterial Treatment
- Amox-clav 5-7 d
- Doxycycline alternative
- Nasal saline + decongestant
- Topical steroid for chronic
37.2.0.2.4 Otitis Externa
- Topical fluoroquinolone with steroid
- Pseudomonas, Staph
- äžèŠ oral 䞻治
37.2.0.2.5 Malignant Otitis Externa
- Risk: DM, immunocomp
- Pseudomonas
- Skull base osteomyelitis
- IV antipseudomonal + ENT
37.2.0.2.6 Peritonsillar Abscess
- Hot potato voice + æµå£æ°Ž + trismus + uvula deviated
- I&D
- Antibiotic: amox-clav, clindamycin
37.2.0.3 ð¯ èªææª¢æž¬
- Strep first-line? â Penicillin / amoxicillin
- Epiglottitis triad? â drooling + tripod + stridor
- Lemierre ç å? â Fusobacterium
- Centor 4 means? â empiric or test
- Sinusitis bacterial criteria? â > 10 d / double / severe
- Malignant OE patient? â DM + Pseudomonas
- Peritonsillar key signs? â hot potato voice + uvula deviated
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