General Surgery — Flashcards

Consider _____ for acute otitis media if there is no-response to treatment OR the patient is severley unwell OR immunodeficiency

Hint: Investigation

Suspected malignant otitis externa should be investigated with a _____ and MC&S (swab)

Examination of the ear in malignant otitis externa may reveal _____

Patients with acute otitis media who are systemically unwell or are immunocompromised should be given an _____

Hint: Mx

The _____ & Centor criteria are used in sore throat/tonsillitis to assess the likelihood of streptococcal infection and guide the need for antibiotics

FeverPAIN criteria guidance: 0-1: _____ 2-3: No antitbiotics or back-up prescription (34-40%*) 4-5: Antibiotics (62-65%*)

Acute otitis media is typically _____ and lasts 3 days, but can last up to 1 week

Patients with acute otitis media who hav otorrhoea or are <2 years old with bilateral infection should be considered for an _____ or delayed antibiotic prescription

Hint: Mx

Otitis externa with signs of spreading infection may be managed with _____ in combination with topical treatment

What can be an adverse effect of axillary node clearance in Breast Cancer surgery?