General Surgery — Flashcards

_____ tonsillitis presents with sudden-onset fever, severe pain on swallowing, exudative tonsils, & cervical lymphadenopathy

Hint: viral/bacterial

What is the management of suspected viral tonsillitis? _____

Bacterial tonsillitis that presents with trismus, deviated uvula, & muffled voice & unilateral swelling should raise suspicion for _____

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

Following grommet insertion for otitis media with effusion, a _____ must be performed 6 weeks later

What is the gold standard for when a patient should stop her oral contraceptive pill?

Malignant otitis externa may cause _____ if there is osteomyelitis of the skull base

What is the management of suspected bacterial tonsillitis? 1st-line: _____ Alternative: Clarithromycin

The _____ is shorter and more horizontal in children which leads to negative pressure in the middle ear and fluid accumulation

Hint: Anatomy

_____ is a severe, necrotising infection of the external auditory canal which can extend to the skull base