Ear pain resident survival guide (pediatrics)

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Ear pain resident survival guide (pediatrics) Microchapters
Overview
Causes
FIRE
Diagnosis
Treatment
Do's
Don'ts

Overview

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Causes

Life Threatening Causes

Ear pain is not life threatening

outer ear

Otitis externa (swimmer's ear)

• Pseudomonas.
• Staph aureus.

Mechanical obstruction

• Earwax
• Foreign body

middle ear

Otitis media

• Streptococcus pneumoniae
• nontypable Haemophilus influenzae
• Moraxella catarrhalis

Otitis media with effusion

• Enter into group child care(Amounts of time spent)
• Exposure of smoking
• Peroid of breastfeeding

Refered ear pain

Tonsillectomy

toothaches and pain in the throat

temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ), a sore throat, mumps, tonsillitis, sinus infections, and ulcers in the oral cavity and the tongue

Truma

• Air travel

• Common cause 2
• Common cause 3
• Common cause 4
• Common cause 5

Complete Diagnostic Approach

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Treatment

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Do's

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Don'ts

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References

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