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 |
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| Overview |
| Causes |
| FIRE |
| Diagnosis |
| Treatment |
| Do's |
| Don'ts |
Overview
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Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Ear pain is not life threatening
Common Causes
commoncold or upper respiratory tract infection
primary otalgia
Otitis externa (swimmer's ear)
- Pseudomonas.
- Staph aureus.
Mechanical obstruction
- Earwax
- Foreign body
Otitis media[1]
- 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
Truma
- Air travel
secondary otalgia[2][3]
Refered ear pain
- Tonsillitis and Tonsillectomy
- Toothaches.
- Sorethroat.
- Mumps
- dental infections
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- Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ)
FIRE: Focused Initial Rapid Evaluation
Complete Diagnostic Approach
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Treatment
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Do's
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Don'ts
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