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Question 1

tonslitis vs phargitis

Answer 1

very similar except pharygitis typically no lymphadenopathy

Question 2

DX FOR TONSILITIS

Answer 2

phargitis
Infectious mono

Question 3

tonsiliti vs infectios mon o

Answer 3

infectious mono would give you splenomegaly and SEVRE FATIGUE

Question 4

WHAT IS CENTOR USED FOR

criteria

Answer 4

The Centor Criteria is a set of clinical predictors used to identify patients with Group A streptococcal pharyngitis:

absence of cough
fever
tonsillar exudates
lymphadenopathy (anterior cervical)
3 or more cosnidered for ab treatment

Question 5

CRITERIA FOR TONSILITIS

Answer 5

CENTOR

Question 6

what do we give in normal tonsilatis

Answer 6

paracetamol and ibuprofen

Question 7

complicatins of tonislitis

Answer 7

1. recurrent tonsilitis
2. retrophargeal (usually in kids)
3. pertitonsilar abseccs (quinsy)
4. lemiers sydnromes

Question 8

quinsy , symptoms

whats the main difference

Answer 8

also called peritonsilar abscess - a complication of tonsilitis

• can cause trismus
• dysphagia
  -fever
  -deviation of uvula
  -hot poattoe voice

difference is that patients cant eat because of the abscess whereeas tonsilitis they can it just hurts .