Ent Flashcards
AOM
Amox 80-90 mg/kg/day tid or bid or 1000 for adults
Augmentin
2nd line ceftra or azithro
Mastoiditis
If ŵ no recurrent AOM Vanco
If recurrent AOM Vanco with ceftaz for 4 weeks IV
COM
Based on culture sens
Cipro eardrum bid for 2 wks
OE
Cipro dexa ear drop
2nd line neomycin +polymixin+hydrocortisone
If simple pruritis n discomfort just acetic acid n hydrocortisone
If systemic sxx- iv abx
COE
Acetic acid
Tt underlying cause
Glycerin
Cerumenolytic agent alcohol
Topical antifungal
Cerumen /wax impaction
Ceruminolytic drop , h2o2 olive oil
Syringing or manual irrigation if no contraindications
Foreign body
Irrigation,
Tinitis
Cause based
Common cold
NSAID
Decongestant
Oral antihist
Acute bact rhinosinisitis
Nasal discharge nasal obst /facial pain
Symptomatic relief
Amox 1st line. Augmentin as 2nd line or azithro
Xylometazolin and loratasine syrup for symptomatic relief
Allergic rinitis
Decongestant n antihist( citrizine, loratadine…)
Xylometasoline
Epistaxis
Steps to stop the bleeding
Amox to prevent tss in >48 nasal packing
( in immunocompromised, dm n advanced age)
2nd line Aug
Nasal bone fracture
Sx
Acute tonsillitis
Amox
Cephalexine 2nd line
Aug If amox fail
Adenoid tonsillar hypertrophy
Sx
Acute laryngitis
Symptomatic relies
Abx not needed
Pred
Mumps parotitis/orchitis
Massage the glad
Paracetamol or tramadole
Suppurative sialadenitis
Restrict jaw movement
Cloxa
2nd line cephalexin or clinda