Mouth/Throat Flashcards
Avulsed tooth treatment
Rinse adult tooth in saline
Reimplant or store in milk, saline, cheek
Bite down on gauze
Refer to dentist
Peritonsillar abscess symptoms
Severe sore throat Difficulty swallowing Painful swallowing Jaw spasms Hot potato voice Unilateral peritonsillar swelling Displaced uvula Malaise Fever Chills
Peritonsillar abscess treatment
Refer to ED
Diphtheria
Sore throat fever swollen neck Hoarse voice Dysphagia Gray yellow pseudomembrane
Diphtheria treatment
Contact prophylaxis
Refer to ED
Mumps (parotitis)
Fever Headache Fatigue Myalgias Anorexia Unilateral swollen, tender cheek
Mumps treatment
Resolves in one week
Report to state health department
Torus palatinus
Bony mass midline hard palate
Benign
Koplik’s spots
Red spoiled with white centers in mouth
Associated with measles
Hairy leukoplakia
Caused by EBV in HIV patients
Cheilosis treatment
Check B vitamins Check denture fit Check for yeast If staph treat w/ mupirocin Barrier cream - zinc oxide or petroleum
Strep throat center criteria
Tonsillar exudate
Tender anterior cervical lymph
Fever
Absence of cough
Strep treatment
Rapid test - RADT
1. PCN V 500 mg bid x 10 days
2. Amox
3. Azithromycin
Salt water gargles, lozenges, fluids, pain reliever
Repeat culture if mitral valve prolapse or heart valve surgery
