General Surgery — Flashcards

What can eczematous skin changes of the areolar be associated with?

_____ is a severe, necrotising infection of the external auditory canal which can extend to the skull base

Otoscopy of acute otitis media will show an _____ tympanic membrane that is bulging with loss of the light reflex

Hint: appearance

The Centor criteria for isolating strep throat: _____ tonsillar Exudates Nodes (anterior cervical lymphadenopathy) Temperature (>38°C)

Hint: C

Otitis externa with signs of spreading infection may be managed with _____ in combination with topical treatment

Malignant otitis externa may cause _____ if there is osteomyelitis of the skull base

What is the management of malignant otitis externa? _____

What is the managment for tonsilitis?

Patients with acute otitis media who are systemically unwell or are immunocompromised should be given an _____

Hint: Mx

In penicillin-allergic patient, what is a suitable alternative to phenoxymethylpenicillin for a bacterial sore throat?