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conym5 - 02-13-10 08:26
A 3 year-old girl is brought to your office for ear pain. She has been swimming at camp for the past few days and now has copious discharge from her right external auditory canal with pain on movement of the pinna. What organism is the most common cause of this infection?
conym5 - 02-13-10 08:26
A 3 year-old girl is brought to your office for ear pain. She has been swimming at camp for the past few days and now has copious discharge from her right external auditory canal with pain on movement of the pinna. What organism is the most common cause of this infection?
The correct answer and explanation will be available after you answer.
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Re: infection
conym5 - 02-14-10 08:57 copious discharge from her right external auditory canal...looks like otitis externa,
with pain on movement of the pinna.. sounds like otitis media
so confused....
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Re: infection mtniharika - 04-29-10 09:56 My answer is: c.
Otitis externa (also known as "External otitis,"and "Swimmer's ear" is an inflammation of the outer ear and ear canal.
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Re: infection ferrero - 05-07-10 23:24 My answer is: a.
copious discharge from her right external auditory canal with pain on movement of the pinna is pathognomonic sign otitis media. most common causes are.. s.pneumonia, h.influ, moraxella
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Re: infection babbu5508 - 05-20-10 03:50 My answer is: c.
c. Pseudomonas species are the most common organisms causing otitis externa or Swimmer's ear,an inflammation of the outer ear and ear canal.
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