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Mastitis
bingousmle - 04-19-10 13:02
A 28-year-old woman comes to see you for a tender and erythematous area on her breast. She is nursing her 6-week-old son. You diagnose mastitis. Which of the following is true regarding this condition?
a. Restricting caffeine and methylxanthines may be efficacious
b. Evening primrose oil has been shown to help with symptoms
c. Applying ice several times a day will help relieve symptoms
d. The patient should discontinue nursing
e. Antibiotic therapy is indicated
bingousmle - 04-19-10 13:02
A 28-year-old woman comes to see you for a tender and erythematous area on her breast. She is nursing her 6-week-old son. You diagnose mastitis. Which of the following is true regarding this condition?
a. Restricting caffeine and methylxanthines may be efficacious
b. Evening primrose oil has been shown to help with symptoms
c. Applying ice several times a day will help relieve symptoms
d. The patient should discontinue nursing
e. Antibiotic therapy is indicated
The correct answer and explanation will be available after you answer.
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Re: Mastitis mtniharika - 04-30-10 08:27 My answer is: e.
For simple mastitis without an abscess, oral antibiotics are prescribed. Cephalexin and dicloxacillin are two of the most common antibiotics chosen,
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Re: Mastitis babbu5508 - 05-20-10 15:04 My answer is: e.
For simple mastitis without an abscess, oral antibiotics are prescribed. Cephalexin and dicloxacillin are two of the most common antibiotics chosen
#16
Re: Mastitis paperp - 10-21-10 02:05 My answer is: e.
Treat with antistaphylococcal antibiotics, warm compresses, and continued emptying of the breast by breastfeeding or breast pumping.
Emerging evidence suggests that therapeutic administration of lactobacilli strains that are naturally occurring in breastmilk may be of therapeutic benefit for the management of infectious mastitis during lactation
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/781116-treatment
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