Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, Hospital A/P, Adults, Hospital A/P, Peds
Treatment Ciprofloxacin 0.3%/dexamethasone 0.1% (Ciprodex) topically When to consider oral antibiotics If the infection has spread beyond the ear canal, If the patient has diabetes mellitus or If the patient is immunocompromised. Ear discharge in...
Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, Hospital A/P, Adults, Hospital A/P, Peds
Definition: Otitis media includes acute otitis media and otitis media with effusion. Different types of OM. Causative agents and treatment options. Treatment Causative agents and treatment options. Acetaminophen, NSAIDs, and topic anesthetic ear drops, prn analgesia....
Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, Hospital A/P, Adults, Hospital A/P, Peds
** Cause: Epstein Bar Virus (EBV). IM is a syndrome caused by EBV. Most EBV inf Test: Heterophile “infectious mononucleosis (IM). The syndrome most commonly occurs between 15 and 24 years of age. It should be suspected in patients presenting with sore throat,...
Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, DERMATOLOGY
Treatment: “Topical Steroids and antifungal agents can be used to effectively treat seborrheic dermatitis. Calcineurin inhibitors are as effective as steroids but have a higher incidence of short-term adverse effects.” AAFP 2017 Reference...
Clinic A/P, Peds, DERMATOLOGY, Hospital A/P, Peds
Hemangiomas Nevus Sebaceous Transient Neonatal Pustular Melanosis Erythema Toxicum Neonatorum Neonatal Herpes Simplex (Herpes Neonatorum) Milia. Called Epstein pearls when found on the soft or hard palate. Milaria Epidermolysis Bullosa Albinism Aplasia Cutis Congenita...
Clinic A/P, Peds, DERMATOLOGY, Hospital A/P, Peds
-Oral Propranolol. Complicated hemangiomas e.g. large segmental hemangiomas, facial hemangiomas, airway or periorbital hemangiomas or those with large ulcerations should be treated with systemic propranolol. FDA has approved a pediatric preparation of Propranolol...
