Upper Respiratory Infections
| Autor: | Jack B. Anon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Referral Migraine Disorders Efficiency Penicillins Diagnosis Differential Drug Hypersensitivity Facial Pain Humans Medicine Diagnostic Errors Sinusitis Intensive care medicine Referral and Consultation Sinus (anatomy) Rhinitis Respiratory tract infections business.industry Bacterial Infections General Medicine Guideline medicine.disease Haemophilus influenzae Tryptamines Anti-Bacterial Agents Streptococcus pneumoniae medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology Acute Disease Female Presentation (obstetrics) Differential diagnosis business Moraxella catarrhalis Fluoroquinolones |
| Zdroj: | The American Journal of Medicine. 123:S16-S25 |
| ISSN: | 0002-9343 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.02.003 |
| Popis: | It is estimated that >24 million cases of acute bacterial sinusitis occur annually in the United States. Recently, a number of medical societies have issued guidelines to aid in the management of upper respiratory tract infections (URIs). Although these guidelines serve to aid practitioners in the proper use of antibiotics, confusion remains regarding the disparity of guideline recommendations as well as some recommendations being outdated. This review presents 3 illustrative case studies designed to provide some clarity with regard to these guidelines. Case 1 is a typical presentation of a patient with worsening sinus conditions over the previous 2 weeks. Case 2 is a more challenging case of a patient with a sinus condition accompanied by a penicillin allergy that ultimately requires referral to an otolaryngologist. Case 3 is an atypical case with symptoms of a sinus infection accompanied by a normal sinus computed tomography scan. It is hoped that the presentation and discussion surrounding these cases will provide some helpful insights into the management of patients with URIs. |
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