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Goals Common and Nightmare ENT presentations, management and follow up.

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Acute Pharyngitis (cont) Life-threatening Garden Variety Infectious Epiglottitis, diphtheria, Ludwig’s angina, peritonsillar abscess, retropharyngeal abscess, gonococcal pharyngitis, infectious mononucleosis (occlusion), and GABHS (. . . ARF). viral pharyngitis, non-GABHS bacterial pharyngitis, and candidiasis. Non-infectious Laryngeal/pharyngeal trauma, GERD, persistent cough or post-nasal drainage, thyroiditis, and malignancies.

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Acute Pharyngitis (cont)

Acute Pharyngitis (cont) Who is worse then MD at DDx Bact vs Viral? No one. Epid Group A Streptococcal pharyngitis is disease of youth. 50% of pts 5 – 15 yo. Peak incidence first few years of school. GAS uncommon <3 yo

Acute Pharyngitis (cont) Dx? Classic Symptoms of GABHS Pharyngeal or tonsillar exudate Swollen anterior cervical LN Hx fever >38*C Absence of cough If all 4 symptoms: 44% chance they will NOT have GABHS. Coin 50%. http: //www. afreeman. org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/nickel. jpg

Acute Pharyngitis (cont) Rapid Strep test? Lacks sensitivity and evidence of improved clinical outcome. ASOT? Lets use some science please. . . Not recommended in AB Not in Dx or mgmt of acute pharyngitis. Post treatment swab? Not routinely.

Acute Pharyngitis (cont) How to diagnose this simple beast? Throat Swab. In pts with >2 classic symptoms. Sensitivity 90 - 95%.

Acute Pharyngitis (cont) MCC? Viral ~90% Bacterial: MCC: GABHS GCBHS, GGBHS, N. Gonorrhoeae, arcanobacterium haemolyticum http: //textbookofbacteriology. net/themicrobialworld/pathogenesis. html

Acute Pharyngitis (cont) Infectious? 2 -5 d prior to symptoms During acute illness ~7 d after if untreated Back to School? 24 hrs after start ABx Unless symptoms don't improve -? Tx failure.

Acute Pharyngitis (cont) Mgmt Swab and wait. Rheumatic fever? “I got the stuff they want” Penicillin (no documented resistance). Allergy? Clindamycin or Erythromycin. Not getting better 48 – 72 hrs? FUGP.

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Post-Tonsillectomy Time Honoured Tradition of Hemostasis Tonsils are supplied by 5 arteries in an area unable to collapse on itself.

Post-Tonsillectomy (Cont) Janfaza et al. 2001. Surgical anatomy of the head and neck

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Post-Tonsillectomy (Cont) This is bad. Move them somewhere besides PLC eyeroom. Trauma bay or get an airway cart. IV x 2, CBC, INR/a. PTT, crossmatch. Ask for tonselectomy bleed pack. Let ENT know early.

Post-Tonsillectomy (Cont) 0. 5 – 10% depending on Sx. Bleeding Intraoperative Primary (<24 hrs) Secondary (1 -10 days) 5 – 7 POD most common

Post-Tonsillectomy (Cont) Post-op day 5 – 7

Post-Tonsillectomy (Cont) Minor Bleeding Seated position in surgical area Suction Look Call ENT – likely reluctant

Post-Tonsillectomy (Cont) Major Bleeding Back to basics – Pressure. Kelly clamp + epi 2% soaked gauze. ENT. They need OR. Presume stomach is full of blood from ooze. It is a bad airway.

Post-Tonsillectomy (Cont) Dispo ENT to R/V. (Admission)

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Epistaxis So? http: //www. esnr. com/www/case_studies/content/nosebleeds_epistaxis_fig 1. htm

Epistaxis (cont) Anterior 95%

Epistaxis (cont) Posterior 5%

Epistaxis (cont) Posterior

Posterior epistaxis from the left sphenopalatine artery. http: //emedicine. medscape. com/article/863220 -media

Epistaxis (cont) http: //chestofbooks. com/health/anatomy/Human-Body-Construction/The-Mouth-And-Throat-Part-2. html

Epistaxis (cont) Roberts: Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine, 5 th ed.

Epistaxis (cont) Br J Ophthalmol 2003; 87: 1051 doi: 10. 1136/bjo. 87. 8. 1051

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Epistaxis (cont) Fatal Posterior Nasal Packing? (from a fictitious CMPA call) 'You put what, where? ' Epistaxis, medical history, and the nasopulmonary reflex: what is clinically relevant? Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1994 Apr; 110(4): 363 -9 Jacobs et al. Posterior packs and the nasopulmonary reflex. Laryngoscope. 1981 Feb; 91(2): 279 -84.

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Epistaxis (cont) Posterior Nasal Packing *to stabilize the anterior packing = tamponade Nasostat Rubber Chicken Foley Roberts: Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine, 5 th ed.

Epistaxis (cont) Posterior Nasal Packing – 10 F Foley 10 -15 ml N. S. http: //img. medscape. com/pi/emed/ckb/clinical_procedures/79926 -79932 -80545 -113136. jpg

Epistaxis (cont) Show of hands: Rx ABx with packing? Concern I'll tell you, it's Zero. Unless you have structural heart disease. Staph toxic shock syndrome, sinusitis, and clinically -evident bacteremia Evidence 3 RCT, 163 pts. Lack power. Incomplete evidence. Polymixin B/oxytetracycline reduced flora on packing.

Epistaxis (cont) Why so much about a bloody nose? It is distressing. It is common. Public (and health care) knowledge of 1 st aid is poor. The next bloody nose visit can be a public health moment (teaching=freedom).

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Sinusitis The Forgotten Badboy of the URTI http: //www. topalbertadoctors. org/informed_practice/cpgs/acute_sinusitis. html

Sinusitis Defn Inflammation of one or more of the paranasal sinus cavities, the cause of which may be allergic, viral, bacterial, or rarely fungal Exclusions <6 wks, immunocomp, severe underlying dz, complications of acute bacterial sinusitis, hospital acquired sinusitis.

Sinusitis (cont) Acute Sinusitis Recurrent <4 wks. 4+ episodes/yr lasting 10+ days, symptom free b/w. Chronic >12 wks with/without Rx.

Sinusitis (cont) MCC? Viral 200 x that of bacterial! S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae

Sinusitis (cont) Persistent symptoms of URTI without improvement after 10 - 14 days or worsening after 5 days with both: nasal congestion/purulent nasal discharge and facial pain +/- fever, maxillary toothache, facial swelling. Physical findings of: swelling and/or erythema, tenderness on palpation/percussion of paranasal sinuses, periorbital swelling, erythema/swelling of nasal mucosa, post nasal drip Nasal/nasopharyngeal cultures NOT recommended Transillumination of the sinuses is of limited value in adults TOP Guidelines, 2008 Update

Sinusitis (cont) Abx? 1 st Line Amoxicillin 500 mg PO TID 10 d Allergy? Doxycycline 200 mg PO once, then 100 mg PO BID 10 d TMP/SMX 1 DS PO bid 10 d TOP Guidelines, 2008 Update

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Sinusitis (cont) Preseptal cellulitis Orbital cellulitis * Subperiosteal abscess Orbital abscess. http: //www. emedmag. com/html/pre/features/061505. asp

Sinusitis (cont) Still not worried? Cavernous sinus thrombosis

Sinusitis – CST (cont) Watch for: Headache Ophthalmoplegia Exopthalmos Fever Chemosis Altered

Sinusitis – CST (cont) Vague symptoms, vague findings. Dx? CT or *MRI LP CXR? Dispo Admit Opening pressures? 450 – 500 mm. H 2 O ~75% CSF – Normal ~75%

Sinusitis – CST (cont) Facial Danger Zone http: //resources 0. news. com. au/images/2008/07/22/va 1237320544789/Tom-Cruise-in-Top-Gun-6158917. jpg

Sinusitis – CST (cont) Suspect it. Preferred Ix: MRV Neg CT can't rule it out.

Sinusitis (cont) Still not worried? Meningitis Intracranial abscess

Summary Pharyngitis – You can make a difference. Post tonsilectomy bleed – It's bad. Epistaxis – Fulfil you urge to put something in there. Pack, Pack. Sinusitis – If you see it, treat it.

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