PPT-National Clinical Guidelines for management of Otitis Media in preschool children

Recommendations for selected focus areas AOM diagnosis and management of otitis simplex OS Clinicians should assess the mobility of the tympanic membrane when diagnosing AOM Strong recommendation. Group 2 . Presentation – Emily, Isabella, Deborah, Sheila. Why may hearing be affected by cold or congestion?. The middle ear communicates with the . nasopharynx. via the . Eustachian tube. .. An upper respiratory infection causes . Mary Bennett, Amanda . Buisman. & . Roline. Campbell. Pertinent Anatomy. Ossicles . (malleus, incus, stapes). OR. Tympanic Membrane. External Ear Canal. OR. Auricle. Pertinent Anatomy. (Cone of light). hospitalisation. rates in young children following introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in . NZ. Anna Howe. , Helen . Petousis. -Harris, Janine Paynter, Emma Best, Donna Watson, Nikki . Turner. Otitis Media Definition Otitis media (OM): second most common disease of childhood (after upper respiratory infection) most common cause for childhood visits to a physician's office Roughly 16 million office visits annually Diego Martinez. Sergio Serna. Alan Acevedo. Angel Mafnas. Types of Otitis Media. Acute otitis media (AOM). Is . classified. as the . first. . symptoms. to show an . ear. infection. . Mostly. . found. The most common infection for which antibacterial agents are prescribed for children in the US. 1/3 . of office visits to pediatricians. Peak incidence 6 – 12 months old . ≈ 2/3 of children experience at least one episode by 1 year old. , and Eye diseases:. Otitis media. : . is the inflammation of the area between Eardrum (Tympanic membrane) and the inner ear; including Eustachian tube.. -Infections of . air-filled cavities . of the head occur when . second most common disease of childhood (after upper respiratory infection). most common cause for childhood visits to a physician's office . Roughly 16 million office visits annually. Infection or inflammation of the middle ear cavity. . By. Prof. . Ehab. . Taha. . Yaseen. Acute otitis media. Definition:. Collection of purulent fluid in the middle ear cleft for less than 3 weeks. . Define the middle ear cleft . ((Home work)). Sources of infection:. Quality Department Guidelines for Clinical Care Ambulatory Otitis Media Guideline TeamTeam leaderHeather L. Burrows, MD, PhDGeneral PediatricsTeam membersR. Alexander Blackwood, MD, PhDPediatric Infec Otitis media What is otitis media? Otitis media (oh-tite-iss mee-dee-ah, or middle ear infection) is one of the most common childhood illnesses. It is caused by a virus or bacteria that travels from A rolling audit in the ENT Unit in XXXX. Objective. To evaluate how well we are adhering to national guidelines (CG60: Surgical management of OME, Feb 2008); specifically do our paediatric patients meet the criteria for surgery. For . children exhibiting moderate-to-severe dysfunction or in areas where evidence-based behavioral treatment is not available, medications may be considered. . Based . off the criteria used by the preschool ADHD treatment . . By. Prof. . Ehab. . Taha. . Yaseen. Head of department of Surgery. Objectives. Will able to diagnose and treat both acute . suppurative. otitis media and otitis media with effusion. To know the influencing factors for recurrent acute otitis...