Category Archives: Respiratory

Clinicians usually do not follow guidelines for adult pharyngitis

Posted on     July 18th, 2006

In treating adult patients with pharyngitis, the problem is not which guidelines primary care practitioners use but that they often don’t follow any guidelines, Harvard investigators assert in the July 10th issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. Dr. Jeffrey … Continue reading →

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Nexcare Earloop Mask

Posted on     May 13th, 2006

Product Description Resists fluids, lightweight, breathable. Easy to put on, no strings to tie. 3M is a leading supplier world- wide of masks for personal protection to consumer, health care and industrial users. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this … Continue reading →

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Is antibiotics required for acute sinusitis?

Posted on     May 13th, 2006

It is difficult to differentiate between bacterial and viral causes of acute sinusitis. And there is no simple diagnostic test. Clinical criteria of diagnosing bacterial sinusitis: Symptoms lasting 7 days or more Purulent nasal secretion Maxillary/tooth pain Sinus radiology is … Continue reading →

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When do you need antibiotics in a sore throat?

Posted on     May 13th, 2006

Sore throat or pharyngitis is a common occurrence. It can be due to bacterial or viral cause. Antibiotics is required only when it is a bacterial cause. Criteria for acute bacterial pharyngitis: Fever Tonsillar exudate (pus) Tender, swollen lymph nodes … Continue reading →

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