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| Word | Clue |
|---|---|
| 9 letters | Swimmer’s ear. Etiology: common in summer Water causes _____ of protective lining, bacteria multiply Acute= localized. Chronic = Secondary infection from tympanic cavity discharge, multiple pathogens Malignant = Occurs in immunocompromised patients |
| 6 letters | Defined as a chronic bacterial infection persisting more than 2 weeks Terms used synonymously Secretory otitis Serous _____ purulent otitis |
| 6 letters | First episode at age less than 6 _____ in home Patient is male Formula fed Day care attendance Cigarette smoke in home Cold weather months of the year |
| 8 letters | -watch & wait: reexamine 3 mth, refer at 6. Nonsurgical- abx = acute OM. _____: myringotomy with aspiration of fluid, PE tubes. |
| 9 letters | Tympanocentesis of fluid id of causative _____ indicated 1) fail abx tx , suspected or confirmed complication, OM in neonate, sick neonate, immulogically compromised pt, |
| 8 letters | Full/ bulging tympanic _____, decreased or absent mobility on insufflation, opaque tympanic membrane, otorrhea, (erythema of TM is not diagnostic) |
| 10 letters | Cholesteotoma: Destructive and expanding keratinizing squamous _____ in the middle ear and/or mastoid process Untreated can eat into the malleus, incus and stapes, which can result in nerve deterioration, deafness, imbalance and vertigo |
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