Ear, nose and throat infections

Learning outcomes

• Recognise sinusitis, otitis and tonsillitis
  
• Know the pathogens in sinusitis, otitis and tonsillitis
  
• Know the principles of treatment in sinusitis, otitis and tonsillitis
  

Learning Objectives

• Recognise the main types of tonsillitis
  
• List the main complications
  
• Describe the basis of management
  

Learning Objectives

• Diagnose an acute otitis media
  
• Identify the complications
  
• List the principles of management
  

Learning objectives

• Diagnose bacterial sinusitis
  
• Identify the complications
  
• List the principles of management
  

Learning objectives

• Diagnose rhinitis and rhinopharyngitis
• Provide relevant advise to patient regarding the course and management of rhinitis and rhinopharyingitis
  

One step ahead

• Upper respiratory tract infections: adult treatment recommendations
• Pharyngitis: clinical guidelines
  
• Acute sinusitis: clinical guidelines
• Diphtheria: clinical guidelines
  
• Diphtheria, The New England Journal of Medicine, 2019
  
• How to perform a nasopharyngeal sample?
  
• Rapid strep test video (to be added)