Acute otitis media | lend me your ears
Episode description
Acute otitis media is an extremely common infection in kids - 75% of children have at least one episode by school age. In fact, 50% of kids have had at least 3 episodes of AOM by the time they are 3 years. Generally, it doesn't require antibiotic therapy, but there are some cases in which antibiotic therapy is recommended.
In this episode, we go through the presentation, pathophysiology, relevant anatomy, aetiology, complications, management and more!
Links and resources:
- Follow us on Instagram @yourekiddingrightdoctors
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourekiddingrightpod-107273607638323/
Our email is yourekiddingrightpod@gmail.com
Make sure you hit SUBSCRIBE/FOLLOW so you don’t miss out on any pearls of wisdom and RATE if you can to help other people find us!
(This isn’t individual medical advice, please use your own clinical judgement and local guidelines when caring for your patients)