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What is the primary diagnosis for the 5-year-old child described in the text?
What is the primary diagnosis for the 5-year-old child described in the text?
- Chronic otitis media with effusion
- Acute suppurative otitis media with bulging tympanic membrane (correct)
- Acute serous otitis media with effusion
- Acute otitis externa
Which of the following is NOT a common manifestation of acute suppurative otitis media in a 5-year-old child?
Which of the following is NOT a common manifestation of acute suppurative otitis media in a 5-year-old child?
- Severe irritability and crying
- Febrile convulsions
- Gastroenteritis (vomiting and diarrhea)
- Hearing loss (correct)
What is the primary treatment for the 5-year-old child with acute suppurative otitis media and a bulging tympanic membrane?
What is the primary treatment for the 5-year-old child with acute suppurative otitis media and a bulging tympanic membrane?
- Decongestant nasal sprays
- Oral antibiotic therapy alone
- Myringotomy (incision in tympanic membrane) and antibiotic ear drops (correct)
- Topical steroid ear drops
Which of the following is NOT an indication for performing a myringotomy in a child with acute suppurative otitis media?
Which of the following is NOT an indication for performing a myringotomy in a child with acute suppurative otitis media?
Which antibiotic is considered the drug of choice for treating acute suppurative otitis media in children?
Which antibiotic is considered the drug of choice for treating acute suppurative otitis media in children?
Which of the following is a known complication of acute suppurative otitis media in children?
Which of the following is a known complication of acute suppurative otitis media in children?
What is the primary aim of tympanoplasty in the tubotympanic type of chronic suppurative otitis media?
What is the primary aim of tympanoplasty in the tubotympanic type of chronic suppurative otitis media?
Which of the following is the most accepted theory for the development of attic cholesteatoma?
Which of the following is the most accepted theory for the development of attic cholesteatoma?
Why is attic cholesteatoma considered a dangerous disease?
Why is attic cholesteatoma considered a dangerous disease?
Which of the following is NOT a common cause of chronic suppurative otitis media?
Which of the following is NOT a common cause of chronic suppurative otitis media?
Which of the following is the most important complication of chronic suppurative otitis media with attic cholesteatoma?
Which of the following is the most important complication of chronic suppurative otitis media with attic cholesteatoma?
What is the most likely cause of the patient's condition based on the information provided?
What is the most likely cause of the patient's condition based on the information provided?
Which of the following is NOT a reason why chronic suppurative otitis media is considered relatively safe?
Which of the following is NOT a reason why chronic suppurative otitis media is considered relatively safe?
Which of the following is NOT a typical finding in chronic suppurative otitis media (tubotympanic type)?
Which of the following is NOT a typical finding in chronic suppurative otitis media (tubotympanic type)?
Which of the following is a potential complication of chronic suppurative otitis media?
Which of the following is a potential complication of chronic suppurative otitis media?
Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the treatment of chronic suppurative otitis media?
Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the treatment of chronic suppurative otitis media?
Which of the following findings would suggest a diagnosis other than chronic suppurative otitis media?
Which of the following findings would suggest a diagnosis other than chronic suppurative otitis media?
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