TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Otitis Media A1 - Kidd, Rebecca S. A1 - Spiro, David M. A1 - Arnold, Donald H. A2 - Shah, Samir S. A2 - Kemper, Alex R. A2 - Ratner, Adam J. PY - 2019 T2 - Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Essentials for Practice, 2e AB - The term otitis media (OM) has been used to describe multiple disorders of the middle ear, including acute otitis media (AOM), otitis media with effusion (OME), and chronic OME. This chapter uses the term otitis media in its historic usage as an umbrella term including acute otitis media and otitis media with effusion and uses the terms acute otitis media and otitis media with effusion as specific disease processes as defined below. The purpose of the chapter is to describe the contemporary approach to diagnosis and management of AOM and to discuss OME as it relates to AOM. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1157321379 ER -