TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Ear and Nose Emergencies A1 - Smitherman, Hannah A2 - Tenenbein, Milton A2 - Macias, Charles G. A2 - Sharieff, Ghazala Q. A2 - Yamamoto, Loren G. A2 - Schafermeyer, Robert PY - 2019 T2 - Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 5e AB - The diagnosis of otitis media is based on the rapid onset of signs and symptoms of middle ear inflammation in the presence of middle ear effusion. Pneumatic otoscopy is an essential component of the ear examination.Worsening otitis media while on antibiotics may be a sign of a suppurative complication.Consider sinusitis in patients with severe rhinitis and in patients with persistent or worsening upper respiratory infection (URI) symptoms after 10 days.Hospitalize patients with sinusitis with orbital or intracranial extension for intravenous antibiotics, sinus imaging, and subspecialty consultation. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1155429076 ER -