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This 6 page paper provides an overview of two different issues, the treatment of otitis media nad the treatment of asthma, both in school-aged children. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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children of any age was to prescribe antibiotics repeatedly. There was a little controversy in traditional medical circles about the use of antibiotics and rigorous studies had not been
conducted about the nature of otitis media as an infection and the impacts of repeated antibiotic use. In recent years, though, this traditional view has shifted. Researchers have
outlined cases where repeated use of antibiotics has resulted in the creation of antibiotic resistant bacterium in the ear canal, resulting in repeated infections. As a result, a controversy
has emerged about the treatment protocols for otitis media. There are generally two different schools of thought in regards to the treatment of otitis media in children over
the age of 5. Prior to age 5, it is not uncommon for a combination of eustachian tubes and antibiotics would be used in an effort to put a
stop to cycles of otitis media that results from short eustachian tubes, environmental allergies and the presence of second hand smoke in the household. The diagnosis of acute otitis
media occurs following an assessment patient symptoms, which usually include pain in the inner air, fever, and irritability. Examination pneumatic otoscopy is used to confirm the diagnosis and presentation
should include redness, swelling, and the presence of pussy (clouded, yellow) fluid behind the drum (CPS, 2004). In children over the age of 5, the most common
treatments are to either 1. use a course of antibiotics (antimicrobial treatment) to reduce the level of bacterium in the ear canal, giving the patients body a fighting chance
against the spread of infection; or 2. to "wait it out," treating the patient for the symptoms (pain, fever) and allowing the body to fight off the infection over
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