Acute Otitis Media - Outline

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1. Otitis Media Definitions
2. Otitis Media Risk Factors
3. Otitis Media Facts and Figures
4. Assessment - History
5. Assessment - Physical Diagnosis
6. Differential Diagnosis of Otalgia
7. Medical and Nursing Diagnoses; Nursing Care Plan
8. Antimicrobial Treatment
   1. Beta-lactam Antibiotics
      1. Antimicrobial resistance
      2. Aminocillins
         1. Amoxicillin
      3. Cephalosporins
         1. Generations
         2. Cefaclor (Ceclor)
         3. Cefuroxime Axtel (Ceftin)
         4. Cefprozil (Cefzil)
         5. Cefixime (Suprax)
         6. Cefpodoxime proxetil (Vantin)
         7. Ceftibuten (Cedax)
         8. Cefdinir (Omnicef)
         9. Ceftriaxone (Rocephin)
         10. Prototype Fourth Generation Cephalosporin
      4. Carbapenems
      5. Monobactams
   2. Sulfonamides
      1. Sulfisoxazole-Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate (Pediazole)
      2. Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim/Septra)
      3. Trimethoprim HCl (Primsol)
   3. Beta-lactamase inhibitors
      1. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate (Augmentin)
   4. Extended spectrum macrolides
      1. Azithromycin (Zithromax)
      2. Clarithromycin (Biaxin)
   5. Quinolones
      1. Ofloxacin (Floxin) otic
   6. Antibiotic Alternative
9. Post-Test and Evaluation

Send comments to Terry Leiker
Department of Nursing
College of Health and Life Sciences
Fort Hays State University
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