Otitis Media

General

100

inflammation of the middle ear

Define otitis media?

200

Fluid and pathogens travels from nasopharyngeal area, invades the middle ear. Fluid of eardrum find it difficult to drain back towards nasopharyngeal area. Pathogens gain access to the Eustachian tube,thus proliferates and invades mucosa, which causes the inflammation of the middle ear

Explain how otitis media is caused?

300

otoscope visual assessment for confirmation swab culture history of acute onset

What are some of the diagnostic tests for otitis media?

Sign and symptoms

100

Fever

Otitis media is an infection. what is the most common sign of an infection?

200

child pulling on his or her earlobes

state one of the most common sign and symptom of otitis media.

300

Drainage from the ear

state one sign and symptom which is also a diagnostic medium.

Complications

100

Deafness

What is one complication of otitis media?

200

reformation of eardrum

Otitis media can lead to what?

300

Mastoiditis

One of the complications of otitis media is?

Nursing Management

100

supine position with pillow supporting patients head

What is the comfortable position in managing a patient with otitis media?

200

2 hourly turns of the patients head

How many hourly should the head of the patient be turned?

300

administer antibiotics

Name one drug that is used in the treatment of otitis media?

Prevention

100

Advice parents to keep their children away from sick adults and children.

How to prevent transmission of pathogens which can lead to otitis media?

200

Exclusively breastfeeding infants.

What facilitates the transfer of maternal antibodies to fetus to help prevent infection?

300

Exposure to secondhand smoke.

One of the risk factors of Upper respiratory infection which can lead to otitis media?