A 2-year-old with 24 hours of fever and ear pain is diagnosed with acute otitis media. Otherwise well, no otorrhoea, unilateral disease. Best strategy...

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A 2-year-old with 24 hours of fever and ear pain is diagnosed with acute otitis media. Otherwise well, no otorrhoea, unilateral disease. Best strategy?

Accepted Answer

Back-up (delayed) prescription with analgesia

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Immediate amoxicillin for 7 days

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Immediate macrolide

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Immediate co-amoxiclav

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No treatment or safety-net advice

mrcgp akt MCQ (SBA): Acute Otitis Media

A 2-year-old with 24 hours of fever and ear pain is diagnosed with acute otitis media. Otherwise well, no otorrhoea, unilateral disease. Best strategy?