TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Otitis Media
A1  - Schmidt, Suzanne M.
A2  - Sherman, Scott C.
A2  - Weber, Joseph M.
A2  - Schindlbeck, Michael A.
A2  - Rahul G., Patwari
PY  - 2014
T2  - Clinical Emergency Medicine
AB  - Distinguish  between  acute  otitis  media  (AOM)  and  otitis  media  with  effusion  (OME),  both  of  which  present  with  a  middle  ear  effusion.Clinical  findings  most  suggestive  of  AOM  are  a  bulging  tympanic  membrane  (TM)  with  a  purulent  effusion,  whereas  the  TM  in  OME  has  a  clear  effusion  with  a  normal  or  retracted  position.Erythema  alone  is  a  poor  predictor  of  AOM  and  must  be  combined  with  other  TM  characteristics  to  make  a  diagnosis.Antibiotic  treatment  may  be  indicated  for  some  episodes  of  AOM,  but  is  not  indicated  for  OME.Assess  the  patient  for  possible  complications  of  AOM.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1101225701
ER  -