Primary Care Perspectives: Swimmer’s Ear or Something Worse?: A Review of Otorrhea for the Primary Care Physician - Episode 130

Primary Care Perspectives: Podcast for Pediatricians

Did you know that lack of canal swelling should be a red flag in physical exam of otorrhea? Ryan Ruiz, MD, MS, attending physician, Division of Otolaryngology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, provides a broad review, covering: key physical exam findings that indicate otitis externa; using antibiotic ear drops and/or oral antibiotics; when to culture; the role of cerumen; when to bring patients back to evaluate tympanic membrane closure; guidelines for water precautions, including for children with ear tubes; evaluating for acute mastoiditis; assessments after trauma; tools an ENT and audiologists have at their disposal that primary care doesn’t; and more.