Case Otitis Media A 3-year-old girl is brought to the office by her mother reporting that her daughter is complaining of right ear otalgia. She has no significant medical history. The child is not...

Case

Otitis Media

A 3-year-old girl is brought to the office by her mother reporting that her daughter is complaining of right ear otalgia. She has no significant medical history. The child is not happy to be in the office and is crying. Her mother explains that she developed a “cold” about two days ago with rhinorrhea and has been pulling on her right ear. Her temperature is 37.8° C (100° F), and the rest of the physical examination is completed. On examination the nose is full of thick green mucus, the tympanic membranes are red, and there is evidence of fluid in the middle ear. Treatment with antibiotics is recommended.

CSI Vocabulary Challenge

Use your dictionary if necessary to look up the following terms presented in this case study and write their definition in the space provided. Analyze terms by dividing them into their word parts and drawing the slashes.

Otitis                     _______________________________________________________________

Otalgia                  ___________________________________________________________________

Rhinorrhea         _____________________________________________________________________

Mucus                  _________________________________________________________________

Tympanic             ______________________________________________________________

Antibiotics           ____________________________________________________________________