TONSILLITIS

PREVALENCE IN THE USA:

• Common in children from their: 
• preschool years-middle aged teenagers

PREVALENCE CONTINUED

• Frequent exposure to germs... Like:
• Close contact with peers
• Frequent exposure to viruses/bacteria

SIGNS:

• Otoalgia (ear pain)
• Headache
• Tenderness of jaw/throat
• Red, swollen tonsils

Symptoms

• Difficulty swallowing
• Fever/chills
• Sore throat (if lasts
• Problems breathing
• Consumption problems

COULD LEAD TO...

CAN CAUSE...

Diagnostic tests and description

• Health care provider looks in the mouth & throat
• -> Tonsils may be red with white spots
• -> lymph nodes in jaw & neck may be swollen & tender to touch

Diagnostic tests

• rapid strep test(performed in doc office)
• doc sends test to lab for strep culture

Current treatments (Med.):

• Antibiotics-> OTC tylenol/ibuprofen/shots
• If orally, you must take ALL pills til its gone
• symptoms improve 2-3 days

Treatment (procedures):

• Drink cold liquids
• suck on fruit flavored frozen bars
• drink warm, bland fluids
• gargle with warm salt water
• suck on lozenges to reduce pain

Probable outcomes:

• getting better after 2-3 days of treatment w/ antibiotics
• children kept from school
• OR until 24 hours after antibiotics have been consumed

work cited

• www.mayoclinic.org
• www.webmd.com