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Evaluation of the patient with sore throat, earache, and sinusitis: an evidence based approach
M H Stewart1, J E Siff, R K Cydulka
1Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Metro Health Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
|April 2, 1999
Abstract:
Sore throat, earache, and sinusitis are common presenting complaints in the emergency department, and all fall within the top ten in the United States. These complaints usually have a benign course but rarely can be a symptom of a serious disease process. This article provides an evidence-based review of the literature regarding the diagnosis of pharyngitis, otitis media, and sinusitis.