CRACKCast E023 - Sore Throat - a podcast by The CanadiEM.org Team

from 2016-06-01T11:00

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This episode covers Chapter 23 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine.

Episode overview:

  1. List 8 Emergent Diagnoses for the chief complaint of sore throat
  2. List the most common viral, bacterial, and non-infectious causes of sore throat
    • List at least 8
  3. Describe the modified Centor Criteria and their use

Wisecracks:

  1. Describe the pros and cons of antibiotics for suspected or confirmed acute GAS pharyngitis (see Rosen’s page 202)
  2. Other than Group B Strep, name 6 agents causing exudative pharyngitis

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