Assure that your patient who has a presumed perforated otitis media (OM) or otitis externa does not have a cholesteatoma Dorothy Chen MD What to Do – Interpret the Data…
Remember that children who present with a neck mass have a number of considerations that can assist with the diagnosis, including location and associated findings Michael S. Potter Anthony Slonim…
Do not ignore delays in speech, which are often attributable to hearing loss or deficits Elizabeth Wells MD What to Do – Gather Appropriate Data Hearing deficits contribute to or…
Obtain an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) consult for infants and toddlers with increasing hoarseness (or soft voice) to rule out juvenile laryngeal papillomatosis (JLP) Johann Peterson MD What to…
Perform a slit lamp examination for patients with zoster on the face to identify dendritic corneal lesions of herpetic keratitis Caroline Rassbach MD What to Do – Take Action Herpes…
Obtain an emergent ophthalmology consult for serious eye disorders such as hyphema, ruptured globe, corneal ulcer, foreign body, and herpetic keratitis Nickie Niforatos MD What to Do – Make a…
Obtain a computed tomography (CT) scan of the orbit to rule out orbital involvement in cases of periorbital cellulitis Brian Kit MD What to Do – Gather Appropriate Data The…
Do not prescribe oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) to females with undiagnosed vaginal bleeding Anjali Subbaswamy MD What to do – Make a Decision OCPs are widely available and advocated for…
Do not forget to add iron (Fe) to the treatment regimen of dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) Anjali Subbaswamy MD What to Do – Take Action DUB is defined as abnormal…
Do not consider painless vaginal bleeding in adolescent females as due to menarche alone Esther Forrester MD What to Do – Interpret the Data The evaluation of gynecologic problems in…
