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Antibiotics in Sinusitis - Choosing Wisely

#Antibiotics #Sinusitis #PatientInfo #DecisionAid #Management #Stewardship
Antibiotics in Sinusitis ... #Antibiotics #Sinusitis
IDSA - Conventional Criteria for the Diagnosis of Sinusitis Based on the Presence of at Least
the Diagnosis of Sinusitis ... Fever (for acute sinusitis ... subacute or chronic sinusitis ... • Fatigue #sinusitis
Pediatric	Sinusitis	
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Pediatric Sinusitis
Causes of Sore Throat / Rhinorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Common viral pathogens: Rhinovirus, Coronavirus, Influenza virus,
• Acute Viral Sinusitis ... Acute Bacterial Sinusitis ... Polyposis • Chronic Sinusitis
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
Pneumonia and sinusitis ... Sinusitis uncommon
Preseptal Cellulitis vs Orbital Cellulitis
Preseptal Cellulitis
 • Unlikely to have complications
 • Due to external source
with paranasal sinusitis
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Asthma, COPD, Sinusitis
Causes of Headache - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary: Tension, Migraine, Cluster
Extracranial: Medications, Sinusitis, TMJ disorder, Cervicogenic, Glaucoma,
: Medications, Sinusitis
Causes of Chronic Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Poor Growth
 - Non-Specific CXR
• Chronic Sinusitis
Small Vessel Vasculitides
 • Granulomatosis with polyangiitis - Granulomatous manifestations (e.g., nasal crusting, destructive sinusitis, pulmonary
crusting, destructive sinusitis