Chapter 69- Upper Respiratory Tract Infections

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IMPORTANT NOTE – PLEASE READ FIRST: This continuing education assessment requires that you first purchase the text book: Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice. Please go to our home page: http://www.rxugace.com/ and click on “Books” for more information Prior To Registering for this assessment.

Upon completion of the corresponding textbook chapter in Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice and this on-line assessment, the reader should be able to:

1. List the most common bacterial pathogens that cause acute otitis media, acute bacterial rhinosinusitis, and acute pharyngitis.
2. Explain the pathophysiologic causes of and risk factors for acute otitis media, bacterial rhinosinusitis, and acute pharyngitis.
3. Identify clinical signs and symptoms associated with acute otitis media, bacterial rhinosinusitis, and streptococcal pharyngitis.
4. List treatment goals for acute otitis media, bacterial rhinosinusitis, and streptococcal pharyngitis.
5. Develop an appropriate antibiotic regimen for each infection based on patient-specific data.
6. Recommend appropriate adjunctive therapy for a patient with acute otitis media, acute bacterial rhinosinusitis, or streptococcal pharyngitis.
7. Create a monitoring plan for a patient being treated for each infection using patient-specific information and prescribed therapy.
8. Educate patients about upper respiratory tract infections and proper use of antibiotic therapy.

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