Did you know that otitis media is misdiagnosed in adults the majority of the time in UCs - what diagnosis might you be missing? Gain a stepwise approach to epistaxis as well as nasal fractures - which patients should go to the Emergency Room and who needs to be on antibiotics? Learn why tympanometry should be the standard of care for ear patients in UCs - if ENT physicians need it to help with diagnoses, don't UC providers need it too? (it's also in the AOM and OME guidelines); Learn how tympanometry will increase revenue and drastically improve your clinic's antibiotic stewardship. Very few adult ear complaints actually need an antibiotic - come learn what you might be missing.
Learning Objectives 1. Learn proper diagnostics for most common cause of otalgia in adults (it's not otitis media) 2. Learn other causes of ear fullness besides eustachian tube dysfunction 3. Learn stepwise approach to patients with epistaxis and nasal fractures 4. Learn AOM and OME guidelines and indications for tympanometry and how to implement this into an UC practice.
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