Sore Throat / Sore Mouth

Clerkship

Lecture materials and small group cases are posted here for University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine students. Access to these materials are password protected.

Objectives

By the end of the Paediatric Clerkship, a medical student will be able to:

1. Clinically recognize and propose an investigation and management plan for patients with:
   1. Oral thrush
   2. Peritonsillar abscess
   3. Pharyngitis
   4. Retropharyngeal abscess / cellulitis
   5. Stomatitis List the factors associated with dental decay in paediatric patients and counsel parents regarding the prevention of dental caries.
2. List the factors associated with dental decay in paediatric patients and counsel parents regarding the prevention of dental caries.

Half Day Cases

• A 5 year old child has had a cough for 2 days, and complains of severe pain to the throat. You look inside and it appears red. You feel small mobile lymph nodes to the neck bilaterally. The child has a runny nose. The family is wondering if antibiotics should be started
• This same family above is wondering what are the potential complications if their child has Group A Streptococcus pharyngitis, and it is not treated