CONFIRMING DIAGNOSIS Nasopharyngoscopy or rhinoscopy confirms adenoid hyperplasia by allowing visualization of abnormal tissue. Lateral pharyngeal X-rays show an obliterated nasopharyngeal air column.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Tonsillitis:
Diagnosis
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Diagnostic confirmation requires a thorough throat examination that reveals:
❑ generalized inflammation of the pharyngeal wall
❑ swollen tonsils that project from between the pillars of the fauces and exude white or yellow follicles
❑ purulent drainage when pressure is applied to the tonsillar pillars
❑ possible edematous and inflamed uvula.
Culture may determine the infecting organism and indicate appropriate antibiotic therapy. Leukocytosis is also usually present. Differential diagnosis rules out infectious mononucleosis and diphtheria.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Tonsillitis:
Diagnosis
(Handbook of Diseases)
Diagnostic confirmation requires a thorough throat examination that reveals:
❑ generalized inflammation of the pharyngeal wall
❑ swollen tonsils that project from between the pillars of the fauces and exude white or yellow follicles
❑ purulent drainage when pressure is applied to the tonsillar pillars
❑ possible edematous and inflamed uvula.
Culture may determine the infecting organism and indicate appropriate antibiotic therapy. Leukocytosis is also usually present. Differential diagnosis rules out infectious mononucleosis and diphtheria.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
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