• Headache, nausea and vomiting, malaise, dysphagia, and abdominal pain might be present. Sore throat decision rule The sore throat decision rule can identify both patients who are so likely to have GABHS that a confirmatory test is not needed and patients who are so unlikely to have GABHS that further testing is unrewarding. Using the rule will successfully identify most patients who need trea...

Aims and objective: To study the occurrence of stylalgia in patients presenting with pain in the head and neck region and appropriate management options. Materials and methods: This was a hospital-based study. This study analyzed prospectively patients who presented to the otolaryngology outpatient department with complaints of throat pain, globus, neck pain, facial pain, odynophagia, throat pa...

DR. COURTENEY MACKUEN: The patient was a 36-yearold-man who presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with the sudden-onset of substernal chest pain that woke him from sleep just prior to arrival. The pain was sharp and radiated down his left arm. It was associated with shortness of breath and diaphoresis. He had never experienced similar pain previously. The patient was otherwise a healthy, e...

BACKGROUND Ambroxol has a local anaesthetic action and is marketed for pain relief for sore throat. The objective is to examine the efficacy and safety of ambroxol for the relief of pain associated with acute uncomplicated sore throat. METHODS A systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis. Selection criteria consisted of randomized controlled trials which compared ambroxol to placeb...

Seven males and nine females with glossopharyngeal neuralgia were treated by microvascular decompression (MVD) over a 4-year period. Their ages ranged from 40 to 72 years (average, 54.7 years). The duration of pain ranged from 2 months to 13 years, and all except one patient had brief attacks of lancinating pain in the throat and/or ear. One patient reported dull, paroxysmal throat pain. At sur...

background postoperative sore throat is a common complication of endotracheal intubation and can lead to dissatisfaction after surgery. airway management has the strongest influence on the incidence of sore throat and improving endotracheal intubating conditions can reduce this complaint. type of induction agent used during anesthesia can contribute to variances in the degree of post-operative ...

conclusions according to our results, by omitting probable risk factors of incidence of sore throat and evaluation of role of hormonal changes in women represented in menstrual cycles, there was no significant association between menstrual cycle and sore throat incidence. results of 100 patients, in the first six hours, 51 patients had sore throat and 49 had no pain. during the first 6 hours, 3...

Often craniofacial pain subjects report a number of conflicting and overlapping symptoms that can present a confusing clinical picture. Reaching a diagnosis on these individuals can prove to be a frustrating and difficult event for both the examiner and the patient. Thus, it is incumbent on clinicians treating patients with pain in the head, face and neck areas to be familiar with the less comm...

BACKGROUND Postoperative sore throat is one of the most common complications after endotracheal intubation. Both Ketamine and magnesium can block N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptors and provide central and local analgesia. OBJECTIVES To compare the effect of magnesium sulfate and ketamine gargle on the incidence and severity of postoperative sore throat. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total o...