Join the UC Maximus team for the first Urgent Care Grand Rounds. Topics include monkey pox, toenail removal, steroids for pharyngitis, cough, and more!
Is not a throat swab rapid antigen test or pcr for strep pyogenes necessary especially if exudate cervical lymph nodes fever above 38.5 C . If you do use Steroids adding antibiotics seems intuitive . Ought to treat First Nations People and Immunocompromised .
I say no - that is high enough probability for me to just treat but some guidelines still say test. A Cochrane review suggests if you are giving Abx a one time dose of 10 mg of Dexamethasone makes them feel better faster.
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Ian L. - September 8, 2022 4:02 AM
Is not a throat swab rapid antigen test or pcr for strep pyogenes necessary especially if exudate cervical lymph nodes fever above 38.5 C . If you do use Steroids adding antibiotics seems intuitive . Ought to treat First Nations People and Immunocompromised .
Mel H. - September 8, 2022 12:07 PM
I say no - that is high enough probability for me to just treat but some guidelines still say test. A Cochrane review suggests if you are giving Abx a one time dose of 10 mg of Dexamethasone makes them feel better faster.