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Tonsillitis, Throat - Coggle Diagram
Tonsillitis
Causes
Virus that enters through the mouth
Common cold
Bacteria that enter through the mouth
Health education
Advice patient on goggling with salt and warm water
Tell patient about the importance of finishing antibiotics
Avoid inserting hands or any foreign objects in the mouth
Treatment
Analgesia for pain
Severe cases of tonsilitis may have to undergo the removal of the tonsils- Tonsillectomy
Antibiotics
Signs and symptoms
Sore throat
Difficulty in swallowing
Dysphagia
Diagnostic tests
During physical examination the swollen tonsils can be seen
Swab of the tonsils
The inflammation of the tonsils
Throat