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Perichondritis - Coggle Diagram
Perichondritis
Nursing Intervention
Antibiotics
Pain relievers (analgesics)
Warm compressions
Removal of foreign objects such as earrings
Incision and drainage of abscess
Causes
Trauma
Ear cartilage piercing
Burns
Symptoms
Pain
Formation of abscess
Redness and swelling of auricle
Pathophysiology
Infection of the external ear called the pinna
Nursing diagnosis
Acute pain due to inflammation of the ear verbalized by the patient
Diagnostic tests
Physical examination