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Peritonsillar abcess - Coggle Diagram
Peritonsillar abcess
Signs and symptoms
Difficulty in swallowing
Fever
Drooling of secretions
Severe local pain
Nursing intervention
Administer antibiotics and analgesics as prescribed
Suction excess secretions
Prepare patient for tonsillectomy
Elevate patients head to semi fowlers postion
Causes
Streptococcus pyogenes (group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus
Tonsillitis
Diagnostic tests
Physical examination of the mouth and throat
CT scan
Pathophysiology
When the tissues of tonsils become inflamed due to tonsillitis, an abscess forms
Nursing diagnosis
Unclear airway passage due to inflammation of tonsils evident by dysphagia