Clinical CPD topic
Otitis media: practise, reflect and record
Practise otitis media through five clinical cases, review the explanations and build a professional learning record. Choose initial supportive care and explain when to start a back-up antibiotic.
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What you’ll work on
- Choose initial supportive care and explain when to start a back-up antibiotic.
- Select first-line antibiotic treatment and appropriate adjunct topical analgesia.
- Recognise mastoiditis warning signs requiring urgent hospital assessment.
Think through a clinical case
Decide how you would approach this case before opening the question session.
A 5-year-old child has acute otitis media with fever and ear pain for 36 hours. The child is alert, drinking normally and has no significant comorbidity, otorrhoea, mastoid swelling or mastoid tenderness. What is the most appropriate initial management?
A case from the UKMLA question bank. The session provides the answer and explanation after your attempt.
From a decision to a learning record
- Test your reasoning. Answer five questions from this topic’s clinical-content library.
- Explore the gaps. Review explanations and use Tutor to work through decisions that need more thought.
- Reflect on application. Describe what you learned and what you would change or investigate.
- Review your evidence. Confirm the activity and time spent, then retain or export your professional record.
Primary sources and further reading
Read the source in the same jurisdiction as your question session.
- Recommendations | Otitis media (acute): antimicrobial prescribing | Guidance | NICEUK source
- Summary of the evidence | Otitis media (acute): antimicrobial prescribing | Guidance | NICEUK source
- Otigo 40 mg/10 mg/g ear drops, solution — UK SmPCUK source