Question

A 7-year-old Aboriginal girl from a remote community has chronic nasal discharge, a chronic cough and a history of repeated ear infections with hearing loss. Which of the following is the most important management priority from an Indigenous health perspective?

Accepted Answer

Ensure comprehensive ear and hearing assessment, treat otitis media aggressively and arrange speech/hearing support

Answer

Reassure parents that recurrent infections are normal at this age

Answer

Provide repeated short courses of oral antibiotics only

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Address overcrowded housing but no medical intervention

Answer

Avoid school attendance until infections resolve

Practice question

A 7-year-old Aboriginal girl from a remote community has chronic nasal discharge, a chronic cough and a history of repeated ear infections with hearing loss. Which of the following is the most important management priority from an Indigenous health perspective?