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primordial prevention type of prevention that is population/environment focused (ex: wearing seatbelt, safe water testing) primary prevention type of prevention that prevents a disease from occurring (vaccination, health promotion, teeth brushing) secondary prevention type of prevention that emphasizes early disease detection, target populations for at risk diseases (mammography, colonoscopy, pap smear) tertiary prevention type of prevention that is implemented in already symptomatic pati...

primary treatment for skin and soft tissue abscesses with or without adjunct abx tx I&D most common place for cutaneous abscess to form buttocks, axillary, extremities localized collections of pus that occur within the dermis and subcutaneous space; erythema, induration, TTP, and fluctuant are main characteristics cutaneous abscess when is wound packing NOT recommended for abscesses less than 5cm in diameter where is the incision made when performing an I&D on an abscess directly over t...

Acute Otitis Media (AOM): clinical manifestations Major: Acute onset Middle ear effusion Bulging TM with loss of bony landmarks Associated: Fever, pain, muffled sound, drainage, recent URI, dizzy Persistent: > 2 courses abx w/o resolution Recurrent: > 3 in 6 mos or 4 episode in a year AOM Risk Factor Anatomy - flat eustachian tubes Cold climate Cleft palate URI Allergic rhinitis First occurence <1yo Bottle feed supine Fhx Otitis Media with Effusion Asymptomatic, p...