title: Serous otitis media.
abstract: Serous otitis media, as seen in children, may be an insidious disease which provides few signs and symptoms. Its effects may cause significant problems in the preschool and school-age child with respect to acquisition of necessary developmental skills. The nurse practitioner can effectively diagnose, treat, and manage children with serous otitis media. An algorithm is presented to aid in effective differential diagnosis of the disease.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005064:Eustachian Tube / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology