Sore throats in adolescents.
The approach to the adolescent with sore throat requires few diagnostic tools: an accurate history, a good physical examination and the ability to perform simple laboratory tests such as complete blood count, a test for heterophile antibody and a throat culture. The majority of adolescent patients with a sore throat require only symptomatic relief for what is probably a short lived viral infection of the upper respiratory tract.
D000293:Adolescent; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000175:diagnosis
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010406:Penicillins