Case study & assessment
Now test your knowledge with the following case study:
Owen is a 19-year-old engineering student who lives near your pharmacy. He asks to speak to you on Monday morning as he has had a sore throat for the past three days. He has some job interviews lined up for the following week and wants to be well by then. You examine Owen’s throat, ears and neck.
Your examination shows an inflamed pharynx, swollen tonsillar region and some pus, enlarged and very tender anterior cervical lymph glands, and a temperature of 38.2°C. Based on this, you make a diagnosis of an infective sore throat. You decide to use the FeverPAIN stratification tool to provide information on how likely it is that streptococcal infection is causing Owen’s sore throat.
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