Paramedic Education at Monroe Community College, Rochester, New York

Your 16 year old M pt, Cx and alert patient complains of ear pain. He says he just
had an argument with his step father. During your physical exam you perform otoscopy and notice the following:

What is the most likely diagnosis:

This is a normal "red reflex" of the TM

This is an otitis externa

This is a foreign body

This is a traumatic perforation of the TM

What would be your most pressing concern at this time: Nothing, antibiotics, remove FB, consider child abuse.

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