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    Upper Respiratory Tact Infcections

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    Disorders of the Upper Respiratory Tract

    The upper respiratory tract:


    Warms Humidifies Filters the air that enters the body

    In contact with foreign organisms including pathogens, can lead to airway irritation and illness

    Congenital malformations of respiratory structures also cause some upper respiratory tract disorders

    Unilateral

    Bilateral

    ACUTE NASOPHARYNGITIS

    PHARYNGITIS

    petechiae

    Enlarged tonsils w/ white exudate

    Erythematous

    streptococcal

    viral

    TONSILLITIS

    EPISTAXIS

    SINUSITIS

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