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Should You Really Take Antibiotics for Your Sore Throat? - CENTOR criteria - Dr Gill

Should You Really Take Antibiotics for Your Sore Throat? A very common piece of discussion between patients and doctors, is whether or not they need antibiotics for their infection. Particularly when it comes to a sore throat. There is a big concern, understandably, when patients have sore throats, as to whether they may have a streptococcal sore throat, this is particularly important due to the complications potentially rheumatic fever, and potentially the formation of a quinsey As doctors, we can use the Salk criteria to determine the probability as to whether or not a patient would benefit from antibiotics, or whether the likelihood is actually there dealing with a viral infection #drgill #sorethroat #pharyngitis Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 01:12 - Rule of Thumb for Viral Sore Throats 01:42 - Causes of Sore Throat 02:23 - Importance of Proper Diagnosis 02:50 - Complications of Bacterial Sore Throats 03:44 - Diagnosing Sore Throats: The CENTOR Criteria 06:20 - Scoring Criteria for Determining Antibiotic Need 09:06 - Final Thoughts