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.
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