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Standard Of Care Mri Sinus Headaches
Diagnosis
Patients should see a doctor if they have sinusitis symptoms that do not clear up within a few days, are severe, or are accompanied by high fever or acute illness.
Some doctors believe that too many patients are diagnosed with true sinusitis and given unnecessary antibiotics when their symptoms would actually resolve easily in days with over-the-counter medications or no drugs at all.
The first goal in diagnosing sinusitis is to rule out other possible causes of symptoms, and then...
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