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Question 

You are the hospitalist advanced practice provider (APP) admitting patients from the emergency department (ED) to the hospital today. You received a page from the ED APP to evaluate your second patient, an 18-year-old non-binary, for admission for a peritonsillar abscess started on IV Unasyn. You evaluate the patient complaining of fever, sore throat, and "hot potato" voice. The patient reports had never received childhood immunizations with a past medical history of sialolithiasis and necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis. On examination, the patient has poor dentition with edema and erythema to the mandible and crepitus noted on the chest with rubbery lymph nodes. The patient now requires oxygen 4L O2 via N/C 92%. Centor score 2 due to fever and age. What are your initial differential diagnoses for your assigned patient's presentation, and why? What are the indications for an ophthalmologic or ENT referral? What are the indications for hospital admission for your patient's complaints? How would you demonstrate whole-person health and holistic well-being in your care plan? Pose two open-ended questions for your peers to respond to regarding questions you may have experienced researching the topic or required unit material.