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what the risks are ear anatomy, medical findings, ear anatomy, ear drainage culture, culture, ear drainage, ear drainage culture, laboratory test to identify organisms that cause ear infections, a sample of ear drainage either, outer ear, middle ear, on culture media, the purpose of growing microorganisms, bacteria, fungus, viruses, later be identified, microbiologist inspects the cultures daily, growth, microorganisms, detected, tests initiated, the sensitivity, the organism to medications, sensitivity analysis, antibiotic therapy, determined, results, , no preparation, specimen, collected, a cotton swab placed gently inside the outer ear canal, no pain is associated, ear pain present already, infection is suspected, a myringotomy, surgical opening, the eardrum, relief of a painful, bulging tympanic membrane in otitis media, fluid, collected at this time, a needle inserted, the tympanic membrane, eardrum, obtain a sample, the fluid, middle ear, test performed, an infection, the outer ear, otitis externa, acute, a routine part of myringotomy, otitis media, ruptured eardrum, draining fluid, otitis media not responding to treatment, most ear infections, diagnosed by clinical symptoms rather than by obtaining a culture, no organisms seen on the culture is normal, abnormal results indicate infection, infection bacterial, viral, fungal, causative organism, an effective medication to treat the organism, in the results, no risks, involved, swabbing the ear canal, risks of myringotomy, needle aspiration include bleeding, infection, hearing loss sometimes special stains, the fluid, gram stain, koh stain, the initial diagnosis.