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inflammation of the sinuses, most often the maxillary and frontal sinuses |
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sinusitis may be caused by |
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bacteria, virus or a fungus |
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follows obstruction of the lfow of scretions from the sinus |
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causes of acute sinusitis |
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allergic rhinits, deviated septum, nasal plyps, tumor,s airborne polluntats and inhaled drugs |
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permanent thickening of the mucous membranes in the sinuses after repeated infections |
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pain or feeling of heaviness over affected sinus, purulent drainage from nose, pain may seem like a toothe ache with maxillary processes |
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potential complications of sinusitis |
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meningitis, brain abscess, osteomylitis, orbital cellulitis |
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initial treatment of sinusitis may focus on |
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medications for sinusitis may include decongestants to _______ intranasal corticosteriods to ________ and analgesics to ____ |
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promote drainage, decrease inflmmation, relieve pain |
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antibiotics for acute sinusitis is usually prescribed for ____ and for chronic _____ |
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underlying problems r/t sinusitis that might need surgery include |
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polyps, deviated septum, hypertrophy of turbinates |
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most common surger used for sinusitis that is not responsive to medical treatment |
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functional endoscopic sinus surgery |
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nasal bleeding and scaring, csf leakage and injury to the optic nerve |
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after fess pt can return to work in |
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swollen masses of sinus or nasal mucosa and connective tissue that extend to the nasal passage |
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alergic rhinitis is also called |
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allergic rhinitis is classified as |
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intermitten or persistent |
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allergic rhinitis is considered persisten when symptoms are present for more that |
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4 days a week for more than 4 weeks per year |
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flows exposure to a substance that causes an allerig response |
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an allergic response is a reaction to release of chemicals including histamine that cause |
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vasodilation and increased capillary permeability |
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most often caused by exposure to pollens |
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itermittent allergic rhinitis |
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sneezing watery and itchy eyes, nasal obstruction, clear nasal discharge, frontal headache |
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drugs used to treat allergic rhinitis |
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intranasal corticosteroids, oral/intranasal antihistamines |
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acute viral coryza is spread by |
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fever fatigue nasal discarge and sore throat |
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common cold usually runs its course in apporx |
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complications of common cold |
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otitis media, sinusitis, bronchitis, pneumonia |
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antihistamines, decongestants, antitussives and antipyretics |
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antibiotics are not affective against infections caused by |
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people with colds are most contagious during the first ______ after symptoms appear |
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risk factors of tumor in the nose |
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smoking, male, infected with human paillomavirus and certain occupations |
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two major complications of submucosal resection |
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tears of the septum and saddle deformity |
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trauma, hypertension, low humidity, allergies, upper resp infections, foreign bodies, chemical irritants, overuse of decongestant nasal sprays, nasal surgery and tumors |
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when epistaxis occurs pt should sit down and |
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once epistaxis bleeding stops advise pt not to blow nose for several hours because this may |
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complications r/t packing and ballons |
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imparied breathing, infection and blockage of the eustachian tube |
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inflammation of the mucous membranes of the throat or pharynx |
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viral, bacterial or fungal |
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fungla infections can develop with prologned |
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antibiotic use or inhaled corticosteroids |
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with pharygitis the throat appear ___ and tonsils may be |
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compared with viral pharyngitis, bacterial pharyngitis has a more abrubt ____ and is characterized by |
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onset. fever, enlarged lymph nodes, tonsillar exudat, absence of cough |
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pharygitis is treated with |
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rest, fluids, analgesics and throat gargles or irrigations |
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the treatment of choice for pharngitis |
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penicillin for pharyngitis is given for ____ to prevent complication of ____ fever |
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inflammation of the tonsils and other lympatic tissue in the throat |
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tonsilitis is usually caused by a ____ but can be caused by _____ |
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to reduce the risk of pharygitis people with weakened resistance should avoid others with ______ infections |
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sore throat, difficulty swalllowing, fever, bad breath, chills |
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if swollen tissue blocks the eustachian tubes because of tonsillitis pain may be felt in the |
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the medical treatment of tonsillitis depends on the |
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may develop with streptococcla tonsilitis |
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an infection of the tissue surroundign the tonsil |
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a pt may suggest tosillitis when a pt is diagnosed with strept throat |
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7 or more times in a year |
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hypertension and cardiac dysrhythmias |
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inflammation of the larynx |
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factors that lead to laryngitis |
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upper resp infections, voice strain, smoking, alcohol ingestion, gastroesophageal reflux diseas, inhalation of irritating fumes |
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chronic laryngitis is caused by prolonged |
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hoarseness, cough and scratchy or painful throat |
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absence of sound production |
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an important aspect of treatment for chronic laryngitis is |
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benign masses of fibrous tissue that result primarily from voeruse of the voice, but also can follow infections |
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swollen mass of mucous membrane attached to the vocal cord |
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causes of laryngeal plyps |
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excessive talking, singing or irritation |
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factors believed to predispose laryngeal cancer |
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epxosrue to smoke or other noxious fumes, alcohol consumption, vocal strain, chronic larygitis |
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early symptoms of cancer of the true vocal cords |
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persistent hoarseness, sore throat and ear pain |
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later signs of laryngeal cancer |
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hemomptysis, difficulty swallowoing/breathing |
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late signs of laryngeal cancer |
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the voice can be preserved with |
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hemilaryngectomy or supraglottic larygectomy |
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causes permanent loss of natural voice |
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radical neck dissection is the excision of the |
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sternocledomastoid musckle, jugular vein, sub maxillary salivary gland and surrounding soft tissue |
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a modified radical neck dissection spares the |
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internal jugualr vein, major cervical lyphatic vessels, sympathetic, vagus and sminal accessory nerves |
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a total laryngectomy involves removal of the entire |
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larynx, vocal cords and epilogttis as well as supportive tissues |
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complications of total laryngectom with radical neck dissection include |
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salivary fistula, carotid artery rupture, tracheal stenosis |
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s&S of aspiration pneumonia |
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increased pulse and resp rates, dyspnea, cough, crackles and rhonchi, fever, wheezing and frothy pink sputum |
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