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Non-allergic rhinitis and Nasal Discharge, CJ, 1/3/2012

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In allergic rhinitis, allergins bind to which immunoglobin in the nose?   IgE  
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If a serum specific IgE immunoassay is negative, the patient is classified as having   Nonallergic rhinitis  
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Immunocap/RAST is also known as   A serum specifi IgE immunoassay  
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Which is more common, allergic or nonallergic rhinitis   Allergic  
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Rhinitis is classified by which symptoms   Nasal congestion, clear rhinorrhea, sneezing and itching  
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Patient reports with sneezing and itching (allergic or nonallergic?)   Allergic  
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Patient develops symptoms at a late age (allergic or nonallergic?)   Nonallergic  
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Patient is triggered when in contact with dog/cat (allergic or nonallergic?)   Allergic  
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Common triggers of nonallergic rhinitis?   Changes in weather and temperature, food, perfumes, odors, smoke and fumes  
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Patient has no complaints of allergic conjuctivitis aka itching, watering, redness or swelling (allergic or nonallergic?)   Nonallergic  
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Patient does not find any benefit or relief from antihistamines (allergic or nonallergic?)   Nonallergic  
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Patient has no other atopic disease such as eczema or food allergies and has no family history of atopy (allergic or nonallergic?)   Nonallergic  
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Patient presents with "allergic crease" and gothic arch (allergic or nonallergic?)   Long-standing allergic  
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Turbinates are found to be pale, moist, and boggy with a blueish tinge (allergic or nonallergic?)   Allergic  
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Types of vasomotor rhinitis   Irritant-sensitive, Weather-sensitive, Temperature-sensative and Gustatory rhinitis  
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Clear Rhinorrhea while eating and drinking alcohol   Gustatory Rhinitis  
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Treatment for Gustatory rhinitis?   Nasal ipratropium(Atrovert)before meals  
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Acute vasomotor rhinitis symptoms brought on by strong odors, cigarette smoke, air pollution or perfume   Irritant-sensitive vasomotor rhinitis  
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Weather- or temperature- sensitive vasomotor rhinitis does not not respond well to   Intranasal steroids  
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Honeymoon rhinitis   Rhinitis triggered by sexual arousal  
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Local inflammatory rhinitis   Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease characterized by nasal polyposis, rhinosinusitis, hyposmia and asthma  
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Treatment of local inflammatory rhinitis   Avoidance of NSAIDs  
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Neurogenic type rhinitis   Occurs with sympatholytic drugs (alpha receptor agonists and antagonists, vasodilators)  
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Rhinitis brought on by Sildenafil   Anniversary rhinitis  
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How do you identify the offending medication in drug induced rhinitis   Correlate the initiation of a drug with the onset of rhinitis  
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First line treatment in Drug-induced rhinitis   Stop the drug if possible  
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Rhinitis medicamentosa   Overuse of OTC topical nasal decongestants, mucosa appears beefy red without mucous  
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Treatment for Rhinitis medicamentosa withdrawal   Topical intranansal steroids or 5-7 days of oral steroids  
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Patient presents with chronic irritation, nosebleeds, crusting and scabbing. What should you suspect?   Cocaine use  
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Acute viral upper respiratory infections present with   Thick nasal discharge, sneezing and nasal obstruction that usually clears within 7-10 days but can last up to 3 weeks  
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Bacterial sinusitis can follow an acute viral URTI and presents with   Persistent nasal congestion, discolored mucous, facial pain, cough and sometimes fever  
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Chronic Rhinosinsitis   Lasts more than 12 weeks, CT shows thickened sinus cavity, symptoms include Facial pain, congestion, obstruction, purulent discharge and change in olfaction  
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Treatment for chronic rhinosinusitis   3 or more weeks of an oral antibiotic and a short course of an oral (or nasal) steroid  
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NARES presentation   Symptoms present in middle aged patients, perennial symptoms, sneezing, itching, hyposmia, more than 5% of cells on nasal smear are eosinophils and allergy testing is negative  
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Treatment for NARES   Intranasal steroids  
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Granulomatous infection sin the nose may lead to   Crusting, bleeding and nasal obstruction  
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Occupational rhinitis often presents along with   Asthma  
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Hormonal rhinitis is triggered most often by which hormone   Estrogen  
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Treatment of hormonal rhinitis during pregnancy   Rhinocort  
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Structurally related rhinitis can arise from   Nasal septum deviation, turbinate hypertrophy, enlarged adenoids, tumors and foreign bodies  
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A salty, metallic taste in the mouth along with clear spontaneous rhinorrhea is linked to   CSF leakage  
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Definitive diagnosis of CSF leak is made by   Beta-2 transferrin in nasal secretions  
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Primary atrophic rhinitis is cause by   Klebsiella ozaenae  
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Primary atrophic rhinitis is found most in which patients   Young patients in warm climates  
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Secondary atrophic rhinitis usually follows   Surgery or trauma  
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Secondary atrophic rhinitis is treated with   Daily saline rinse with or without antibiotics  
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First treatment for nonallergic rhinitis   Intranasal steroid spray and follow up in 2-4 weeks  
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If you cannot avoid your trigger, pretreat with   Intranasal steroid or antihistamine  
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First line therapy for rhinorrhea   Intranasal steroid spray  
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Nasal steroid sprays are most helpful with the dominant symptom is   Congestion, but they also help rhinorrhea, sneezing, and itching  
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Side effects of intranasal steroid sprays   Nasal irritation and epistaxis (nose bleeds)  
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Intranasal antihistamines are particularly useful for treating   Sneezing, congestion, and rhinorrhea  
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Intranasal antihistamine side effects   Bitter or sweet taste in mouth, headache and somnolence(drowsiness)  
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Oral antihistamines are helpful for those bothered by   Sneezing but not effective for nonallergic rhinitis  
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First generation oral antihistamines may help with rhinorrhea because of their   Anticholinergic effects  
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Oral antihistamines are avaiable   OTC  
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Ipratropium is a ___ agent   Antimuscarinic  
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Ipratropium works by   Decreasing secretions by inhibiting the nasal parasympathetic mucous glands  
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When dominant symptom is rhinorrhea, a first line treatment considered is   Intranasal ipratropium  
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Higher dose intranasal Ipratropium can be used to treat   rhinorrhea related to the common cold or allergic rhinorrhea  
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Ipratropium side effect   Nasal dryness  
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Decongestants are used for which symptoms   Congestion and rhinorrhea  
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Length of use for decongestant   Short term only  
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Side effects of decongestant   Tachycardia, increase blood pressure and insomnia  
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Presumed benefits from saline rinse   Clears secretions, increases nasociliary function and removes irritants  
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CT imaging is done when you are concerned about a possible   Chronic rhinosiusitis, polyps or anatomical problems  
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Kartagener syndrome is an autosomal ____ disease   Recessive  
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Kartegener disease is characterized by   Defective cilia motility, most often due to missing dynein arms  
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Sterility and poor mucociliary clearance is often associated with   Kertangener disease  
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Situs inversus is found in 50% of patients with   Kertangener disease  
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A decrease in dynein arms leads to a decrease in   Beat frequency  
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A normal central to microtubule ratio is 2:9. Kertangener patients often present with an abnormal ratio of   1:8  
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Defect in the dynein arms leads to   Hypomotility  
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Defect in microtubulars leads to   asynchrony  
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PCD tissues are thought to have impaired action in which ion transport?   Chloride  
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The most common facial fracture   Nasal  
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Classifying a nasal fracture as open or closed is based on   The integrity of the mucosa  
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First step in treating a nasal/septum fracture is   Confirmation that there is no septal hematoma  
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Force from the front to the nose will cause   A simple fracture to flattening of the nose  
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Lateral force to the nose will cause   One or both bones to break and seveve septal displacement  
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Superior force to the nose will cause   Severe septal fracture and displacement of quadrangular cartilage  
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Epistaxis occurs when   The mucosa is eroded to expose vessels  
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Anterior epistaxis comes from   Little's area (Kiesselbach plexus)  
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Anterior epistaxis presents as a   Constant ooze, not a severe bleed  
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Posterior epistaxis comes from   Sphenopalatine artery  
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Which is more severe bleeding and more dangerous, anterior or posterior epistaxis?   Posterior  
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Which foreign bodies produce earlier and more irritating symptoms in the nose?   Organic bodies  
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Where are the two most common sites for foreign bodies in the nose   Anterior to the middle turbinate or below inferior turbinate  
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Which side is most often affected by foreign bodies in the nose   Right  
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Most common age for foreign bodies in the nose   Ages 2-5  
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Sinonasal malignant neoplasm accounts for what percent of URT tumors   3%  
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Requirements for Cluster Headache   Unilateral, 15-180 minutes long, up to 8 times a day but at least every other day  
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Symptoms for cluster headache can include   Conjunctival injection, lacrimation, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, sweating, miosis, ptosis, and eyelid edema  
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Two types of cluster headaches   Episodic (1 month break with no headache) or chronic (break of less than 1 month)  
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Cluster headaches are thought to be because of a defect in the   Hypothalamic gray matter  
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Which neurons carry sensory and motor impulses in the maxillary and ophthalmic divisions of the trigeminal nerve   Substance P  
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What is Somatostatin?   Drug that inhibits substance P, therefor reducing duration and intensity of cluster headaches  
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Vascular change in cluster headaches is found to be   Secondary to pain  
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Cluster headaches can be precipitated with small amounts of   Histamine  
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