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Causes of viral rhinitis - ANSWER ✔✔#1 Rhinovirus
Coronavirus
Influenza virus
Adenovirus
,What should you be worried about with viral rhinitis with smokers, elderly
or immunocompromised? - ANSWER ✔✔Their viral rhinitis may
develop into pneumonia
Symptoms of viral rhinitis - ANSWER ✔✔Rhinorrhea
PND causing cough
Sore throat
Cough
Low grade fever, chills
Muscle aches
Headaches
Treatments for viral rhinitis - ANSWER ✔✔Decongestations
Expectorants, antitussives
Antipyretics
Antihistamines (H2 blocker preferred)
Rest and FLUIDS
What do you want to know r/t allergic rhinitis and medications? -
ANSWER ✔✔Taking Afrin? Risk of rebound congestion
, What should you suspect with someone who has allergic rhinitis and a
fever and/or purulent drainage? - ANSWER ✔✔That they have a
secondary bacterial infection --> often progresses to sinusitis
What can longstanding allergies cause? - ANSWER ✔✔Adenoidal
hypertrophy which can increase asthma risk
What do you think when a person has blue, boggy, edematous
turbinates? - ANSWER ✔✔Allergic rhinitis
What are Dennie's lines? - ANSWER ✔✔An infraorbital fold indicative
of allergic rhinitis
What can alleviate allergic shiners? - ANSWER ✔✔2nd generation
antihistamines; topical nasal steroids
Treatment for allergic rhinitis? - ANSWER ✔✔**Allergen avoidance
Antihistamines
Decongestants
Topical nasal steroids (e.g. Rhinocort/Nasocort)
Hydration
With what condition is IgE elevated? With what condition is it normal? -
ANSWER ✔✔Elevated = allergic rhinitis
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