Non-allergic Rhinitis Flashcards

1
Q

What is an inflammatory condition that affects the

nasal mucosa and symptoms include nasal obstruction, hyperirritability, and hypersecretion?

A

Rhinitis

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2
Q

T/F: Airflow through the nose is more efficient in gas exchange and requires less energy than mouth breathing

A

True

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3
Q

What does an increase in parasympathetic activity lead to in the nasal mucosa?

A

Mucosal swelling

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4
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What does an increased in sympathetic activity lead to in the nasal mucosa?

A

Mucosal shrinking

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5
Q

What filters larger particles as they enter the nose?

A

Nasal vestibule hair

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6
Q

What increase surface area for cleaning and humification, are lined by mucosa and cover the sinus ostia?

A

Turbinates

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7
Q

What does the nasolacrimal duct drain into?

A

Inferior meatus

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8
Q

What does the frontal, maxillary, and anterior ethmoid sinus drain into?

A

Middle Meatus

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9
Q

What does the posterior ethmoid sinuses drain into?

A

Superior Meatus

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10
Q

What is accompanied with onset with feeling of irritation and burning in the nasopharynx?

A

Infectious non-allergic rhinitis

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11
Q

What do you have to evaluate for if a 16 year old has nasal polyps?

A

Cystic fibrosis

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12
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What type of Rhinitis emits characteristic foul odor that is progressive atrophy of nasal mucosa?

A

Atrophic Rhinitis

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13
Q

What is a disease of the nose that shows a wasting away of the bony ridges and mucous membranes inside accompanied by nasal crusting, discharge, and a very bad smell?

A

Ozena

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14
Q

What type of Rhinitis is associated with Klebsiella ozaenae?

A

Primary atrophic rhinitis

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15
Q

What is associated with TB, syphilis, and Wegener’s?

A

Granulomatous sinusitis

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16
Q

What is the most common anatomic cause of nasal obstruction in small children and is associated with sleep disturbances and snoring?

A

Adenoidal Hypertrophy

17
Q

What is associated with unilateral nasal obstruction, unilateral facial pain, and nasal bleeding?

A

Neoplasm

18
Q

What type of rhinitis is associated with nasal mucosa becomes “firey red”; Patients can breathe for an hr or two after using the spray, and then the nose becomes obstructed again?

A

Rhinitis medicamentosa

19
Q

What results in the nasal mucosa to become boggy and edematous?

A

Hypothyroidism