Non-allergic Rhinitis Flashcards
What is an inflammatory condition that affects the
nasal mucosa and symptoms include nasal obstruction, hyperirritability, and hypersecretion?
Rhinitis
T/F: Airflow through the nose is more efficient in gas exchange and requires less energy than mouth breathing
True
What does an increase in parasympathetic activity lead to in the nasal mucosa?
Mucosal swelling
What does an increased in sympathetic activity lead to in the nasal mucosa?
Mucosal shrinking
What filters larger particles as they enter the nose?
Nasal vestibule hair
What increase surface area for cleaning and humification, are lined by mucosa and cover the sinus ostia?
Turbinates
What does the nasolacrimal duct drain into?
Inferior meatus
What does the frontal, maxillary, and anterior ethmoid sinus drain into?
Middle Meatus
What does the posterior ethmoid sinuses drain into?
Superior Meatus
What is accompanied with onset with feeling of irritation and burning in the nasopharynx?
Infectious non-allergic rhinitis
What do you have to evaluate for if a 16 year old has nasal polyps?
Cystic fibrosis
What type of Rhinitis emits characteristic foul odor that is progressive atrophy of nasal mucosa?
Atrophic Rhinitis
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?
Ozena
What type of Rhinitis is associated with Klebsiella ozaenae?
Primary atrophic rhinitis
What is associated with TB, syphilis, and Wegener’s?
Granulomatous sinusitis