Sinusitis

Question 1

air filled cavities

Answer 1

Sinus

Question 2

produces resonance in speech

Answer 2

Sinus

Question 3

inflammation of the sinus

Answer 3

Sinusitis

Question 4

cause of sinusitis

Answer 4

Obstruction (nasal congestion, polyps, deviated septum)

Question 5

4 kinds of sinus

Answer 5

Frontal sinus
Ethmoid sinus
Maxillary sinus
Sphenoid sinus

Question 6

which sinus is more dorsal or posterior, ethmoid or sphenoid?

Answer 6

Sphenoid

Question 7

Accumulation of mucus causes obstruction of the nasal passage, this can cause growth of?

Answer 7

bacteria (infection)

Question 8

if client already has bacterial growth in the sinus, there will be a ___________________ nasal discharge with the colors ______________ or ______________.

Answer 8

Purulent (means pus)
*color yellow or green

Question 9

if bacterial growth is evident, it can cause infection, _______________ and ____________________.

Answer 9

Fever and inflammation

Question 10

After having Fever and inflammation, the client can experience ____________ and loss of smell aka __________________.

Answer 10

Pain and anosmia
(anoSMia&raquo_space;> loss of SMell)

Question 11

Pain may be worsened by ______________ and ______________________.

Answer 11

Bending and lying down

Question 12

Determine what kind of sinus is affected when pain is felt in:
1. cheeks and toothache-
2. Back of the head-
3. forehead-
4. Mastoid-
5. between or behind the eyes -
6. vertex -

Answer 12

1. Maxillary sinus
2. Sphenoid sinus
3. Frontal sinus
4. Sphenoid sinus
5. Ethmoid and Sphenoid sinus
6. Sphenoid sinus

Question 13

Management:
1. Fluid intake is _______________ to loosen secretion
2. ______________ compress to reduce swelling
3. ______________ saline to remove mucus
4. ______________ mist and ____________ shower to decrease congestion,
5. Medications for bacteria is ____________ and pain is _______________.

Answer 13

1. Increase
2. Warm
3. Warm
4. Heat, Hot
5. Antibiotic, analgesic

Question 14

Avoid what analgesic?

Answer 14

Aspirin
-it can cause polyposis that may trigger the formation of polyps

Question 15

Heat mist is aka

Answer 15

Suob or facial sauna

Question 16

Rationale of
1. Increase fluid intake
2. Warm compress
3. Warm saline irrigation
4. Heat mist and hot shower
5. Why avoid aspirin it is an analgesic?

Answer 16

1. To loosen secretions
2. Decrease swelling
3. To remove mucus
4. Decrease congestion
5. it can cause polyposis → form polyps