| A | B |
|---|
| epistaxis | nosebleed |
| treatment for epistaxix | pressure, sit, lean forward, ict to nose/eye area |
| types of stray for nosebleeds | vasoconstrictors; Afrin, Neo-Synephrine |
| more extensive compression for nosebleed | balloon catheter or nasal tampon |
| nasal polyps | clusters of mucosa; benign |
| cause of nasal polyps | could be allergies or irritants |
| treatment for nasal polyps | control cause; surgical removal |
| deviated septum | sometimes normal; often from a broken nose |
| S/S of deviated septum | stuffy nose feeling; pain from sinus blockage |
| treatment for deviated septum | SMR |
| rhinoplasty | "nose job" |
| reason for rhinoplasty | cosmetic |
| nursing care for all nasal procedures | airway, VS, drip pad, don't blow nose or sneeze, cool mist vaporizer, elevate head, ice, pain med |
| sinusitis | inflammation of mucosa of sinuses |
| sinuses most affected in sinusitis | maxillary and ethmoid |
| cause of sinusitis | bacterial infection following URI |
| S/S of sinusitis | pain behind eyes, forehead, and/or cheeks and purulent nasal drainage |
| sinusitis treatment goal | relieve pain and promote drainage |
| complications of untreated sinusitis | osteomyelitis, cellulitis, meningitis |
| why no antihistamines with sinusitis | will dry and thicken secretions |
| sinusitis treatment | NSS nasal irrigation, ATB if bacterial, warm moist packs |
| rhinitis commonly known as this | common cold |
| treatment for rhinitis | symptomatic |
| pharyngitis | inflammation of pharynx |
| common cause of pharyngitis | strep |
| diagnosis of pharyngitis | throat culture |
| treatment of pharyngitis | ATB's, symptomatic relief measures |
| laryngitis | inflammation of larynx |
| usual cause of laryngitis | irritants |
| treatment of laryngitis | Symptomatic, rest, fluids, humidified air, avoid talking |
| tonsillitis | filtering function of tonsils is overwhelmed |
| S/S of tonsilitis | muffled voice, fever, sore throat |
| diagnosis of tonsilitis | throat culture |
| treatment of tonsilitis | ATB, surgery |
| influenza | viral infection of upper respiratory tract |
| how long flu vaccine is good for | about 4 months |
| reason for giving flu vaccine | to reduce severity of symptoms |
| S/S influenzaq | myalgia, fever, chill, maybe GI symptoms |
| treatment for influenza | symptomatic |
