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1
Q

What is the etiology of sinusitis?

A

Viral, bacterial, fungal, allergic

2
Q

What are the general symptoms of sinusitis?

A

Nasal congestion, HA, facial pain
TTP of sinuses (esp. percussion)
Purulent yellow/green nasal dc

3
Q

What are the symptoms of maxillary sinusitis?

A

Toothache, maxillary pain, frontal HA

4
Q

What are the symptoms of frontal sinusitis?

A

Frontal HA, eyelid pain

5
Q

What are the symptoms of ethmoid sinusitis?

A

Splitting HA on 1 side, pain medial to eye felt deep in head

6
Q

What are the symptoms of sphenoid sinusitis?

A

Diffuse face pain with pain behind eye, in vertex, deep pain, no local TTP

7
Q

What are the complications of sinusitis?

A

Orbital/Periorbital cellulitis

Cavernous sinus thrombosis

8
Q

How is sinusitis diagnosed?

A

Clinical

Unresponsive to Tx: CT, x-ray, culture of DC

9
Q

What herbs are indicated for sinusitis?

A

Ephedra sinica
Euphrasia officinalis
Matricaria recutita
Sambucus nigra

10
Q

What Abx is indicated for sinusitis?

A

Amoxicillin

11
Q

What physical therapy Tx is indicated in sinusitis?

A

Diathermy

12
Q

What homeopathic remedy is indicated for sinusitis?

Pt has pain and obstruction at the root of the nose.

A

Kali bichromicum

13
Q

What are SSX of allergic rhinitis?

A

Lacrimation, Rhinorrhea, Conjunctival injection
Itching of mouth, nose, eyes, post. pharynx
Sneezing, HA, swollen blue-red nasal mucosa

14
Q

What herbs are used for allergic rhinitis?

A

Euphrasia officinalis
Sambucus nigra
Urtica dioica

15
Q

What category of drugs is indicated in rhinitis?

A

Antihistamines

16
Q

What are the MC causes of allergic rhinitis by season?

A

Spring: tree pollen
Summer: grass/weed pollen
Fall: weed pollens
Year-Round: dust, animal dander, mold, fungal spores

17
Q

What are the etiologies of nasal polyps?

A

Chronic allergic rhinitis

Chronic sinusitis

18
Q

Nasal polyps seen in a child under age 10 is pathognomonic for what disease?

A

Cystic fibrosis

19
Q

What are SSX for nasal polyps?

A

Nasal obstruction, DEC smell

Postnasal drainage, snoring, rhinorrhea