test 1 Flashcards
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Nasal surgery after care
don’t strain, lift heavy, swim, or blow nose
why shouldn’t you blow nose after epistaxis or nasal surgery
could dislodge clot
rhinoplasty
nose job- reconstruction
could be cosmetic or post traumatic
septoplasty
reconstruction of septum
what should you monitor for in facial swelling
ABCs
why should you stay sitting up after nasal surgery
to reduce aspiration
what antihistamines dont make people drowsy
2nd generation, such as allegra
what is perennial allergic rhinitis
allergies that could happen randomly with triggers. Such as anytime you go around a cat
episodic allergy
comes and goes
intermittent allergy
happens less than 4 weeks out of year
persistent allergy
happens more than 4 weeks a year
what causes histamine release
IgE response
common viruses of common cold
rhinovirus (mild)
coxsackievirus & adenoviruses (more severe)
acute viral rhinopharyngitis
common cold
how does cold spread and how is it treated
airborne droplet- can survive for 3 days
treated symptomatically. rest
when is influenza season
sept-april
what route is inactivated flu vaccine
IM
what route is live flu vaccine
nasal
what infleunza viruses are worst
A and B
Diagnostics and meds for flu
diagnosis- symptoms, rapid flu
meds- zanamivir (relenza), oseltamivir (tamiflu), peramivir (rapivab)
who is at high risk for thrush
immunosupressed
acute pharyngitis
inflammation of throat, 90% viral
when can brain death occur
3-5 mins
manifestations of airway obstruction
choking, stridor, accessory muscles, retractions, nasal flaring, wheezing, tachycardia, cyanosis