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Charlie

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A patient has been using an intranasal sympathomimetic for allergic rhinitis for 10 days. While reducing the medication, the patient notices increased stuffiness. Select the nurse's best response.
 
  a. Restart the nasal spray and continue it indefinitely, because you have chronic rhinitis.
  b. Do not restart the spray. You will need systemic glucocorticoids to relieve the symptoms.
  c. Discontinue drug use in one nostril at a time to reduce this rebound congestion.
  d. These agents were inappropriate for use in your condition, and you should never use them again.

Question 2

A patient is starting azelastine (Astelin) spray for allergic rhinitis. The nurse should discuss which common side effect during patient education?
 
  a. Hemoptysis
  b. Bitter taste
  c. Cough
  d. Increased stuffiness for the first month of therapy


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briseldagonzales

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Rebound congestion can occur when intranasal sympathomimetics are used for prolonged periods, requiring the patient to increase the frequency of doses. This can be stopped by abrupt decongestant withdrawal, which can be extremely uncomfortable. A less drastic approach is to discontinue the drug in one nostril at a time.
Rebound congestion develops when topical agents are used for longer than a few days. Restarting the spray would cause the patient to use progressively larger and more frequent doses to overcome the rebound congestion. This would not be an appropriate recommendation.
Glucocorticoids would not reverse the rebound congestion.
Intranasal sympathomimetics are appropriate for allergic rhinitis, but their use should be limited to 3 to 5 days to minimize rebound congestion.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
A bitter taste in the mouth occurs in about 20 of patients using azelastine nasal spray. Patients should be informed of this side effect.
Hemoptysis, cough, and increased nasal stuffiness are not common side effects.


Charlie

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Excellent

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