Rhinorrhea

supraorbital, or temporal pain, accompanied by autonomic phenomena and/or restlessness or agitation (patients will move around the room and won’t be able to sit still). Autonomic symptoms include ptosis, miosis, lacrimation, conjunctival injection, rhinorrhea, and nasal congestion, which only occur during the pain attack and are ipsilateral to the pain. Attacks are abrupt in onset and may occur as often as eight times a day and are generally short lived, from 45 minutes to 2 hours. These…

The Aminata muscaria is a very toxic plant to dogs and cats. If ingested, dogs can result in acute gastrointestinal distress that precedes a potentially life-threatening central neurologic syndrome characterized by seizures, tremors, and somnolence (Rossmeisl, Jr.,Blodgett, Jones, Higgins, Ellis, 2006). In a case study three dogs were presented with the toxic mushroom Amanita muscaria that developed respiratory arrest. Of the three dogs, one was euthanized and the remaining two recovered fully…

is becoming an increasing common issue in the U.S. AR is the inflammation of the nasal membranes induced after exposure to allergens via IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reactions (Min, 2010). This condition is characterized by symptoms of watery rhinorrhea, nasal obstruction, nasal itching and sneezing and is also frequently accompanied by symptoms involving the eyes, ears and throat, including itching of the eyes, nose, and palate, postnasal drip, cough, irritability, and fatigue (Sheikh, 2015).…

weapon that the enemy can’t tell it is there? Another chemical weapon is Tabun. Tabun is clear, colorless, and tasteless liquid with a fruity odor. The effects of overexposure include “nervousness/restlessness, miosis (contraction of the pupil), rhinorrhea (runny nose), excessive salivation, dyspnea (difficulty in breathing due to bronchoconstriction/secretions), sweating, bradycardia (slow heartbeat), loss of consciousness, convulsions, flaccid paralysis, loss of bladder and bowel control,…

whooping cough. Usually catarrhal symptoms occur within 7-20 days of contact with the pertussis bacterium. The disease typically develops in three stages:
 Catarrhal - Non specific symptoms similar to that of a common cold. Includes a sore throat, rhinorrhea and cough. this usually lasts for two weeks. 
 Spasmodic - Recurring coughing episodes that may result in facial discolouration and cyanosis. These coughing episodes are usually accompanied with deep inspiration (whooping) and…

people suffer from allergies a year in the United States […] approximately 3 million [of the allergy sufferers have] found relief with allergen immunotherapy” (Communications). Ragweed allergy symptoms according to Nayak and others are, “sneezing; rhinorrhea/runny nose; itchy nose, throat, and palate; itchy, watery eyes; and nasal congestion/stuffiness.” According to Cox and more, allergy immunotherapy is, “for patients with allergic diseases, including rhinitis, allergic asthma, Hymenoptera…

will be admitted to the hospital. Each year approximately 57,500 patients are admitted into the hospital and 2.1 million are treated in an outpatient setting (Smith, D. K., Seales, S., & Budzik, C., 2017). Children with bronchiolitis present with rhinorrhea, tachypnea, wheezing, crackles, cough, accessory muscle use and/or nasal flaring. During these visits either to…

IM dose? Patient Case: A 36 month old female presented to the emergency department with inspiratory stridor and a seal-like cough. The patient’s mother states that she has been “a little fussy” and relays that the illness began a day prior with rhinorrhea. The patient and her mother deny any abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. The patient was mildly tachypneic, but was not in any significant respiratory distress.…

etiologies such as rhinovirus, coronavirus, and other viral origins. Patients may present exhibiting the following symptoms including sore throat, cough, nasal congestion, fever, dyspnea, thick and increased colored sputum production, headache, rhinorrhea, and/or fatigue. Most of this is due to the immune system triggering a response to an irritant/viral infectant. Most commonly URTIs can be treated with nasal decongestant, cough suppressant, and over the counter pain relievers if necessary. If…

vomiting, choking or a sharp intake of breath which causes a distinctive “whooping” sound. If not correctly managed Pertussis can lead to complications including: pneumonia, seizures, coma, brain damage and death. Kyle is presenting with symptoms of rhinorrhea (runny nose), red-bloodshot…