The nurse in the clinic is caring for a patient who has seasonal rhinitis and the patient wants to know what causes this to occur. What is the nurse's best response?
A) "You are experiencing symptoms because bacteria have entered the nose and caused an infection."
B) "Your upper airways are experiencing an inflammatory response to an inhaled antigen that is causing you to have sneezing and watery eyes."
C) "Your sympathetic nervous system is responding to an acute amount of stress in your life causing you to have nasal congestion."
D) "Your runny nose and sneezing have occurred because a portion of your lung has collapsed."
B
Feedback:
Seasonal rhinitis usually occurs when the upper airways become inflamed because of the body's response to an inhaled antigen. The lungs do not collapse and the sympathetic system's response to stress usually opens the airways and does not cause inflammation. Bacteria entering the nose do not cause inflammation of the rest of the upper airways.
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