The client has allergic rhinitis and asks the nurse what causes this. How should the nurse respond?
1. "It can occur after exposure to animal dander."
2. "Tobacco smoke causes it in some people."
3. "Exposure to pollens from weeds and grass causes an allergic response in some people."
4. "It is caused by asthma."
5. "You inherited the predisposition for this."
1,2,3,5
Rationale 1: One of the causative factors for allergic rhinitis is animal dander.
Rationale 2: Tobacco smoke causes the allergic rhinitis reaction in some people.
Rationale 3: Allergic response to pollen can cause allergic rhinitis in some people.
Rationale 4: Although associated with asthma, allergic rhinitis is not caused by asthma.
Rationale 5: There is a strong genetic predisposition for allergic rhinitis.
Global Rationale: One of the causative factors for allergic rhinitis is animal dander. Tobacco smoke causes the allergic rhinitis reaction in some people. Allergic response to pollen can cause allergic rhinitis in some people. There is a strong genetic predisposition for allergic rhinitis. Although associated with asthma, allergic rhinitis is not caused by asthma.
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