A patient has been having morning headaches and a feeling of fullness in her head. On questioning, the patient states that she feels like she has toothache pain under her eye. You suspect that the patient is experiencing:
1. nasal polyps.
2. impacted wisdom teeth.
3. allergic rhinitis.
4. sinusitis.
4
The three symptoms mentioned by the patient are indicative of sinusitis.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 1217
OBJ: 4 TOP: Sinusitis KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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