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    Allergic Rhinitis A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Allergic Rhinitis A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Allergic Rhinitis A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
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    Allergic Rhinitis A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

    By Kenneth Kee

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    Allergic rhinitis is a medical disorder of allergic effects affecting the nose.
    These allergic conditions occur when the patient breathes in something he or she is allergic to such as dust, animal dander or pollen.
    Symptoms can also happen when the patient eats a food that he or she is allergic to.
    Most allergic rhinitis disorders are due to plant pollens.
    This form of allergic rhinitis is often called hay fever or seasonal allergy.
    An allergen is something that activates an allergy reaction.
    Hay fever is an allergic response to pollen.
    Plants that produce a hay fever reaction are trees, flowering plants, grasses and weeds.
    The pollen from the plants is transmitted by the wind.
    Types of Rhinitis:
    A. Allergic rhinitis
    Episodic rhinitis
    1. Occupational rhinitis (allergen)
    2. Perennial rhinitis
    3. Seasonal rhinitis
    B. Non-allergic rhinitis
    1. Atrophic rhinitis
    2. Chemical- or irritant-induced rhinitis
    3. Drug-induced rhinitis
    a. Antihypertensive medications
    b. Aspirin
    c. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
    d. Oral contraceptives
    e. Rhinitis medicamentosa
    4. Emotional rhinitis
    5. Exercise-induced rhinitis
    6. Gustatory rhinitis
    7. Hormone-induced rhinitis
    a. Pregnancy
    b. Oral Contraceptive
    8. Infectious rhinitis
    9. Non-allergic rhinitis with eosinophilia syndrome (NARES)
    10. Occupational rhinitis (irritant)
    11. Perennial non-allergic rhinitis
    a. Vasomotor rhinitis
    12. Reflux-induced rhinitis or gastroesophageal reflux disease
    Symptoms that occur:
    a. Itchy nose, mouth, eyes, throat, skin or any area
    b. Problems with smell
    c. Runny nose
    d. Sneezing
    e. Watery eyes
    Allergy testing may show the pollen or other substances that trigger the symptoms.
    1. Skin testing
    2. If the doctor finds that the patient cannot have skin testing, special blood tests may help with the diagnosis.
    3. The tests are known as IgE RAST tests and can measure the levels of allergy-related substances.
    4. A full blood count (FBC) test involving the eosinophil count
    Treatments for allergic rhinitis are:
    Antihistamines
    Nasal corticosteroid sprays
    Decongestants
    Leukotriene inhibitors
    Allergy shots (immunotherapy)

    TABLE OF CONTENT
    Introduction
    Chapter 1 Allergic Rhinitis
    Chapter 2 Causes
    Chapter 3 Symptoms
    Chapter 4 Diagnosis
    Chapter 5 Treatment
    Chapter 6 Prognosis
    Chapter 7 Vasomotor Rhinitis
    Chapter 8 Rhinosinusitis
    Epilogue

    Allergic Rhinitis is a very common condition in all ages.
    Some childhood Vasomotor Rhinitis improves after puberty.
    Others go on to adulthood.
    The most obvious symptom is sneezing or stuffy nose every morning which slowly improves by late morning.
    Allergic Rhinitis may result in chronic sinusitis due to chronic nasal infections.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKenneth Kee
    Release dateNov 11, 2016
    ISBN9781370063369
    Allergic Rhinitis A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Author

    Kenneth Kee

    Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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      Allergic Rhinitis A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions - Kenneth Kee

      Allergic Rhinitis

      A

      Simple

      Guide

      To

      The Condition,

      Diagnosis,

      Treatment

      And

      Related Conditions

      By

      Dr Kenneth Kee

      M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

      Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

      Copyright Kenneth Kee 2016 Smashwords Edition

      Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated

      To my wife Dorothy

      And my children

      Carolyn, Grace

      And Kelvin

      This book describes Allergic Rhinitis, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

      (What You Need to Treat Allergic Rhinitis)

      This eBook is licensed for the personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader.

      If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.

      Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Introduction

      I have been writing medical articles for my blog http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Condition) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

      My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

      Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

      I then wrote an autobiolographical account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

      This autobiolographical account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Conditions into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

      From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 800 amazon kindle books and 200 into Smashwords.com eBooks.

      Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

      For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

      The later books go into more details of medical conditions.

      The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

      Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

      As I tried to bring you the latest information about a condition or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

      Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

      I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

      I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

      I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

      Chapter 1

      Allergic Rhinitis

      Allergic Rhinitis is a very common condition in all ages.

      Some childhood Vasomotor Rhinitis improves after puberty.

      Others go on to adulthood.

      The most obvious symptom is sneezing or stuffy nose every morning which slowly improves by late morning.

      Allergic Rhinitis may result in chronic sinusitis due to chronic nasal infections.

      What is Allergic rhinitis?

      Allergic rhinitis is a medical disorder of allergic effects affecting the nose.

      These allergic conditions occur when the patient breathes in something he or she is allergic to such as dust, animal dander or pollen.

      Symptoms can also happen when the patient eats a food that he or she is allergic to.

      Most allergic rhinitis disorders are due to plant pollens.

      This form of allergic rhinitis is often called hay fever or seasonal allergy.

      What are the Causes of Allergic Rhinitis?

      An allergen is something that activates an allergy reaction.

      When a person with allergic rhinitis is in contact with an allergen such as pollen, animal dander, mold, or dust, the body releases chemicals that produce allergy symptoms.

      Hay fever is an allergic response to pollen.

      Plants that produce a hay fever reaction are trees, flowering plants, grasses and weeds.

      The pollen from the plants is transmitted by the wind.

      Flower pollen is transmitted by insects and does not cause hay fever.

      The forms of plants that produce hay fever differ from person to person and from place to place.

      The quantity of pollen being blown in the air can affect whether hay fever symptoms develop.

      Hot, dry and windy days tend to have more pollen in the air.

      On cool, damp and rainy days, most pollen is washed to the ground.

      Hay fever and allergies often occurs in families.

      If both of the parents have hay fever or other allergies, the patient is likely to have hay fever and allergies, too.

      The chance is higher if the mother has allergies.

      In the house the most common cause is allergy to dust-mites.

      Types of Rhinitis:

      A. Allergic rhinitis

      Episodic rhinitis

      1. Occupational rhinitis (allergen)

      2. Perennial rhinitis

      3. Seasonal rhinitis

      B. Non-allergic rhinitis

      1. Atrophic rhinitis

      2. Chemical- or irritant-induced rhinitis

      3. Drug-induced rhinitis

      a. Antihypertensive medications

      b. Aspirin

      c. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

      d. Oral contraceptives

      e. Rhinitis medicamentosa

      4. Emotional rhinitis

      5. Exercise-induced rhinitis

      6. Gustatory rhinitis

      7. Hormone-induced rhinitis

      a. Pregnancy

      b. Oral Contraceptive

      8. Infectious rhinitis

      9. Non-allergic rhinitis with eosinophilia syndrome (NARES)

      10. Occupational rhinitis (irritant)

      11. Perennial non-allergic rhinitis

      a. Vasomotor rhinitis

      12. Reflux-induced rhinitis or gastroesophageal reflux disease

      What are the Symptoms of Allergic Rhinitis?

      Symptoms that occur shortly after the patient comes into contact with the substance he or she is allergic to may be:

      a. Itchy nose, mouth, eyes, throat, skin or any area

      b. Problems with smell

      c. Runny nose

      d. Sneezing

      e. Watery eyes

      Symptoms that

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