Identification of Patients with Allergic Rhinitis
Session 39: Identification of Patients with Allergic Rhinitis
Total Session Time: 60 minutes + 1 hours Assignment
Prerequisites
Learning Tasks
By the end of this session students are expected to be able to:
Resources Needed
SESSION OVERVIEW
|Step |Time |Activity/ |Content |
| | |Method | |
|1 |05 minutes |Presentation |Introduction, Learning Tasks |
|2 |05 minutes |Presentation |Causes of Allergic Reactions |
|3 |15 minutes |Presentation |Major Signs and Symptoms Allergic |
| | |Brainstorming |Reactions |
|4 |10 minutes |Presentation |Treatment of Allergic Reactions |
|5 |10 minutes |Presentation |Prevention and Control of Allergic |
| | | |Reactions |
|6 |05 minutes |Presentation |Key Points |
|7 |05 minutes |Presentation |Evaluation |
|8 |05 minutes |Presentation |Assignment |
SESSION CONTENTS
STEP1: Presentation of Session Title and Learning Tasks (5 minutes)
READ or ASK students to read the learning tasks and clarify
ASK students if they have any questions before continuing
STEP 2: Causes of Allergic Rhinitis (5 minutes)
Definition
a combination of the following symptoms:
o Sneezing
o Nasal congestion
o Conjunctival irritation
o Nasal and pharyngeal itching
o Lacrimation (rhinorrhea)
occur for more than an hour on most days for:
o A limited period of the year (seasonal rhinitis-often called hay
fever)
o Throughout the whole year (perennial rhinitis)
Causes of Allergic Rhinitis
or trees, grass and weed pollens
house, such as animal dander (tiny skin flakes and saliva), indoor mold,
or the droppings of cockroaches or house dust mites.
STEP 3: Signs and Symptoms of Allergic Rhinitis (15 minutes)
|Activity: Brainstorming (5 minutes) |
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|ASK students to brainstorm on the following question: |
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|What are the major signs and symptoms of allergic rhinitis? |
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|ALLOW few students to respond |
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|WRITE their responses on the flip chart/ board |
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|CLARIFY and SUMMARISE by using the content below |
o Sneezing
o Itching (of nose, eyes, ears, and Palate)
o Rhinorrhea
o Postnasal drip
o Congestion
o Anosmia
o Headache
o Ear ache
o Tearing
o Red eyes
o Eye swelling
o Fatigue
o Drowsiness
o Malaise
STEP 4: Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis (10 minutes)
Antihistamines
symptoms do not happen very often or do not last very long.
can cause sleepiness e.g. Citerizine
Corticosteroids
rhinitis.
used for
shorter periods
Decongestants
congestion.
STEP 5: Prevention and Control of Allergic Rhinitis (10 minutes)
Identify and avoid all triggers of allergic symptoms
STEP 6: Key Points (5 minutes)
and early adult hood
there are other medical conditions (such as asthma)
STEP 7: Evaluation (5minutes)
STEP 8: Assignment (5 minutes)
|Activity: Take Home Assignment (5 minutes) |
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|DIVIDE students in groups or individuals |
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|ASK the students to work on the following Assignment |
|Prepare a presentation to be delivered to the class indicating |
|prevention and control of allergic rhinitis |
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|ALLOCATE time for students to do the assignments and submit |
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|REFER students to recommended references |
References
Braunwald, E. & Fauci, A.N. (2008).Harrison’s Principles of Internal
Medicine (17thed)
Oxford: McGraw Hill.
Davidson, S. (2006). Principles and Practice of Medicine (20thed.).
Churchill: Livingstone.
Kumar, P.J. & Clark, M. (2006).Textbook of Clinical Medicine (6th ed.).
Churchill:
Livingstone
Swash, M. & Glynn, M. (2007). Hutchison’s Clinical Methods (22nded.).
London:
Harcourt Publishers Ltd.
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