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... The NetiPotisasoothingnasallavage.Asaltmixtureofappropriateconcentration and temperatureisprepared. The patientleansover the sink and applies the NetiPotto the uppernostril, the salinesolutionflowsthrough the nasal and sinuscavities and around the backwallof the septum and washes the oppositenasal and sinuscavitiesbeforeexiting the dependentnostril. ... terlevelrises and areservoirforms.Similarly,if the osteomeatalcomplexisblocked,abackupofmucusoccurs.Thiscanleadtoaconditionthatleadstoinfection.Bacterialivein the nose and sinuses;however,inaninfectiousstatesomesubset(s)ofbacteriahavereproducedoutofproportiontoothers.Thisbacterialovergrowthisoftenpresentinsinusitis–particularlyacutesinusitis.Anyprocessthatcausesmucosalinflammationinto the sensitiveareaof the osteomeatalcomplex(OMC)canocclude the othersinusesthatdrainintothiscrossroadzone.(16‐20)Blockageof the smallopeningsfromswelling(causedbyinfection,allergy, and othercauses)canalsoresultinsinusitis.Whenobstructionoccurs, the mucusisretainedin the sinuscavity.Thesestagnantsecretionsthicken and provideamedium for bacterialgrowth.Obstructionalsoimpairsaeration and gasexchangewithin the sinuscavity.Absorptionoftrappedoxygenleadstohypoxiaordecreasedoxygenlevelswithin the sinus,whichexacerbatessinusitis.Thesechangesleadtodamage and dysfunctionof the cilia and epithelium. The retainedsecretions and infectionleadtofurthertissueinflammation,whichinturnleadstofurtherblockage.Thesechanges120help the bodyfightsinusitis.(51‐52).However,onecriticismofthisuseof the macrolideantibioticsisthatthereisariskthatbacteriacouldbecomeresistanttotheseantibioticsiftheyareoverused,therebypotentiallycreatingadifficultproblemintreatinginfectionwithresistantbacteria.N.Steroids ... ctivatedagainst the fungus,while the immunesystemsofnormalhealthypeopledonot.Innormalhealthypeople, the fungus and fungalsporesthatarebreathedinto the noseappeartodonoharm.Inchronicsinusitispatients, the immunereactionagainst the funguscausesimmunecellstoreleasesubstancesthatkill the fungus.Itisbelievedby the researchersat the MayoClinicthatthesesubstancesalsodamage the nasal and sinuslinings and causethemtobecomeinflamed and irritated.(50) The immunesystemofchronicsinusitispatientsisactivatedagainst the fungusbutendsuphurting the patient....

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... to their patients, so theycan understand them and help them, and to their col-leagues, so they can work harmoniously with them.Managing One’s Own EmotionsManaging emotions in oneself is the ... at the same time to pre-pare their students for the demands and challenges in the clinical environment that await them after gradu-ation. Students routinely imply that they have to puttheir ... 1-4). These principles and values areused as the basis for the guidelines for a PA’s workas a professional engaged with patients, other pro-fessionals, the health-care system, and society. The American...

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