Self Care- Common Cold

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What is the DEFINITION of the Common Cold?

Self-limiting viral infection of the upper respiratory tract
What Factors increase a persons SUSECPTIBILITY of getting a cold?
- Smoking
- Increased population density
- Chronic physiologic stress
What VIRUS causes the most COLDs?
- Rhinovirus
- ---respiratory synctical virus
- ---corona virus
- ---adenovirus
- (less common)
How is the COLD VIRUS transmitted?
- Inhalation
- Self-Inoculation (last for 3hrs on surface)
What are the (5) Steps of the PATHOPHYSIOLOGY of a Cold?
- Exposure to virus
- Virus invades host
- Incubation period
- Inflammatory mediators released
- Local reactions
When in the PEAK concentration of the VIRUS in a cold?

2-4 days
What INFLAMMATORY MEDIATORs are released from infected cells in a cold?

CYTOKINES
What are the LOCAL REACTIONS of a cold?
- vasodilation
- leakage of plasma thru cell openings
- stimulation of sensory nerve reflex
What are the most FREQUENT cold symptoms?
- Sore Throat--2days
- Nasal Congestion
- Rhinorrhea
- Sneezing
What are the INFREQUENT cold symptoms?
- Chills
- Headache
- Malaise
- Myalgia
- Low-grade fever
- Cough
What are the COMPLICATIONS of a cold?
- Sinusitis
- Otits Media
- Bronchitis
- Pneumonia
- Exacerbation of asthma & COPD
What are the TREATMENT goals for a Cold?
- Reduce Bothersome symptoms
- Improve fxn and well-being
- prevent spread
What are the (6) EXCLUSIONS for self treatment of a COLD?
- Fever exclusion
- Chest pain
- Shortness of breath
- Pulmonary/Cardiopulmonary disease--severe
- AIDS or immunosuppressed disease
- Elderly/Frail
- Sore throat >2days
What are (7) NON-PHARMACOLOGIC treatments for a cold?
- rest
- increased flui intake
- humidification
- salt water gargle
- nasal irrigation
- nasal strips
- anti-viral kleenex
What is Nasal Congestion triggered by?
- Allergic reactions
- URT infections
What is the SYMPATHETIC autonomic enervation of nasal vasculature?

NE or Epi binds to alpha-1 adrenergic receptors---vasocontriction---decrease mucous secretions
What is the PARASYMPATHETIC autonomic enervation of nasal vasculature?

ACH binds to M3 muscarinic receptors--- increase mucous secretions

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Self Care- Common Cold

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Fall 2011 PT Module III: Common Cold

Updated

2011-11-26T01:25:19Z

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