Executive Summary of Joint Task Force Practice Parameters on Diagnosis and Management of Rhinitis

摘要: Rhinitis is a significant cause of widespread morbidity, medical treatment costs, reduced work productivity and lost school days. Although sometimes mistakenly viewed as trivial disease, symptoms allergic non-allergic rhinitis may significantly impact patient's quality life, by causing fatigue, headache, cognitive impairment other systemic symptoms. In addition, many antihistamines commonly used for can themselves performance that contribute to fatal automobile accidents, place decreased in children, impaired performance. Appropriate management be an important component effective coexisting or complicating respiratory conditions, such asthma, sinusitis, chronic otitis media. caused allergic, non-allergic, infectious, hormonal, occupational, factors. Defining the causes individual because different syndromes require therapeutic approaches optimal management, consideration more options become available. This Executive Summary reviews key points about diagnosis contained comprehensive document, Diagnosis Management Rhinitis: Complete Guidelines Joint Task Force on Practice Parameters Allergy, Asthma Immunology, Algorithm Annotations Rhinitis. These documents represent consensus opinion national panel co-sponsored American Academy College Council Immunology.