RT Book, Section
A1 Shusterman, Dennis J.
A2 LaDou, Joseph
A2 Harrison, Robert J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1104103607
T1 Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment:  Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 5e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071808156
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1104103607
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  upper  airway  contributes  to  respiratory  function  by  providing  air  conditioning,  filtering,  and  sensory  monitoring  of  the  ambient  environment.  These  same  structures  are  vulnerable  to  the  effects  of  inhaled  irritants  and  allergens.  A  growing  body  of  evidence  links  the  development  of  rhinitis  with  that  of  asthma,  making  the  prevention  (and  early  recognition)  of  upper  airway  inflammation  a  priority.