A patient is prescribed an oral corticosteroid for 2

A patient is prescribed an oral corticosteroid for 2 weeks for relief of asthma symptoms.
The nurse instructs the patient that side effects include which of the following?
The nurse is completing the intake assessment of a patient new to the allergy clinic. The
patient states that he was taking nose drops six times a day to relieve his nasal
congestion. The nasal congestion increased, causing him to increase his usage of the
nasal spray to eight times a day. But again the congestion worsened. The nurse

communicates to the health care provider that the patient experienced which of the
following?
Rhinitis medicamentosa
 Rhinitis medicamentosa is a rebound reaction from overuse of sympathomimetic nose drops or
sprays that worsen the congestion, causing the patient to use more of the medication and thus
leading to more nasal congestion.
 This differs from tolerance where more medication is needed to achieve the desired effect.
Leukotriene modifiers are a category of medications used to treat allergies.
 Atopic dermatitis is a type I hypersensitivity involving inflammation of the skin evidenced by
itching, erythema, and skin lesions.