Donna, a twenty-one-year-old nursing student, sees her nurse practitioner in December after experiencing itchy eyes and nasal congestion with watery nasal discharge for five weeks. She also has a â€tickling†cough that worsens at night, and she has experienced periods of recurrent sneezing. Every spring and fall, she gets a lot of â€colds.â€
Provide a pathophysiological response in the body to the questions concerning Donna and her health. Examine and characterize the pathophysiology linked to the potential disease.

What is the most likely illness process based on the client’s medical history?

What kinds of inquiries about her medical and family history might be beneficial to ask during the assessment?

What evidence do you have that Donna isn’t suffering from a severe infection?

What form of hypersensitive reaction is involved if Donna has allergic rhinitis?