Anosmia is defined as the inability to detect smells or odors. This condition can be temporary or permanent depending on the underlying pathology.
Hyposmia is defined as a decrease in...
History of present illness should investigate the time course of symptoms and their relation to any URI or recent head injury. Important associated symptoms include nasal congestion, ...
Elimination of toxins and environmental safety (tobacco, household cleaning chemicals) (1)[A]
Address any underlying endocrine disturbances (hy...
Counsel patients on safety issues that may arise from the inability to detect odors. These include carefully noting expiration dates on foods, ensuring household smoke de...
R43.0 Anosmia
J39.8 Other specified diseases of upper respiratory tract
44169009 Loss of sense of smell (finding)
41783004 Traumatic anosmia (disorder)
Advancing age is a significant risk factor associated with a decline in olfaction. However, this is a diagnosis of exclusion and other causes must first be tested for and ruled out.
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Organization of the olfactory system in the nose and inhaled odorants.
Structure of the olfactory epithelium.
Central projections of the olfactory system.
Figure 8.19 Central olfactory pathways. Axons of the olfactory tract branch and enter many regions of the forebrain, including the olfactory cortex. The neocortex is reached only by a pathway that synapses in the medial dorsal nucleus of the thalamus.
Figure 8.19 Central olfactory pathways. Axons of the olfactory tract branch and enter many regions of the forebrain, including the olfacto...