A patient comes into the clinic complaining of facial pain,fever,and malaise.On examination,the nurse notes swollen turbinates and purulent discharge from the nose.The patient also complains of a dull,throbbing pain in his cheeks and teeth on the right side and pain when the nurse palpates the areas.The nurse recognizes that this patient has:

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Signs of maxillary sinusitis include facial pain after upper respiratory infection,red swollen nasal mucosa,swollen turbinates,and purulent discharge.The person also has fever,chills,and malaise.With maxillary sinusitis,dull throbbing pain occurs in the cheeks and teeth on the same side,and pain with palpation is present.With frontal sinusitis,pain is above the supraorbital ridge.

A Patient Comes into the Clinic Complaining of Facial Pain,fever,and