Abstract
This essay regards a case of a patient, a farmer, who potentially has hay fever, which influences his work abilities; in this patient’s case, it is studied the physiology of this allergic reaction, the type of drugs that may be prescribed or preferred, the causes of such, consequences of the use of sedative drugs and, in case such are chosen, what suggestions the nurse should give the patient for his safety. Keywords: allergy, antihistamine, sedation, driving. - Physiology of an allergic response. An allergic response is a hypersensitive response that the body has, which is caused by processes of ...