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===Life Threatening Causes=== | ===Life Threatening Causes=== | ||
Life-threatening causes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. | Life-threatening causes of epistaxis include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. | ||
* Haemophilia<ref name="McDonaldPatel2015">{{cite journal|last1=McDonald|first1=Rory|last2=Patel|first2=Anant Piyush|last3=Horrocks|first3=Claudine|title=A rare and life-threatening cause of epistaxis|journal=BMJ Case Reports|year=2015|pages=bcr2015213528|issn=1757-790X|doi=10.1136/bcr-2015-213528}}</ref> | *[[Haemophilia]]<ref name="McDonaldPatel2015">{{cite journal|last1=McDonald|first1=Rory|last2=Patel|first2=Anant Piyush|last3=Horrocks|first3=Claudine|title=A rare and life-threatening cause of epistaxis|journal=BMJ Case Reports|year=2015|pages=bcr2015213528|issn=1757-790X|doi=10.1136/bcr-2015-213528}}</ref> | ||
*[[Congestive heart failure]] | |||
*[[Malignant hypertension]] | |||
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===Common Causes=== | ===Common Causes=== | ||
* Local trauma | * Local [[trauma]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Acute sinusitis]] | ||
* [[Common | *[[Allergic rhinitis]] | ||
* [[ | *[[Anticoagulation]] | ||
* [[ | *[[Aspirin]] | ||
* [[ | *[[Rhinitis|Chronic rhinitis]] | ||
*[[Chronic sinusitis]] | |||
*[[Cocaine]] | |||
*[[Common cold]] | |||
*[[Foreign bodies]] | |||
*[[Nose-picking]] | |||
*[[Neoplasia]] | |||
==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the diagnosis of | Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the diagnosis of Epistaxis according the the [...] guidelines. | ||
{{familytree/start |summary=PE diagnosis Algorithm.}} | {{familytree/start |summary=PE diagnosis Algorithm.}} | ||
{{familytree | | | | A01 | | | A01= }} | {{familytree | | | | A01 | | | A01= }} | ||
Revision as of 19:52, 6 August 2020
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Synonyms and keywords:
Overview
Epistaxis also known as noes bleeding, is a terminology name for bleeding of nose vessels that drains out from nostril (most often) and/or nasopharynx. Epistaxis is often stop easily but sometimes it's an ENT emergency which can be critical if appropriate action does not occur. Kiesselbach's plexus is the source of most epistaxis.
Causes
Base on the cause and severity of Epistaxis it can be life threatening.
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes of epistaxis include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
Common Causes
- Local trauma
- Acute sinusitis
- Allergic rhinitis
- Anticoagulation
- Aspirin
- Chronic rhinitis
- Chronic sinusitis
- Cocaine
- Common cold
- Foreign bodies
- Nose-picking
- Neoplasia
Diagnosis
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the diagnosis of Epistaxis according the the [...] guidelines.
Treatment
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the treatment of [[disease name]] according the the [...] guidelines.
Do's
- The content in this section is in bullet points.
Don'ts
- The content in this section is in bullet points.
References
- ↑ McDonald, Rory; Patel, Anant Piyush; Horrocks, Claudine (2015). "A rare and life-threatening cause of epistaxis". BMJ Case Reports: bcr2015213528. doi:10.1136/bcr-2015-213528. ISSN 1757-790X.