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'''Editor in Chief''': [[User:Ludi|Liudvikas Jagminas, M.D., FACEP]] [mailto:LJagminas@mhri.org] Phone: 401-729-2419 ; {{AE}} [[User:Amir Bagheri|Amir Behzad Bagheri, M.D.]] | '''Editor in Chief''': [[User:Ludi|Liudvikas Jagminas, M.D., FACEP]] [mailto:LJagminas@mhri.org] Phone: 401-729-2419 ; {{AE}} [[User:Amir Bagheri|Amir Behzad Bagheri, M.D.]] | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
A cooler house and a vaporizer, to return humidity to the air, help many people with frequent nosebleeds. Nasal saline spray and water soluble jelly | A cooler house and a vaporizer, to return humidity to the air, help many people with frequent nosebleeds. Nasal saline spray and water soluble jelly can help prevent nosebleeds, especially during the winter months. | ||
== Primary Prevention == | ==Primary Prevention== | ||
[[Prevention (medical)|Prevention]] of epistaxis is vey important especially in patients with [[recurrent epistaxis]]. Effective measures for the [[primary prevention]] of [[epistaxis]] include:<ref name="MassickHurtuk2019">{{cite journal|last1=Massick|first1=Doug|last2=Hurtuk|first2=Agnes|title=Effectiveness of a Nasal Saline Gel in the Treatment of Recurrent Anterior Epistaxis in Anticoagulated Patients|journal=Ear, Nose & Throat Journal|volume=90|issue=9|year=2019|pages=E4–E6|issn=0145-5613|doi=10.1177/014556131109000916}}</ref> <ref name="LondonLindsey1999">{{cite journal|last1=London|first1=Scott D.|last2=Lindsey|first2=William H.|title=A Reliable Medical Treatment for Recurrent Mild Anterior Epistaxis|journal=The Laryngoscope|volume=109|issue=9|year=1999|pages=1535–1537|issn=0023852X|doi=10.1097/00005537-199909000-00033}}</ref> <ref name="SmithHanson2019">{{cite journal|last1=Smith|first1=Jenna|last2=Hanson|first2=Jennifer|last3=Chowdhury|first3=Raiyan|last4=Bungard|first4=Tammy J.|title=Community-based management of epistaxis: Who bloody knows?|journal=Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue des Pharmaciens du Canada|volume=152|issue=3|year=2019|pages=164–176|issn=1715-1635|doi=10.1177/1715163519840380}}</ref> | [[Prevention (medical)|Prevention]] of epistaxis is vey important especially in patients with [[recurrent epistaxis]]. Effective measures for the [[primary prevention]] of [[epistaxis]] include:<ref name="MassickHurtuk2019">{{cite journal|last1=Massick|first1=Doug|last2=Hurtuk|first2=Agnes|title=Effectiveness of a Nasal Saline Gel in the Treatment of Recurrent Anterior Epistaxis in Anticoagulated Patients|journal=Ear, Nose & Throat Journal|volume=90|issue=9|year=2019|pages=E4–E6|issn=0145-5613|doi=10.1177/014556131109000916}}</ref> <ref name="LondonLindsey1999">{{cite journal|last1=London|first1=Scott D.|last2=Lindsey|first2=William H.|title=A Reliable Medical Treatment for Recurrent Mild Anterior Epistaxis|journal=The Laryngoscope|volume=109|issue=9|year=1999|pages=1535–1537|issn=0023852X|doi=10.1097/00005537-199909000-00033}}</ref> <ref name="SmithHanson2019">{{cite journal|last1=Smith|first1=Jenna|last2=Hanson|first2=Jennifer|last3=Chowdhury|first3=Raiyan|last4=Bungard|first4=Tammy J.|title=Community-based management of epistaxis: Who bloody knows?|journal=Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue des Pharmaciens du Canada|volume=152|issue=3|year=2019|pages=164–176|issn=1715-1635|doi=10.1177/1715163519840380}}</ref> <ref name="KrulewitzFix2019">{{cite journal|last1=Krulewitz|first1=Neil Alexander|last2=Fix|first2=Megan Leigh|title=Epistaxis|journal=Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America|volume=37|issue=1|year=2019|pages=29–39|issn=07338627|doi=10.1016/j.emc.2018.09.005}}</ref> | ||
*Using [[Triamcinolone (topical)|Triamcinolone]] 0.025% [[Cream (pharmaceutical)|cream]] | |||
*Using [[saline gel]] | |||
*Using [[Petroleum jelly]] | |||
* Using [[saline gel]] | *Avoid [[nasal picking]] | ||
* Using [[Petroleum jelly]] | |||
* Avoid [[nasal picking]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor in Chief: Liudvikas Jagminas, M.D., FACEP [1] Phone: 401-729-2419 ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amir Behzad Bagheri, M.D.
Overview
A cooler house and a vaporizer, to return humidity to the air, help many people with frequent nosebleeds. Nasal saline spray and water soluble jelly can help prevent nosebleeds, especially during the winter months.
Primary Prevention
Prevention of epistaxis is vey important especially in patients with recurrent epistaxis. Effective measures for the primary prevention of epistaxis include:[1] [2] [3] [4]
- Using Triamcinolone 0.025% cream
- Using saline gel
- Using Petroleum jelly
- Avoid nasal picking
References
- ↑ Massick, Doug; Hurtuk, Agnes (2019). "Effectiveness of a Nasal Saline Gel in the Treatment of Recurrent Anterior Epistaxis in Anticoagulated Patients". Ear, Nose & Throat Journal. 90 (9): E4–E6. doi:10.1177/014556131109000916. ISSN 0145-5613.
- ↑ London, Scott D.; Lindsey, William H. (1999). "A Reliable Medical Treatment for Recurrent Mild Anterior Epistaxis". The Laryngoscope. 109 (9): 1535–1537. doi:10.1097/00005537-199909000-00033. ISSN 0023-852X.
- ↑ Smith, Jenna; Hanson, Jennifer; Chowdhury, Raiyan; Bungard, Tammy J. (2019). "Community-based management of epistaxis: Who bloody knows?". Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue des Pharmaciens du Canada. 152 (3): 164–176. doi:10.1177/1715163519840380. ISSN 1715-1635.
- ↑ Krulewitz, Neil Alexander; Fix, Megan Leigh (2019). "Epistaxis". Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. 37 (1): 29–39. doi:10.1016/j.emc.2018.09.005. ISSN 0733-8627.