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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Liudvikas Jagminas, M.D., FACEP [2] , Amir Behzad Bagheri, M.D.
Overview
History of trauma, especially nose picking for anterior epistaxis, previous epistaxis and coagulopathies are in top list. Dizziness and fainting can be symptoms of epistaxis.
History and Symptoms
History
Patients with epistaxis may have a positive history of:[1]
- History of trauma
- Allergy symptoms
- Bleeding in other areas
- Common cold
- Foreign bodies
- Nose-picking
- Neoplasia
- Coagulopathy
- Frequency
- History of nasal irritation
- Inciting factors
- Previous epistaxis
- Rhinorrhea
- Sinus/tooth pain
- Some factors may worsen the nose bleeding or act as triggers such as: nose blowing habit, excessive coughing, which may happen in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, straining, as happens in case ofconstipation and benign prostatic hyperplasia, and lifting heavy objects.[2]
Symptoms
- The hallmark of epistaxis is nose bleeding.
Less Common Symptoms
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Beck R, Sorge M, Schneider A, Dietz A (2018). "Current Approaches to Epistaxis Treatment in Primary and Secondary Care". Dtsch Arztebl Int. 115 (1–02): 12–22. doi:10.3238/arztebl.2018.0012. PMC 5778404. PMID 29345234.
- ↑ Diamond, Linda (2014). "Managing epistaxis". Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. 27 (11): 35–39. doi:10.1097/01.JAA.0000455643.58683.26. ISSN 1547-1896.