GROSS ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Ask specific questions about the severity, frequency, duration, and laterality of the nosebleed.

Detailed explanation-2: -To diagnose epistaxis, routine laboratory testing is not required. Patients with symptoms or signs of a bleeding disorder and those with severe or recurrent epistaxis should have complete blood count (CBC), prothrombin time (PT), and partial thromboplastin time (PTT).

Detailed explanation-3: -Symptoms include bleeding from one or both nostrils and bleeding down the back of the throat with spitting, coughing, or vomiting of blood. Prolonged or recurrent nosebleeds may cause anemia. After a big nosebleed, dark or tarry bowel movements mean that a large amount of blood was swallowed.

Detailed explanation-4: -Epistaxis (nasal bleeding) is relatively common but rarely fatal. Anterior bleeding is usually managed by digital pressure, gentle chemical cauterization, or nasal packing.