TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Epistaxis A1 - Kozin, Elliott D. A1 - Lustig, Lawrence R. A2 - Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 - McPhee, Stephen J. A2 - Rabow, Michael W. A2 - McQuaid, Kenneth R. Y1 - 2023 N1 - T2 - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023 AB - ESSENTIALS OF DIAGNOSISBleeding from a unilateral anterior nasal cavity along the septum is most common.Most cases may be successfully treated by direct pressure on the bleeding site for 15 minutes. When this is inadequate, topical sympathomimetics and various nasal tamponade methods are usually effective.Posterior, bilateral, or large-volume epistaxis should be triaged immediately to a specialist in a critical care setting. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193145402 ER -