RT Book, Section A1 Kozin, Elliott D. A1 Lustig, Lawrence R. A2 Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 McPhee, Stephen J. A2 Rabow, Michael W. A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R. SR Print(0) ID 1193145402 T1 Epistaxis T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023 YR 2023 FD 2023 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781264687343 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193145402 RD 2024/03/28 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.