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Epistaxis - Coggle Diagram
Epistaxis
Nursing interventions
Try to stop bleeding by pinching anterior nose
Apply ice to facilitate vasoconstriction
Monitor blood loss
Ensure patient remains calm to reduce anxiety
Signs and symptoms
Bleeding from nostrils
Vomiting of blood
Bleeding down the throat
Causes
Ruptured tiny distended blood vessels due to trauma of the nose
Nasal tumors
Foreign body
Diagnostic tests
Physical examination
CT scan
Risk factors
Infections
Trauma
Pathophysiology
Tear in the nasal mucosal lining that has many small blood vessels which will result in bleeding
Nursing diagnosis
Risk of fluid volume deficit due to blood loss