Term
| what are the three causes of epistaxis we need to know |
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Definition
foreign body
juvenile naspharyngeal angiofibroma
malar tripod fracture |
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Term
| what is the cause of a bilateral nose bleed |
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Definition
probablly nothing, its rare
it probablly is blood coming over from the other side |
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Term
| why would you pack a nose bleed |
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Definition
| unable to visualize point of bleeding and cautery isnt working |
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Term
| what type of packing should you use, why |
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Definition
| dissolvable because there is not as much trauma when you remove it (less re-bleed) |
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Term
| what is the one most important thing ever to remember when packing a nose |
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Definition
| put pt on anti staph antibiotic to prevent toxic shock syndrome |
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Term
| what is the most common cause of unilateral nasal drainage |
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Definition
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Term
| what are the complications of nasal foreign body |
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Definition
intense inflamatory response
granular tissue formation |
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Term
| what are two signs of nasal foreign body |
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Definition
| four smelling unilateral nasal drainage |
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Term
| juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma: what is it, who gets it |
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Definition
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Term
| juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma two signs |
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Definition
unilateral nasal obstruction
recurrent severe epitaxis |
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Term
| what are the 4 malar tripod fractures |
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Definition
zygomatico....
facial
temporal
maxillary
sphenoid - in eye |
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Term
| what are two complications of malar tripod fracture |
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Definition
entrapment of infraorbital nerve
sphenoid traps inferior rectus causing difficulty looking up (but any muscle can get trapped) |
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