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WorksheetsEpistaxis
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The blood supply of nasal cavities are mainly from branches of internal carotid artery
True
False
The main arterial supply of nasal cavities is
Greater palatine artery
Superior labial artery
Sphenopalatine artery
Anterior ethmoidal artery
Which of the following artery does NOT form the Kiesselbach plexus?
Anterior ethmoidal artery
Greater palatine artery
Posterior ethmoidal artery
Sphenopalatine artery
The following is true regarding anterior epistaxis
The bleeding is usually profuse
Commonly occur in elderly adult
Less common compared to posterior epistaxis
Mostly from the Little area
The following is the management for epistaxis EXCEPT
Cotton nasal packing
Chemical cauterisation
Posterior nasal packing
Sphenopalatine artery ligation
What is 'A'?
Posterior ethmoidal artery
Sphenopalatine artery
Greater palatine artery
Superior labial artery
In which location does the Little area located in the nasal cavity?
Anteroinferior septum
Posterior septum
Laterally on inferior turbinate
Posterolateral nasal wall
The following are advices given for patient with epistaxis EXCEPT:
Sit down and relax
Lean slightly forward
Manual compression of nasal alae
Put the head backward
Signs of fever, nausea/vomiting and diarrhea in the presence of nasal packing may indicate
Anaphylactic reaction to nasal packing
Contamination of nasal packing
Toxic shock syndrome
Viral infection
In managing epistaxis, posterior nasal packing
Should be the first line treatment
Should not be performed together with anterior nasal packing
Required the patient to be monitored for apnea and hypoxia
Patient may predispose to hypocarbia
