A 15-year-old with persistent epistaxis from Kiesselbach's area. What is the first-line intervention?...

Question

A 15-year-old with persistent epistaxis from Kiesselbach's area. What is the first-line intervention?

Accepted Answer

Pinch the soft part of the nose and lean forward

Answer

Oral tranexamic acid

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Posterior nasal packing

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Endoscopic arterial ligation

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Immediate cautery with silver nitrate

MCQ (SBA): Epistaxis