Cocaine Abuse Epistaxis

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Epistaxis: An Update On Current Management
Epistaxis is one of the commonest ENT emergencies. Although most patients can be treated within an accident – Abuse (for example, cocaine) General N Haematological – Coagulopathies (for example, haemophilia) … Fetch Full Source

Common Problems Sinusitis
Rhinitis medicamentosa, cocaine, antihypertensives, BCPs, most nasally delivered topical agents • Cocaine abuse • Samter’s triad • Chemical exposure • Cystic fibrosis • Primary ciliary dyskinesia Epistaxis … Fetch This Document

Managing Acute Hypertensive Crises
Epistaxis (17%) • Faintness and psychomotor agitation (10%) Emergencies • Elderly • History of cocaine abuse • History of CVA • Surgery type … Document Viewer

Self-induced Ethmoidectomy From Rhinotillexomania
Rics, although nose picking resulting in epistaxis and/or septal perforation is cited (2–5). ner granulomatosis, or cocaine abuse, although advanced unilateral involvement would be … Fetch Doc

J Oral Maxillofac Surg 64:511-518, 2006 Epistaxis: Diagnosis …
Epistaxis is relatively benign in nature, but it can produce a serious, life-threatening situation. abuse, is extremely valuable. Family history of bleed- aqueous cocaine or viscous lidocaine on cottonoid … Content Retrieval

Article Management Of Substance Abuse
Cough, rhinorrhea, or epistaxis, overlies a substance abuse problem. Speci?c physical ?ndings (Table 1) can Which one of the following clinical signs is more suggestive of heroin abuse than of cocaine or amphetamine abuse? … Retrieve Doc

THE NEW ZEALAND MEDICAL JOURNAL
Local complications of WG include chronic rhinitis, sinusitis, epistaxis, and in rare cases, palatal perforation. Other causes of palatal perforation include infections (syphilis, tuberculosis, or fungal infection), cocaine abuse, sarcoidosis, neoplasms … Read Document

The Dental Aspects Of Treating A Patient With Substance …
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Psychological Aspects And Treatment Of Patients With Nasal …
At the time of the observational period, none of the 11 patients who presented nasal septal perforation agreed to stop cocaine abuse; inous portion of the nasal septum, as they induce epistaxis, infected scabs, nasal obstruction, heavy and sibilant breath- … View Doc

Jörg Lindemann, Stephan Kühnemann, Vera Stehmer, Richard …
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Nasal Drug Delivery In EMS
Destruction of nasal mucosa from surgery or past cocaine abuse – no mucosa to absorb the drug. J Clin Anesth 1990 3 groups of 14 pateints pretreated with the study drug Following NT intubation, amount of epistaxis scored Lidocaine with epi: No bleeding in 29% Cocaine … Access Document

Primary Care Otolaryngology – American Academy Of …
Septal perforation may be secondary to trauma, cocaine (or even Afrin ®) abuse, or prior surgery. Epistaxis commonly accompanies this condition … Get Document

Vascular Dysfunction: Sequelae Of Acute Severe Hypertension
Sympathetic overactivation Acute hypertension Arteriosclerosis Chronic hypertension Important triggers include clonidine withdrawal, cocaine abuse Prevalence of organ system complications In the setting of a hypertensive urgency, patients frequently presented with headache, epistaxis, and … Fetch This Document

EMT Protocol Changes 2012
? Relative contraindications are: epistaxis, facial trauma, nasal congestion, discharge or recognized nasal abnormality, and destruction of nasal mucosa from past surgeries or cocaine abuse … Retrieve Full Source

Repair Of Large Nasal Septal Perforations Using Facial Artery …
BT, blunt trauma; C, crusting; CA, cocaine abuse; Dc, discharge; Dr, dryness; E, epistaxis; F, female; M, male; P, pain; SMR, submucous resection. … Retrieve Content