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What is the most common site of epistaxis?
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Kiesselbach plexus, an area in anterior septum where vessels from internal carotid and external carotid converge
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What vessels converge in the Kiesselbach plexus?
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Anterior and posterior ethmoidal arteries (internal carotid); sphenopalatine and terminal branches of internal maxillary arteries (external carotid)
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Name 4 causes of nosebleeds from the anterior septum.
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1. digital trauma
2. foreign bodies 3. dry air 4. inflammation (URI, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis) |
