
Residency Essentials: Epistaxis
Epistaxis - Presentation, management, and outcomes
To review the typical presentation, relevant anatomy, treatment modalities, and associated outcomes with regard to epistaxis requiring medical attention.
Expected completion time: 4 hours
Module reviewed and updated 12/2023
Learning Objectives
- Know the natural history and clinical presentation of epistaxis
- Know the various treatment modalities (medical/surgical/endovascular) and their location in the treatment algorithm.
- Gain familiarity with the relevant vascular anatomy of the nasal mucosa
- Know the primary technical considerations involved in endovascular treatment of epistaxis
- Understand the complications associated with catheter embolization
Course Developers:
- Joseph Gemmete, MD- Michigan Medicine
- Wes Albright, MD- Michigan Medicine
- Byron DuBois, MD- Michigan Medicine
Module reviewed and updated 12/2023

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