Nosebleeds: Check Your Symptoms
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Check Your Symptoms
If you answer yes to any of the following questions, click on the "Yes" in front of the question for information about how soon to see a health professional.
Review health risks that may increase the seriousness of your symptoms.
If your nosebleed occurred after any of the following situations, evaluate those symptoms first.
- A head injury: Go to the topic Head Injuries, Age 4 and Older or Head Injuries, Age 3 and Younger. If a visit to a health professional is not needed for the head injury, return to the topic Nosebleeds for more information.
- An injury or blow to the nose: Go to the topic Nose Injuries.
- An object in the nose: Go to the topic Objects in the Nose.
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Do you have a nosebleed? See how to stop a nosebleed.
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Do you have frequent nosebleeds with other bruising or bleeding?
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Are you taking a blood thinner, such as warfarin (Coumadin) or heparin?
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Have you had more than 4 nosebleeds in 1 week?
If a visit to a health professional is not needed immediately, see the Home Treatment section for self-care information.
| Last updated: | April 20, 2007 |
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, Charles M. Myer, III, MD - Otolaryngology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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