Epistaxis

The most common site of epistaxis is

• Posterior septum overlying the vomer bone

• Laterally on the inferior or middle turbinate

• Anteroinferior septum

• Anterior naris 

All take part in anastomosis at Little's area except

• anterior ethmoidal artery

• sphenopalatine artery

• posterior ethmoidal artery

• greater palatine artery

The following areas can be involved in epistaxis except

• Littlle 's area

• Woodruff's plexus

• Retrocollumer vein

• posterior end of middlle turbinate

Most common cause of epistaxis in children is

• nasal hemangioma

• acute rhinitis

• foreign body nose

• nose picking

Most common cause of unilateral blood stained nasal dischrarge in a 3 year old child is

• Foriegn body

• Nasal polyp

• Atrophic rhintis

• Maggots

A 10 year old male child present with unilateral nasal obsrtuction and spontaneous recurrent nasal bleeding. The most probable diagnosis is

• nasal septal deviation

• angiofibroma

• bleeding diathesis

• nasal polyp

In an uncontrolled epistaxis, following artery may be ligated first to control the bleeding

• sphenopalatine artery

• anterior ethmoidal artery

• maxillary artery

• external carotid artery

In cases of intractable epistaxis which of the following vessel can be embolised?

• internal carotid artery

• posterior ethmoidal artery

• maxillary artery

• external carotid artery

Which material is preffered to pack the nose in case of epistaxis due to bleeding diathesis

• gauze pack

• gelatine sponge

• foley catheter

• epistaxis balloon

Epistaxis is a common clinical symptom in the following condition

• Septal perforation

• Deviated nasal septum

• Coryza

• Adenoid enlargement