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is pocket guide attempts to define principles of practice that should produce high-quality
patient care. It is applicable to specialists, primary care, and providers at all levels. is
pocket guide should not be considered exclusive of other methods of care reasonably directed at
obtaining the same results. e ultimate judgment concerning the propriety of any course of
conduct must be made by the clinician aer consideration of each individual patient situation.
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Abbreviations
CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure; DOAC, direct oral anticoagulants; HHT,
hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia syndrome; INR, international normalized ratio;
IV, intravenous; LMWH, low-molecular-weight heparin; PCC, prothrombin complex
concentrates; RBCs, red blood cells, VKA, vitamin K antagonist
Source
Tunkel DE, Anne S, Payne SC, et al. Clinical practice guideline: nosebleed (epistaxis).
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020;162(1_suppl):S1-S38.
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