A 61-year-old man presents to the emergency room with left-sided epistaxis that has continued for 1 hour. He estimates having lost approximately 1/2 cup of blood and reports no history of nasal obstruction, epistaxis, trauma, bleeding diathesis, or easy bruising. He has a history of hypertension. Medications include atenolol and baby aspirin. How should this patient be evaluated and treated?
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Rodney J. Schlosser (2009) studied this question.
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