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*Respiratory noise
 
*Respiratory noise
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===Epistaxis===
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*Haemorrhage from the nose
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*May originate from nasopharynx or lower respiratory tract
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*Causes
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**Inflammation eg: [[Nasal Cavity Inflammatory - Pathology|ulcerative rhinitis]]
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**Neoplasia eg: [[Nasal Cavity Hyperplastic and Neoplastic - Pathology|infiltrating tumour]], haemangioma
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**Trauma
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**Clotting defects
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*'''Horse''':
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**[[Nasal Cavity Inflammatory - Pathology#Infectious causes of rhinitis|Nasal aspergillosis]]
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**[[Nasal Cavity Hyperplastic and Neoplastic - Pathology#Progressive ethmoidal haematoma|Ethmoidal haematoma]] = 'Haemorrhagic nasal polyp', 'Progressive haematoma' - arise from the ethmoid region and can extend to fill the nasal cavity. They can be difficult to control as they can recur after surgery.
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***Histology - multiple areas of acute to chronic haemorrhage within a fibrous tissue stroma.
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**[[Lungs Circulatory - Pathology#Pulmonary haemorrhage|Exercise-induced pulmonary haemorrhage]]
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**Rupture of rectus capitus - profuse haemorrhage
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**[[Guttural Pouches Inflammatory - Pathology|Mycotic infection of guttural pouches]]
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**Nasolacrimal haemorrhage
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**Nasal/pharyngeal trauma/foreign body
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**[[Paranasal Sinuses Hyperplastic and Neoplastic - Pathology|Sinus neoplasia]]
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**[[Nasal Cavity Hyperplastic and Neoplastic - Pathology#Nasal and paranasal sinus cysts|Sinus cyst]]
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**[[Paranasal Sinuses Inflammatory - Pathology|Sinusitis]]
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**Lower airway disease
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**[[Lungs Hyperplastic and Neoplastic - Pathology|Pulmonary neoplasia]]
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**Cardiac
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***Mitral insufficiency
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***Atrial fibrillation
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**Skeletal
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***Head trauma
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**Rarely hypertension or vascular aneurysms
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*Blood stained nose at post-mortem - terminal pulmonary congestion, oedema, haemorrhage
       
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