Course description
Nasal presentations are common in front-door clinical practice, but they are not always simple. A blocked nose, nosebleed or nasal injury may be self-limiting — or it may hide something more serious.
This module covers the practical assessment and management of common nasal conditions including epistaxis, acute rhinosinusitis, allergic rhinitis, nasal trauma, septal haematoma, nasal foreign bodies and persistent unilateral nasal symptoms.
The focus is on safe clinical reasoning: knowing what to ask, what to look for, what can be managed with self-care and safety-netting, and what needs urgent escalation.
Who this module is for
This module is aimed at clinicians working in:
- urgent treatment centres
- emergency departments
- primary care
- out-of-hours services
- same day emergency care
- paramedic and advanced practice roles
- front-door assessment settings
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this module, learners should be able to:
- Use a simple blocked, bleeding or broken framework for nasal assessment.
- Recognise common nasal presentations seen in urgent and primary care.
- Differentiate likely viral/self-limiting rhinosinusitis from presentations needing review or escalation.
- Identify red flags in epistaxis, nasal trauma, sinusitis and unilateral nasal symptoms.
- Understand why septal haematoma is a time-critical diagnosis.
- Recognise high-risk nasal foreign bodies, including button batteries.
- Apply appropriate safety-netting and escalation advice.
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1About this Course
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2Course Video
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3Quiz and End of Module