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John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP

John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP

John P. Cunha, DO, is a U.S. board-certified Emergency Medicine Physician. Dr. Cunha's educational background includes a BS in Biology from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and a DO from the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences in Kansas City, MO. He completed residency training in Emergency Medicine at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey.

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Medical Editor:

Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEP

Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEP

Dr. Balentine received his undergraduate degree from McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland. He attended medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine graduating in1983. He completed his internship at St. Joseph's Hospital in Philadelphia and his Emergency Medicine residency at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx, where he served as chief resident.

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Call the doctor if any of the following occur:

• The pain or swelling does not go away in 3 days.
• The nose looks crooked.
• Breathing through the nose is not possible after the swelling has gone down.
• A fever develops.
• Recurring nosebleeds develop.
• A significant injury that requires medical attention possibly exists.

Go to a hospital's emergency department immediately if the following signs or symptoms are present:

• Bleeding for more than a few minutes from one or both of the nostrils
• Bleeding from the nose does not stop
• Clear fluid draining from the nose
• Other injuries to the face or the body
• Open laceration to the nose or the face
• Loss of consciousness (fainting)
• Severe or unrelenting headaches
• Repeated vomiting
• Decrease or change in vision
• Neck pain
• Numbness, tingling, or weakness in the arms
• Significant injury that may require immediate medical attention

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