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Steven Doerr, MD

Steven Doerr, MD

Steven Doerr, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Emergency Medicine Physician. Dr. Doerr received his undergraduate degree in Spanish from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He graduated with his Medical Degree from the University Of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, Colorado in 1998 and completed his residency training in Emergency Medicine from Denver Health Medical Center in Denver, Colorado in 2002, where he also served as Chief Resident.

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Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.

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Contact a health care practitioner if the person experiences the following:

• repeated episodes of nosebleeds;

• additional bleeding from places other than the nose, such as in the urine or stool;

• easy bruising;

• if the person has nosebleeds and is taking any blood-thinning medications (for example, aspirin or warfarin [Coumadin]);

• if the person has nosebleeds and any underlying disease that may affect blood clotting, such as liver disease, kidney disease, or hemophilia (inability of blood to clot); or

• if the person has nosebleeds and recently had chemotherapy.

Go to the hospital if the person with the nosebleed:

• is still bleeding after pinching the nose for 10 to 20 minutes;
  
  
• is having repeated episodes of nosebleeds over a short time or if a large amount of blood is lost;
  
  
• feels dizzy or light-headed, or feels that they are going to pass out;
  
  
• has a rapid heartbeat or trouble breathing;
  
  
• is vomiting blood;
  
  
• has a rash or temperature greater than than 101.4 F (38.5 C); or
  
  
• if a health care practitioner instructs you to go to a hospital's emergency department.

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