injuries and poisoning
Fractures of the Nose
Diagnosis of Nose Fractures
A doctor's examination Medical attention is needed so that doctors can find septal hematomas, cerebrospinal fluid leaks, and other facial injuries that may need to be treated right away. Ordinarily, a doctor diagnoses a broken nose by gently feeling the bridge of the nose for irregularities in shape and alignment, unusual movement of bones, the rough sensation of broken bones moving against one another, and tenderness. X-rays of the nose are not normally done because they are not accurate for diagnosing fractures or helpful in indicating what treatment is necessary. If doctors suspect an injury to other bones in the face or to the skull, they do Computed Tomography (CT) (CT). For most nasal bone fractures, a doctor's examination is more accurate in diagnosis than are x-rays. 