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DU PA Surgery final
Duke PA Surgery Final
Question | Answer |
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if lidocaine burns what can you give to buffer it | sodium bicarbonate |
possible cardiovascular side effects from local anesthetics | hypotension (vasodilation), cardiac arrhythmia |
always __ before you inject | pull back |
don't use the __ technique a lesion with a high degree of clinical suspicion for malignancy | shave biopsy |
infection of the terminal phalanx | felon |
untreated felon can lead to tissue necrosis or __ | osteomyelitis |
traumatic wounds < 12 hours old, infection rate 1-21% | contaminated wound |
traumatic wounds > 12 hours old, presence of foreign body, gross contamination, infection rate 7-38% | dirty wound |
general management for traumatic wounds | irrigation, control bleeding |
generally you should not __ wounds that are >24 hours old | close |
when using a wet to dry dressing use | saline solution not sterile water |
advantage of wet to dry dressing changes | facilitates mechanical debridement of the wound |
wet to dry dressing changes does not __ | prevent bacterial colonization or infection |
wet to dry dressing changes should be __ | wet not soaked |