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Common Office Procedures

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lIdocaine   AmIde (longer half life than esters)  
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Procaine   Ester (shorter half life than amides)  
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MOA of local anesthetics   block action potentials  
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___ fibers are blocked bfore __ fibers   C (pain) before A (motor). Clinically, loss of pain, temp, touch, then motor  
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Procaine, Benzocaine adn Cocaine are   Esters  
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Lidocaine, Bupivacaine are   Amides  
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What is used for long acting peripheral infiltration   Bupivacine (Marcaine)  
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____ are prone to causing "allergic" rxns (PABA metabolite)   Ester.  
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If someone has liver failure, choose an   Ester  
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Where are amides metabolized?   In the liver. Don't use in someone who has liver failure or severe compromise  
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_______ is a local anesthetic that causes local vasoconstriction   Epinephrine. Increases local duration of action, decreases systemic toxicity.  
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If lidocaine burns, what can you add to it to decrease the pain?   SODIUM BICARBONATE; neutralizes pH of anesthetic, decreases timem of onset of conduction blockade  
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Which sx occur first neuro or cardio?   Neurologic: early - lightheaded/dizzy, visual disturbance, tinnitus. Late - perioral numbness, muscle twitches/tremors, seizure. Cardiovascule sx - hypotension (vasodilation), cardiac arrhthymia.  
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Is slurred speech an early neurological sign?   NO. Early sx: lightheaded/dizzy, visual disturbance and tinnitus  
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Safe dose of Lidocaine   3-5mg/kg.  
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Right before injecting, what should you do once you've entered skin?   Pull back on syringe to make sure you haven't entered a vessel  
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What should you do to Xylocaine before using it?   Warm it to body temperature (Lecturer has never done this, ideal)  
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Buffered Lidocaine is made of   Bicarb:Xylocaine in 1:9 part ratio  
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List the types of biopsies   Shave, punch, incisional, excisional  
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Downside of Shave biopsy   No architecture, no orientation (anterior, superficial), so can't stage it.  
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When should you do shave biopsy?   If you have low suspicion of malignancy. Do not do it in any pigmented thing where you suspect malignancy  
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Use this for all pigmented lesions for full-thickness skin and subcutaneous fat   Punch biopsy. Sizes 1-8mm. Usually needs one or two sutures  
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When would you do an incisional biopsy?   Large sarcoma.  
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What type of incision should you make for an excisional biopsy?   Eliptical;. Length to width ratio of 3:1. Benefits: architecture and margins  
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Deep dermal suturing   Deep to superficial on one side, superficial to deep on the opposing side  
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treatment for paronychia   I&D  
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Felon (infection of terminal phalanx) can cause   tissue necrosis or Osteomyelitis. Treatment is I&D.  
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Subungual Hematoma Tx   Drill a hole in the nailbed with a sharp-pointed scalpel blade  
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Furuncal Definition   an infection/abscess of the hair follicles caused by obstruction.  
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Carbuncle definition   cluster of furuncles  
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Tx of Furuncle   I&D, insert scalpel at most fluctuant spot. Make a cross incision.  
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Nontender, freely mobile, soft are charactersitcs of   limpomas. Benign fatty tumor. Tx: excision if symptomatic only.  
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______ arise from obstructed follicles and contain cheesy and fetid debris   Epidermal Inclusion Cyst. I&D and remove cyst lining  
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Seborrheic Keratosis   "crusty brown sugar appearance". benign  
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Actinic Keraotosis   may be pre-cancerous. Appear in sun-exposed areas.  
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Basal Cell Cancer   Pearly (less dangerous than Squamous).  
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Squamous Cell Cancer   more crusty looking, more dangerous than Squamous.  
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Tx for Basal and squamous cell cancer   Excision with at least .3cm radial margins, Mohs micrographic surgery, radiation therapy (after resection depending on staging)  
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Most worrisome skin cancer   Melanoma. Rx: punch biopsy or excisional biopsy (NOT SHAVE BX). Need to know depth. Definitive Rx: excise all the way down to fascia.  
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Wound with a flap is known as   avulsion  
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What is the critical number of bacteria needed to be present to call a wound infected?   > or equal to 10 to the 4th power of bacteria/gram of tissue  
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<12 hours old is a   contaminated wound. Infection rate 1-21%  
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Definition of dirty wounds   >12 hours, presence of Fb, gross contamination. Infection rate 7-38%  
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Most important factor when deciding to close a wound?   Age of the wound. If >24 hours, don't close  
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What solution should be used for wet to dry packing?   Saline, not sterile water  
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Important points of wet to dry dressings   Wet (not soaked), use saline solution, facilitates mechanical debridement of the wound, DOES NOT prevent bacterial colonization of infection  
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Suture for face?   6-0 prolene  
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Thigh wound where you can see muscle?   Absorbable deep, nylon superficial. 2-0 or 3-0. Keep in for two weeks unless DM or on Immunosuppressants (then keep in longer)  
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Where is Vicryl (absorbable used)?   utilized below the skin, inside mouth, or where suture removal is difficult. Vicryl lasts 90-120 days  
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What will you use for most skin closures?   Non-absorbable  
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What may be a good option for scalp, trunk or some extremity wounds?   Staples  
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What suture size do you use for trunk and extremities?   3-0 or 4-0  
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Antibiotics are indicated when?   Open fracture where you can see bone  
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Clostridium tetani is what type of bacteria?   Gram-positive anaerobe  
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Not appropriately immunized people who have a dirty, tetanous prone wound are given   Tetanus toxoid and Tetanus immunoglobulin  
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When should tetanus toxoid be given?   patients tetanus immunization unknown or <3 doese, wound >24 hours old, if the pt's last booster dose was >5 yrs (if dirty wound) or >10 years (if clean wound)  
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