Reference no: EM133521912
1. The treatment of choice for an abscess is:
Initially warm compresses and antibiotics
Antibiotics only
Incision and drainage
None of the above
2. Possible complications of intra-articular injections include(s):
A. Injection into a vein or artery
B. Subcutaneous fatty atrophy
C. Adverse drug reaction
D. A and B
E. A, B, and C
3. When performing an incision and drainage, a #11 scalpel is typically used.
True
False
4. The most common type of suture used for interrupted sutures in the skin is:
Vicryl
Silk
Gut
Nylon
5. When injecting steroid into a joint, the anesthetic and steroid can be mixed in the same syringe.
True
False
6. The most common error in cryosurgery relates to:
Overtreating the lesion(s)
Undertreating the lesion(s)
Spilling the liquid nitrogen
None of the above
7. Hyaluronic acid device injections should always be mixed with lidocaine.
True
False
8. If recurrent growth of the toenail with resulting pain or infection occurs, permanent ablation of the germinal tissue is recommended.
True
False
9. Typically, a suture or sutures are placed when a punch biopsy is at or over ________ mm.
2
4
8
12
10. Trigger point injections are thought to work by:
A. Causing a temporary relaxation of the taut muscle allowing for improved local perfusion
B. Replenishing ATP that helps release actin-myosin chains
C. Clearance of noxious metabolites
D. A and B
E. A, B, and C