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Foreign body in the ear and nose

…body in the ear canal or the nasal cavity must be removed. The urgency varies: Object Urgency : : Button battery Immediately — leakage of fluid causes a…

Otoscopy and ear syringing

…slight change of pressure with the bulb shows whether the tympanic membrane is mobile — an immobile membrane suggests fluid in the middle ear. Irrigation 1…

Wound suturing

…usually visible on plain films. Irrigation fluid: a copious volume of drinking quality tap water or sodium chloride 9 mg/mL. The volume matters more…

Eye examination and corneal foreign body

…the rest. Support your working hand against the patient's zygoma or the bridge of the nose. 4. Approach tangentially from the periphery , never through…

Urinary catheterisation

…anaesthesia. Bladder washout and continuous irrigation in macroscopic haematuria with clots (a three way catheter). Instillation therapy and contrast studies of the urinary tract. Wound…

Abscess incision and drainage

…cavity with a no. 11 scalpel until pus appears. Take a culture from the wall of the cavity before irrigating. 5. Let the pus drain…

Nasogastric tube

…a fine, soft tube (Ch 8–12) of polyurethane or silicone for nutrition, since it causes less mucosal irritation with longer term use. A water…

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