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Foreign body in the ear and nose

…of urgency by a different mechanism. They attract one another through the tissue — even when they lie in separate nostrils, or one in the nose…

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

…s zygoma or the bridge of the nose. 4. Approach tangentially from the periphery , never through the visual axis, with a spud or a needle…

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…

Otoscopy and ear syringing

…audiometry or the fitting of a hearing aid. Recurrent otitis externa in which the wax retains moisture. Contraindications Absolute contraindications to irrigation: A known or…

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…

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