Diagnostic, Surgical, and Therapeutic Procedures

Question 1

Diagnostic include: allergy skin test, intradermal, patch, scratch, and culture and sensitivity
Any test in which a suspected allergen or sensitizer is applied to or injected into the skin to determine the patient’s sensitivity to it
The most commonly used skin tests are the intradermal, patch, and scratch tests. The intensity of the response is determined by the _____ reaction after application of the suspected allergen. Positive and negative controls help verify normal skin reactivity.

Answer 1

Allergy skin test
Wheel & flare

Question 2

A Skin test that identifies suspected allergens by subcutaneously injecting small amounts of extracts of the suspected allergens and observing the skin for a subsequent reaction
help determine immunity to diphtheria (___ test) or ____ (Mantoux test).

Answer 2

Intradermal
Shick.
Tuberculosis

Question 3

A Skin test that identifies allergic contact dermatitis by applying a suspected allergen to a ____, which is then taped on the skin, usually the forearm, and observing the area 24 hours later for an allergic response
After removal, a lack of noticeable reaction indicates a negative result; skin reddening or swelling indicates a positive result and means the person is allergic to the suspected allergen.

Answer 3

2X Patch

Question 4

Skin test that identifies suspected allergens by placing a small quantity of the suspected allergen on a lightly ____ area of the skin; also called ______ test or prick test
Redness or swelling at the scratch sites within ____ indicates an allergy to the substance or a positive test result. If no reaction occurs, the test result is negative.

Answer 4

2X Scratch
Puncture
10 minutes

Question 5

Laboratory test to determine the presence of pathogens in patients with suspected wound infections and identify the appropriate drug therapy to which the organism responds (____)

Answer 5

Culture and sensitivity

Sensitivity

Question 6

(Surgical) include biopsy, frozen section, needle, punch, shave

-when Representative tissue sample Is removed from a body site for microscopic examination help establish or confirm a diagnosis, estimate prognosis, or follow the course of a disease. Any lesion suspected of malignancy is removed and sent to the pathology laboratory for evaluation.

Ultrathin slice of tissue from a frozen specimen for immediate pathological examination
It is commonly used for rapid diagnosis of malignancy after the patient has been anesthetized to determine treatment options.

Answer 6

Biopsy BX bx
Frozen section FS

Question 7

Removal of a small tissue sample for examination using a hollow needle, usually attached to a syringe

Removal of a small core of tissue using a hollow punch

Removal of elevated lesions using a surgical blade

Procedure that involves progressive removal and examination of layers of cancer-containing skin until only cancer-free tissue remains; also called micrographic surgery of the skin

Answer 7

Needle
Punch
Shave
Mohs

Question 8

Transplantation of healthy tissue to an injured site
Human, animal, or artificial skin can provide a temporary covering or permanent layer of skin over a wound or burn.

Transplantation of healthy tissue from one person to another person; also called ____ where, the skin donor is usually a cadaver. This type of skin graft is temporary and is used to protect the patient against infection and fluid loss. The allograft is frozen and stored in a skin bank until needed.

Answer 8

Skingraft

Allograft
Homograft

Question 9

Transplantation of healthy tissue from one site to another site in the same individual

Transplantation of artificial skin produced from collagen fibers arranged in a lattice pattern
The recipient’s body does not reject skin (produced artificially), and healing skin grows into it as the graft gradually disintegrates.

Transplantation (dermis only) from a foreign donor (usually a pig) and transferred to a human; also called _____it is a temporary graft to protect the patient against infection and fluid loss.

Answer 9

Autograft
Synthetic
Xenograft
Heterograft

Question 10

These are all therapeutic: chemical peel, cryosurgery,
Debridement, dermabrasion, fulguration, photodynamic therapy PDT.

______ removal of the outer layers of skin to treat acne scarring and general keratoses; also called ______.

______ are commonly used for cosmetic purposes to remove fine wrinkles on the face.

Use of subfreezing temperature (commonly liquid nitrogen) to destroy or eliminate abnormal tissue, such as tumors, warts, and unwanted, cancerous, or infected tissue

Answer 10

Chemical
Chemoabrasion

Chemical peel S

Cryosurgery

Question 11

Removal of necrotized tissue from a wound by surgical excision, enzymes, or chemical agents
, used to promote healing and prevent infection

-Rubbing (abrasion) using wire brushes or sandpaper to mechanically scrape away the epidermis
commonly helps remove acne scars, tattoos, and scar tissue.

Answer 11

Debridement
Dermabrasion

Question 12

Tissue destruction by means of high-frequency electric current; also called ____
It helps remove tumors and lesions in and on the body.

Answer 12

Fulguration
Electro dissection

Question 13

Procedure in which cells selectively treated with an agent called a photosensitizer are exposed to light to produce a reaction that destroys the cells
Various forms of this treatment are used in treatment of cancer, actinic keratosis, macular degeneration

Answer 13

Photodynamic therapy PDT