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bclement10

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Place the steps of suture removal in order.
  1 . Count the sutures removed
  2 . Gently lift the suture away from the tissue
  3 . Cut the thread below the knot close to the tissue
  4 . Remove the suture
  5 . Debride the suture site
 a. 5, 1, 2, 3, 4
  b. 1, 5, 3, 2, 4
  c. 5, 2, 3, 4, 1
  d. 2, 3, 5, 4, 1

Question 2

What does it mean to debride the suture site?
 a. To cleanse
  b. To take sutures out
  c. To count the number of sutures placed
  d. None of the above



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Silverbeard98

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Answer to Question 1

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RATIONALE: The steps of a suture removal are: - Debride the suture site - Gently lift the suture away from the tissue - Cut the thread below the knot close to the tissue - Remove the suture - Count the sutures removed

Answer to Question 2

a
RATIONALE: To debride the suture site means to cleanse.




bclement10

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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Gracias!


dyrone

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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