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When using a bayonet bipolar forceps:
 a. argon gas may be used to enhance the cutting mode
  b. one side of the forceps collects and returns the current to the generator
  c. the dispersive patient return electrode returns the current back to the generator
  d. the surgeon chooses the blended current mode to reduce the thermal damage to adjacent tissue

Question 2

Which of the following would MOST likely be the cause of a patient burn from alternate exit pathway of ESU current?
 a. fingernail bed under the pulse oximeter
  b. placement site of electrocardiogram (ECG) leads
  c. skin over a bony prominence such as the scapula
  d. soles of the feet under the sequential pulsing pads



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

b



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