HIGH YIELD II Flashcards
management principles? first line therapy…
salicylic acid and cryotherapy
what are the management options?
chemical destruction
cryosurgery
currettage
contact allergen therapy
trichloroacetic acid tx is indicated?
yes, monochloroacetic acid is more deeply destructive than trichloroacetic
other tx options?
sal acid wart tx
silver nitrate cauterization
cantharidin wart tx
applied wart therapy like: caentharone plus (caution with weight bearing warts)
complications?
donut wart
ring spread
took shock case is a complication of what med?
cantheridin
what are the cutaneous cryogens?
liquid nitrogen
liquid nitrous oxide
solid carbon dioxide
dimethyl ether and propane histofreezer aerosol
ethyl chloride spare at 3 inches
normal skin freezes at?
-2 celsius
what types of freezes are painful on non weight bearing skin?
deep plantar freezes
thaw time is how long?
three times the freeze time
liquid nitrogen procedure, freezes how cold?
-195 degrees celsius
what are the cryotherapy complications on the digits?
severe pain and possible neuropathy
periungual wart permanent nail dystrophy
5-FU and SA therapy application?
topical fluorouracil combined with topical 17% and 40% salicylic acid
full clinical resolution within an average of two months
other tx options?
trichloroacetic acid 80%
imiquimod
duct tape
oral cimetidine