Investigations and Surgery Flashcards
1
Q
Example of a local anaesthetic
A
Lignocaine
2
Q
Excisional biopsy - procedure
A
Lesion removed using scalpel and sent for pathological examination
Carried out under local anaesthetic
3
Q
Excisional biopsy - indications for use
A
Suspicious of malignant disease
For things to be removed ASAP
4
Q
Punch biopsy
A
Device looks like an apple corer
Difficult to judge depth
5
Q
Wood’s light
A
Expose skin to UVA causes collagen in dermis to fluoresce.
6
Q
Wood’s light - use
A
Vitilligo
Albinism
7
Q
Cryotherapy - procedure
A
Application of liquid nitrogen to freeze the affected area
8
Q
Cryotherapy - use
A
Viral warts
Actinic Keratosis
9
Q
Curettage - procedure
A
Scrape off the lesion
Disadvantages: pathology specimen does not accurately record the margins of the tumour
10
Q
Curettage - use
A
Seborrhoeic keratosis
Actinic keratosis
