PF Procedures Flashcards
What is used to numb an area before a procedure is performed?
An anesthetic
How may anesthesia be administered?
1) Locally
2) Topically
3) As a nerve block
What type of anesthesia is applied directly to the top of the skin?
Topical
What are the most common form of nerve blocks? What do they numb?
Digital blocks; numb the nerves of the fingers or toes.
What type of anesthesia is injected around a specific nerve and blocks any pain produced by the nerve while under the effects of the anesthesia?
Nerve block
What kind of anesthesia can be used to help relieve dental pain?
Dental blocks (a nerve block)
What type of anesthesia consists of one or more injections around the site of the procedure?
Local injections
What are the 5 types of anesthesia stocked at TAUC?
1) 1% Lidocaine
2) 2% Lidocaine
3) 1% Lidocaine with Epi Injection
4) 0.5% Sensorcaine Injection
5) Ethyl Chloride Spray
Which of the TAUC anesthetics is a topical anesthetic?
Ethyl Chloride Spray
Which of the TAUC anesthetics may be administered as a local anesthetic?
1) 1% Lidocaine
2) 2% Lidocaine
3) 1% Lidocaine with Epi Injection
4) 0.5% Sensorcaine Injection
Which of the TAUC anesthetics may be administered as a nerve block?
1) 1% Lidocaine
2) 2% Lidocaine
3) 1% Lidocaine with Epi Injection
4) 0.5% Sensorcaine Injection
What boxes do you always check when documenting a procedure performed by a provider?
1) Verbal consent obtained
2) The risks and benefits were explained . . .
What must the CPT code symbol at the top right be in order for a procedure to be billable?
A green oval
What must you do if the CPT code is an orange triangle?
Add more to the procedure for it to qualify as billable.
Which two anesthetics can be mixed for a local injection or nerve block?
Sensorcaine and Lidocaine
