Bovie & Neptune
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When are you required to have sterile water or saline on the field?
During all laser procedures or when a Bovie is being used (when using devices that create heat during use)
(wrong answers:
Only when the fire risk is 2 or higher,
If the patient has a pacemaker,
Only if you are operating above the xiphoid)
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Which ESU requires a grounding pad?
Monopolar or Bovie
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When is it safe to connect a Neptune to a patient tubes or wound vac?
Never
(wrong answers:
When it's on low,
If continuously monitored ,
During the surgical procedure under direct supervision )
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What extra step should be taken when the patient has a pacemaker?
Place a magnet over it during surgery
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Where should a grounding pad NOT be placed? Select all that apply.
On damp skin
(wrong answers:
Near an existing implant,
On the stomach or chest,
On patches of dense hair,
On the same side as the surgical site)
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What is an indication that Monopolar shouldn't be used above the clavicles?
The patient has an existing cochlear implant