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Foreign Body

Foreign Body. Bucky Boaz, ARNP-C. Guideline for Approach. History Time allotment Adverse outcomes Possible infection Patient education . Imaging Techniques. Plain radiographs Computed Tomography Magnetic Resonance Imaging Ultrasound. Foreign Body Reaction. Infection

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Foreign Body

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  1. Foreign Body Bucky Boaz, ARNP-C

  2. Guideline for Approach • History • Time allotment • Adverse outcomes • Possible infection • Patient education

  3. Imaging Techniques • Plain radiographs • Computed Tomography • Magnetic Resonance Imaging • Ultrasound

  4. Foreign Body Reaction • Infection • Chronic reactions • Osteomyelitis

  5. Foreign Body Scenarios • Punching out glass window • Walking barefoot with sudden sharp pain • Animal or human bite • Stab wound

  6. Guidelines for Removal • Localization • Equipment • Operative Technique • Tetanus prophylaxis

  7. Guideline for Removal • Traumatic tattooing • Foreign bodies in fatty tissue • Puncture wounds to sole of foot • Subungual foreign bodies • Fishhooks • Wooden splinters • Pencil lead • Metallic fragments

  8. Guidelines for Removal • Marine foreign bodies • Cactus spines • Postoperative foreign bodies • Ring removal • Tick removal • Zipper injuries • Hair-thread tourniquet

  9. Questions?

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