A 2-year-old girl is scheduled to have a myringotomy. How long would the nurse tell the parents that it will take for the incision to heal?
A) 2 weeks
B) 1 week
C) 5 days
D) 24 to 72 hours
Ans: D
Feedback: Myringotomy also allows the drainage to be analyzed (by culture and sensitivity testing) so that the infecting organism can be identified and appropriate antibiotic therapy prescribed. The incision heals within 24 to 72 hours. This makes options A, B, and C incorrect.
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