While a patient is awake during a procedure under local anesthesia, it is better to use hand signals as a way to ask for instruments
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
ANS: T
Conversation during a local case should be kept to a minimum and appropriate. The awake and alert patient needs to receive physical and emotional comfort throughout the procedure.
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A) Shoulder or upper arm B) Elbow C) Wrist D) Fingertips
____________ without sign or indication of trauma or injury
Fill in the blank with correct word.
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A. Hypertension B. Hemolytic anemia C. Hypoxia D. Hemorrhage
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