A patient with an eye injury requires an ocular examination to detect the presence of a foreign body. Which drug would a health care provider expect to be of most use in this examination?
a. Rose bengal
b. Fluorocaine
c. Fluorexon
d. Isoflurophate
ANS: B
Fluoracaine, a combination of fluorescein and proparacaine, is used to facilitate removal of for-eign bodies from the eye.
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1. Cover it with correction fluid (e.g., Wite-Out) to keep the notes neat. 2. Leave it as it is. You cannot correct an error in charting. 3. Draw a single line through the entry, date and initial it, then make the correction. 4. Write over the error and initial it.
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A. Public health B. Hospital setting C. Cultural D. None of the above
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