Common Warts: Cryotherapy
Indications Print Section Listen • Parent’s or child’s desire for office-based treatment. Contraindications Print Section Listen Relative • Child unable to undergo painful procedure. • Some physicians consider verruca in…
PEDIATRICS
Mineral Oil Preparation: Diagnosing Scabies
Indications Print Section Listen • Suspected Sarcoptes scabiei infestation; the diagnosis should be verified because it is often overdiagnosed. Equipment Print Section Listen • Glass microscope slide. • Mineral oil. •…
KOH Preparation
Indications Print Section Listen • Suspected fungal or candidal infection. Equipment Print Section Listen • Glass microscope slide and coverslip. • 10–20% potassium hydroxide (KOH). • Microscope. • #15 scalpel…
Paraphimosis Reduction
Indications Print Section Listen • Reduction of retracted, constricting foreskin. Contraindications Print Section Listen Relative • Recent penile surgery. Equipment Print Section Listen • Nonsterile gloves. • Ice packs. •…
Ingrown Toenail Treatment
Indications Print Section Listen • Pain relief. • Management of infection. • Prevention of recurrence. Specific Indications for Surgical Treatment • Stage I. • Description: Focal pain, erythema, and swelling…
Rectal Prolapse Reduction
Indications Print Section Listen • Most cases of rectal prolapse reduce spontaneously. • Rarely, a surgical procedure may be necessary to correct a full-thickness prolapse. • Rectal prolapse should be…
Straight Urethral Catheterization
Indications Print Section Listen • Diagnostic evaluation. • Temporary relief of urinary retention. Contraindications Print Section Listen Absolute • Suspected urethral injury (eg, blood at meatus, laceration). • Unable to…
Nail Trephination
Indications Print Section Listen • Subungual hematoma with pain. • Some experts suggest that nail removal and repair should be prompted by the percentage of nailbed involved (eg, greater than…
Suprapubic Catheterization
Indications Print Section Listen • Diagnostic evaluation of urine in an infant. Contraindications Print Section Listen Absolute • Neutropenia. • Thrombocytopenia and bleeding disorders. • Cellulitis and infection at puncture…
Paracentesis/Peritoneal Lavage
Indications Print Section Listen • Diagnostic sampling of ascitic fluid (eg, internal bleeding following blunt abdominal trauma, chylous ascites after surgery, rule out malignancy, identification of infectious organism in spontaneous…
