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| CME Activity: Peritonsillar Abscess Drainage |
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About this Activity >
Step 1: Pretest
Step 2: Video
Step 3: Reading
Step 4: Post-Test
Step 5: Evaluate Activity
CME Certificate
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| Title: | Peritonsillar Abscess Drainage |
| Completion Time: | 1 hour |
| Contributors: | John Bailitz, Scott C. Sherman, Julio C. Silva, Stephen H. Thomas, Eric F. Reichman |
| Release Date: | 10/10/2008 |
| Expiration Date: | 10/10/2011 |
Learner Objectives:
On completion of this module, you should be able to: |
- Describe the techniques to anesthetize the area prior to drainage.
- Discuss the locations for needle insertion to aspirate a peritonsillar abscess.
- Recognize the most common location of a peritonsillar abscess.
- List techniques to avoid iatrogenic injury to the internal carotid artery.
- Provide good aftercare instructions.
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