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Question: Identify the true statements regarding the use of surgical diathermy:
- Unipolar cautery uses a continuous damped sine wave AC
- Coagulation mode uses a has higher energy but the lower working voltage
- It is safe to use bipolar cautery (compared to unipolar cautery) in patients with PPM
- Poor skin connection at the site of bipolar diathermy pad can cause serious burns
- Cutting mode attains a very high temperature at the tip and vaporises the tissue water content.
Answers:
- false
- false
- true
- false
- true
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Explanation:
- unipolar cautery uses a continuous unmodulated and undamped sine wave AC
- Cutting mode utilises high energy but low voltage pattern
- Although electrocautery (uni/bipolar) can cause interference with PPM function, it is after to use bipolar diathermy when unavoidable.
- Poor skin contact at diathermy pad can cause serious burns while using monopolar cautery. Bipolar does not need a diathermy pad.
- Cutting diathermy acts by attaining a very high temperature near the cautery tip and helps to make a clean tissue cut.
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