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  2. Incision and drainage - Wikipedia

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    For incisional abscesses, it is recommended that incision and drainage is followed by covering the area with a thin layer of gauze followed by sterile dressing.The dressing should be changed and the wound irrigated with normal saline at least twice each day. [4]

  3. List of instruments used in otorhinolaryngology, head and ...

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    to depress or remove the tongue or other structures from the field of inspection or to view them from all sides; examine oral cavity; posterior rhinoscopy; minor operations; foreign body removal; biopsy ;peritonsillar abscess drainage; retraction of cheek and lip. Forceps: to hold things [3] •Asch's septum forceps: used to work on the nasal ...

  4. Dental notation - Wikipedia

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    The FDI World Dental Federation notation ("FDI notation" or "ISO 3950" [1]) is widely used by dental professionals internationally to identify and describe a specific tooth.

  5. Pus - Wikipedia

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    Amoebic abscesses of the liver produce brownish pus, which is described as looking like "anchovy paste". Pus from anaerobic infections can more often have a foul odor. [8] In almost all cases when there is a collection of pus in the body, a clinician will try to create an opening to drain it.

  6. Psoas sign - Wikipedia

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    The psoas sign, also known as Cope's sign (or Cope's psoas test [1]) or Obraztsova's sign, [2] is a medical sign that indicates irritation to the iliopsoas group of hip flexors in the abdomen, and consequently indicates that the inflamed appendix is retrocaecal in orientation (as the iliopsoas muscle is retroperitoneal).

  7. Abscess - Wikipedia

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    The final structure of the abscess is an abscess wall, or capsule, that is formed by the adjacent healthy cells in an attempt to keep the pus from infecting neighboring structures. However, such encapsulation tends to prevent immune cells from attacking bacteria in the pus, or from reaching the causative organism or foreign object.

  8. List of periodontal diseases - Wikipedia

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    An abscess is a localized collection of pus which forms during an acute infection. The important difference between a periapical abscess and abscesses of the periodontium are that the latter do not arise from pulp necrosis. [12] Abscesses of the periodontium are categorized as gingival abscess, periodontal abscess and pericoronal abscess.

  9. Pelvic abscess - Wikipedia

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    Pelvic abscess is a collection of pus in the pelvis, typically occurring following lower abdominal surgical procedures, or as a complication of pelvic inflammatory ...