The perioperative nurse circulating for a skin contracture r…

The perioperative nurse circulating for a skin contracture release of the ear on a 5-year-old boy transfers 0.25% bupivacaine via syringe to the scrub person’s sterile back table. The scrub person questions why she is not giving him bupivacaine with epinephrine, because there may be bleeding expected at the incision site. The nurse’s reply is based on the fact that

The three most common skin cancers are basal cell, squamous…

The three most common skin cancers are basal cell, squamous cell, and melanoma. Treated early, skin cancers such as squamous cell and basal cell carcinomas may be cured by simple excision and closure (with pathologic diagnosis to ensure disease-free margins). Melanoma is treated much more aggressively because of its high mortality. The A-B-C-D-Es of the warning signs for skin cancer stand for