Acupuncture associated vaso-vegal response (AAVR)
MANAGEMENT: Correct Answer -pull needles (dangerous
ones first!)
-drop head or elevate feet
-Du 26; P 6; or St 36 for upper body needling, LI 4 lower
-reassure, offer liquids
Acupuncture Contraindications for pregnancy: Correct Answer
Sp 6
LI 4
GB 21
UB 60
UB 67
abdomen
Lumbosacral region
-as well as: vertex of infants with unclosed fontanels and post-
CVA recovery with "clot-busters": TPA, streptokinase,
urokinase, etc. or directly on skin lesions or in the vicinity of
active infection
-delay or use few needles for famished or overeaten, intoxicated,
over-fatigued, dry weak patients
Adverse events: Correct Answer -needle site pain
-bruising/bleeding/damage to organs
-acupuncture associated vaso-vagal response
-stuck needle
-failure to remove needles
-worsening of symptoms
Artificial Barries: PPE Correct Answer -gloves
-goggles
-masks
-cotton used to close insertion "holes"
Autogenous Correct Answer Transmitted from one part of the
patients body to another peritonitis from puncture of intestine.
Barrie's prevent __________ from entering the body, Correct
Answer Microbes
Barriers to Infection: Natural Barriers include: Correct Answer
-intact skin
-mucous membranes of the nose, throat, urethra, and rectum
stomach acid (gastric acid provides nonspecific immunity to
ingested bacterial pathogens)
-healthy respiratory mucosa, which can expel inhaled pathogens
-other factors in the immune response that protect the body from
invasion and infection are the activity of the epithelial skin layer
and mucus membranes
-cleansing effects of tears, urine, and vaginal secretions.
Best Practices for Acupuncture CNT (7 principles) Correct
Answer -Hand sanitation
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