NURS 6531 Final, part one
A patient has actinic keratosis and the provider elects to use cryosurgery to remove the lesions. How will the provider administer this procedure? p. 234 a. Applying one or two freeze-thaw cycles to each lesion b. Applying two or more freeze-thaw cycles to each lesion c. Applying until the freeze spreads laterally 1 mm from the lesion edges d. Applying until the freeze spreads laterally 4 mm from the lesion edges - ANS: A For actinic keratosis, one to two freeze-thaw cycles are usually enough. Two or more freeze-thaw cycles are generally required for thicker, seborrheic keratosis lesions. The freeze should spread laterally 3 to 4 mm from the edge of the lesions
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