In General, After What Length of Continuous Pneumatic Tourniquet Use

question 25

Multiple Choice

In general, after what length of continuous pneumatic tourniquet use should the extremity be allowed to reperfuse before reinflating the tourniquet?

• A) 30 minutes
• B) one hour
• C) 90 minutes
• D) two hours

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Definitions:

α-Pyranose

A form of a sugar molecule where the ring structure is a six-membered pyran ring, with the anomeric carbon atom in the alpha configuration.

Haworth Structure

A way of representing cyclic structures of monosaccharides in a simplified three-dimensional perspective compared to the Fischer projection.

Isomerization

A chemical process in which a molecule is transformed into another molecule with the same molecular formula but a different structural arrangement.

Reagents

Substances or mixtures used in chemical reactions to bring about a change or detect the occurrence of a specific reaction.