Surgery 101

175. The Punch Biopsy

Jan 13, 2016 · 13 min · 6.8 MB
0:00-13:38

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In this episode, Kerry Atkins, a 4th year medical student from the University of Alberta discusses one of the simplest and high yield diagnostic tests: the punch biopsy.

The objectives include:

  1. An overview of the different skin biopsy techniques and when they are appropriate
  2. Indications and contraindications of the procedure
  3. Materials required
  4. And step by step instructions on how to perform a punch biopsy