AHN 447 Final Exam Study Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
Can the epidermis grow back? - ANSWER✔✔-Yes
5 things encompassed in the dermis - ANSWER✔✔-blood vessels, hair
follicles, sweat, sebaceous, and lymph glands,
What part of the skin is involved during a superficial thickness injury? -
ANSWER✔✔-Epidermis
2 types of burns that can cause a superficial thickness burn - ANSWER✔✔-
Sunburn and flash burn
How quickly does a superficial thickness burn heal? - ANSWER✔✔-3-6
days
What is desquamation and with what thickness level burn does it occur? -
ANSWER✔✔-Peeling and superficial thickness
How soon after receiving a superficial thickness burn will a patient
experience desquamation? - ANSWER✔✔-2-3 days
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,3 indicators of a superficial partial thickness burn - ANSWER✔✔-Moist,
blisters, and blanches
3 indicators of a deep partial thickness burn - ANSWER✔✔-Dry, blanches
slowly or not at all, and edema
Which type of partial thickness burn can progress to further injury? -
ANSWER✔✔-Deep
How long does it take a superficial partial thickness burn to heal? -
ANSWER✔✔-10-24 days
How long does it take a deep partial thickness burn to heal? -
ANSWER✔✔-3-6 weeks
Which type of partial thickness burn will scar? - ANSWER✔✔-Deep
2 types of wound closure for a full thickness burn - ANSWER✔✔-
Contracture or grafting
What are 2 common issues with full thickness burns? - ANSWER✔✔-
Edema and blood supply
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, How long will it take a full thickness burn to heal? - ANSWER✔✔-Weeks
to months
How deep does a deep full thickness burn go? - ANSWER✔✔-Underlying
muscle or bone
2 treatments for deep full thickness burns - ANSWER✔✔-Grafting or
amputation
Do patient's with deep full thickness burns experience pain at the site
usually? - ANSWER✔✔-No
3 main risk factors for mortality from a burn - ANSWER✔✔-TBSA >40%,
inhalation injury, and age 60+
How much TBSA has to happen before there is a systemic fluid shift -
ANSWER✔✔->25%
What will happen 48-72 hours after a burn to remobilize the fluid in the
body if the kidneys are unaffected? - ANSWER✔✔-Diuresis
What happens to the K+ levels and H&H during the initial fluid shift
following a burn? - ANSWER✔✔-Hyperkalemia and high H&H
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Answers 100% Pass
Can the epidermis grow back? - ANSWER✔✔-Yes
5 things encompassed in the dermis - ANSWER✔✔-blood vessels, hair
follicles, sweat, sebaceous, and lymph glands,
What part of the skin is involved during a superficial thickness injury? -
ANSWER✔✔-Epidermis
2 types of burns that can cause a superficial thickness burn - ANSWER✔✔-
Sunburn and flash burn
How quickly does a superficial thickness burn heal? - ANSWER✔✔-3-6
days
What is desquamation and with what thickness level burn does it occur? -
ANSWER✔✔-Peeling and superficial thickness
How soon after receiving a superficial thickness burn will a patient
experience desquamation? - ANSWER✔✔-2-3 days
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,3 indicators of a superficial partial thickness burn - ANSWER✔✔-Moist,
blisters, and blanches
3 indicators of a deep partial thickness burn - ANSWER✔✔-Dry, blanches
slowly or not at all, and edema
Which type of partial thickness burn can progress to further injury? -
ANSWER✔✔-Deep
How long does it take a superficial partial thickness burn to heal? -
ANSWER✔✔-10-24 days
How long does it take a deep partial thickness burn to heal? -
ANSWER✔✔-3-6 weeks
Which type of partial thickness burn will scar? - ANSWER✔✔-Deep
2 types of wound closure for a full thickness burn - ANSWER✔✔-
Contracture or grafting
What are 2 common issues with full thickness burns? - ANSWER✔✔-
Edema and blood supply
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, How long will it take a full thickness burn to heal? - ANSWER✔✔-Weeks
to months
How deep does a deep full thickness burn go? - ANSWER✔✔-Underlying
muscle or bone
2 treatments for deep full thickness burns - ANSWER✔✔-Grafting or
amputation
Do patient's with deep full thickness burns experience pain at the site
usually? - ANSWER✔✔-No
3 main risk factors for mortality from a burn - ANSWER✔✔-TBSA >40%,
inhalation injury, and age 60+
How much TBSA has to happen before there is a systemic fluid shift -
ANSWER✔✔->25%
What will happen 48-72 hours after a burn to remobilize the fluid in the
body if the kidneys are unaffected? - ANSWER✔✔-Diuresis
What happens to the K+ levels and H&H during the initial fluid shift
following a burn? - ANSWER✔✔-Hyperkalemia and high H&H
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