Exam| Wound Care ISB| Questions With
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acute wound healing implications correct answer: Easily cleaned and repair wound edges clean an intact
Chronic wound healing implications correct answer: Exposure to pressure, friction, and moisture impairs healing.
Factors that decrease hemoglobin level. correct answer: Smoking underlying cardio pulmonary conditions.
Tissue tissue repair is negatively influenced by hematocrit value below and hemoglobin level below. correct answer: 33%/ 10g/100ml
Patients with obesity are at increased risk for what? correct answer: Wound infections, dehiscence, evisceration.
Malnourished patients are at risk for correct answer: infections and sepsis.
Medications that can slow wound healing correct answer: Chemotherapy drugs and steriods.
Primary wound healing occurs when correct answer: The edges of a clean surgical incision remain close together. Secondary wound healing occurs when correct answer: The wound just left open and allowed to heal by scar formation.
Tertiary wound healing occurs when correct answer: Occurs when surgical wounds are not closed immediately, but left open 3 to 5 days to allow edema and infection to diminish.
Wounds healing by primary intention should have a healing ridge appear as soon as. correct answer: 5 to 9 days.
Wounds healing by secondary intention should be measured correct answer: Length x width x depth.
undermining should be documented using what method correct answer: using clock method and Qtip.
Indication of delayed wound healing correct answer: Wound edges are grounded towards the wound bed.
When would visualization of the base of the wound not allow you to determine the stage. correct answer: Wound base is covered in necrotic tissue.
When is a hemmorrhage at greatest risk to occur? correct answer: 24-48 hours after surgery or injury.
Contaminated or traumatic wound show signs of infection as early as correct answer: 2 to 3 days.