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Can the epidermis grow back? - Answers -✔✔ Yes
5 things encompassed in the dermis - Answers -✔✔ blood vessels, hair follicles, sweat,
sebaceous, and lymph glands,
What part of the skin is involved during a superficial thickness injury? - Answers -✔✔
Epidermis
2 types of burns that can cause a superficial thickness burn - Answers -✔✔ Sunburn
and flash burn
How quickly does a superficial thickness burn heal? - Answers -✔✔ 3-6 days
What is desquamation and with what thickness level burn does it occur? - Answers -✔✔
Peeling and superficial thickness
How soon after receiving a superficial thickness burn will a patient experience
desquamation? - Answers -✔✔ 2-3 days
3 indicators of a superficial partial thickness burn - Answers -✔✔ Moist, blisters, and
blanches
3 indicators of a deep partial thickness burn - Answers -✔✔ Dry, blanches slowly or not
at all, and edema
Which type of partial thickness burn can progress to further injury? - Answers -✔✔ Deep
How long does it take a superficial partial thickness burn to heal? - Answers -✔✔ 10-24
days
How long does it take a deep partial thickness burn to heal? - Answers -✔✔ 3-6 weeks
Which type of partial thickness burn will scar? - Answers -✔✔ Deep
2 types of wound closure for a full thickness burn - Answers -✔✔ Contracture or grafting
, What are 2 common issues with full thickness burns? - Answers -✔✔ Edema and blood
supply
How long will it take a full thickness burn to heal? - Answers -✔✔ Weeks to months
How deep does a deep full thickness burn go? - Answers -✔✔ Underlying muscle or
bone
2 treatments for deep full thickness burns - Answers -✔✔ Grafting or amputation
Do patient's with deep full thickness burns experience pain at the site usually? -
Answers -✔✔ No
3 main risk factors for mortality from a burn - Answers -✔✔ TBSA >40%, inhalation
injury, and age 60+
How much TBSA has to happen before there is a systemic fluid shift - Answers -✔✔
>25%
What will happen 48-72 hours after a burn to remobilize the fluid in the body if the
kidneys are unaffected? - Answers -✔✔ Diuresis
What happens to the K+ levels and H&H during the initial fluid shift following a burn? -
Answers -✔✔ Hyperkalemia and high H&H
What sort of electrolyte imbalance is a patient at risk for during the re-mobilization of
fluid after a burn? - Answers -✔✔ Hypokalemia
3 types of GI issues that result from a burn - Answers -✔✔ Paralytic ileus, decreased GI
motility, and Curling's ulcers
What will a burn patient typically be put on for the first 48 hours to prevent stress
ulcers? - Answers -✔✔ NG tube to low wall suction
4 metabolic issues related to burns - Answers -✔✔ Hypermetabolism, increased caloric
needs, increased core body temp., and difficulty with enteral nutrition
4 compensatory responses to a burn - Answers -✔✔ Increased RR, BG's, and thirst with
decreased UOP
3 phases of burn care - Answers -✔✔ Emergent, acute, and rehabilitative
3 essential assessment data points to cover in the emergent phase of burn care -
Answers -✔✔ Dry weight, height, and time of injury