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Which of the following interweaves its fibers during the maturation phase of
wound healing and increases its tensile strength?
a. collagen
b. enzymes
c. fibrin
d. protein - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a. collagen
A wound that is not sutured and that gradually fills in by granulation heals
by which intention?
a. first
b. second
c. third
d. fourth - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b. second
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,All of the following are techniques for eliminating dead space in a wound
EXCEPT:
a. careful approximation of tissues
b. electrical nerve stimulation
c. placement of wound drain
d. pressure dressings - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b. electrical nerve stimulation
Which postoperative wound complication would require immediate surgical
treatment?
a. fistula
b. adhesions
c. infection
d. evisceration - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔d. evisceration
Which phase of healing for wounds closed by first intention begins within
minutes of the incision or injury?
a. inflammatory
b. proliferation
c. maturation
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, d. granulation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a. inflammatory
What is the name of a raised, hypertrophic scar due to excessive collagen
formation in some darker-skinned individuals?
a. cicatrix
b. granuloma
c. keloid
d. seroma - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔c. keloid
Which type of suture needle is used on friable tissue such as liver or
kidney?
a. blunt
b. cutting
c. taper
d. trocar - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a. blunt
Which tissue layer of the abdominal wall provides the greatest strength and
support of the wound?
a. skin
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Which of the following interweaves its fibers during the maturation phase of
wound healing and increases its tensile strength?
a. collagen
b. enzymes
c. fibrin
d. protein - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a. collagen
A wound that is not sutured and that gradually fills in by granulation heals
by which intention?
a. first
b. second
c. third
d. fourth - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b. second
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,All of the following are techniques for eliminating dead space in a wound
EXCEPT:
a. careful approximation of tissues
b. electrical nerve stimulation
c. placement of wound drain
d. pressure dressings - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b. electrical nerve stimulation
Which postoperative wound complication would require immediate surgical
treatment?
a. fistula
b. adhesions
c. infection
d. evisceration - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔d. evisceration
Which phase of healing for wounds closed by first intention begins within
minutes of the incision or injury?
a. inflammatory
b. proliferation
c. maturation
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, d. granulation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a. inflammatory
What is the name of a raised, hypertrophic scar due to excessive collagen
formation in some darker-skinned individuals?
a. cicatrix
b. granuloma
c. keloid
d. seroma - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔c. keloid
Which type of suture needle is used on friable tissue such as liver or
kidney?
a. blunt
b. cutting
c. taper
d. trocar - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a. blunt
Which tissue layer of the abdominal wall provides the greatest strength and
support of the wound?
a. skin
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