AHN 447 Final Exam Questions and
Answers(A+ Solution guide) New Update
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
,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
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
What sort of electrolyte imbalance is a patient at risk for during the re-mobilization of
fluid after a burn? - ANSWER✔✔-Hypokalemia
3 types of GI issues that result from a burn - ANSWER✔✔-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? - ANSWER✔✔-NG tube to low wall suction
4 metabolic issues related to burns - ANSWER✔✔-Hypermetabolism, increased caloric
needs, increased core body temp., and difficulty with enteral nutrition
Answers(A+ Solution guide) New Update
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
,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
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
What sort of electrolyte imbalance is a patient at risk for during the re-mobilization of
fluid after a burn? - ANSWER✔✔-Hypokalemia
3 types of GI issues that result from a burn - ANSWER✔✔-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? - ANSWER✔✔-NG tube to low wall suction
4 metabolic issues related to burns - ANSWER✔✔-Hypermetabolism, increased caloric
needs, increased core body temp., and difficulty with enteral nutrition
