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1105 Exam 5 Review Questions With Correct Answers
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A //wound //is //a //break //in //the //skin //or //mucous //membrane. //Wounds //commonly //result //from:
•Surgery
•Trauma
•Unrelieved //pressure //or //friction
•Decreased //blood //flow //through //the //arteries //or //veins
•Nerve //damage
Skin //tear
is //
a //break //or //rip //in //the //outer //layers //of //the //skin //- //the //epidermis //(top //skin //layer) //separates
//from //the //underlying //tissues
Ulcer
is //a //shallow //or //deep //crater-like //sore //of //the //skin //or //mucous //membrane
Circulatory //ulcers //(vascular //ulcers)
are //open //sores //on //the //lower //legs //or //feet
,Gangrene
a //condition //in //which //there //is //death //of //tissue
Venous //ulcers //(stasis //ulcers)
open //sores //on //the //lower //legs //or //feet //caused //by //poor //venous //blood //flow
•Heels //and //inner //part //of //the //ankles //are //common //sites
Arterial //ulcers
open //woulds //on //the //lower //legs //or //feet //caused //by //poor //arterial //blood //flow
•Found //between //the //toes, //on //top //of //the //toes, //and //on //the //outer //side //of //the //ankle
Diabetic //foot //ulcers
are //open //wounds //on //the //foot //caused //by //complications //from //diabetes
Corns //and //calluses
thick //layers //of //skin //caused //by //too //much //rubbing //or //pressure //on //the //same //spot
Blisters
these //form //when //shoes //rub //on //the //same //spot
,Ingrown //toenails
an //edge //of //a //toenail //grows //into //the //skin
Bunions
is //
a //bump //on //the //outside //edge //of //the //big //toe. //The //big //toe //slants //toward //the //small //toes
Plantar //warts
plantar //means //sole. //Plantar //warts //occur //on //the //soles //(bottoms) //of //the //feet
Hammer //toes
one //or //more //toes //are //flexed
Dry //and //cracked //skin
the //dry //skin //can //crack, //causing //portals //of //entry //for //microbes
Athlete's //foot
this //is //a //fungus //causing //itching, //burning, //redness, //and //cracked //skin
, Fungal //infection //of //the //toenails
the //toenails //become //thick //and //hard //to //cut. //They //may //be //yellow, //brown, //or //black
Elastic //stockings
•promote //venous //blood //return //to //the //heart
•The //stocking //help //prevent //blood //clots //(thrombi) //in //leg //veins
•Remove //elastic //stocking //every //8 //hours //for //30 //minutes
•Apply /
/stockings /
/before /
/the //person //gets //out //of //bed, //otherwise //the //legs //can //swell //from //sitting //or //standing
Thrombus
A //blood //clot
A //blood //clot //(thrombus)
can /
/break /
/loose /
1105 Exam 5 Review Questions With Correct Answers
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A //wound //is //a //break //in //the //skin //or //mucous //membrane. //Wounds //commonly //result //from:
•Surgery
•Trauma
•Unrelieved //pressure //or //friction
•Decreased //blood //flow //through //the //arteries //or //veins
•Nerve //damage
Skin //tear
is //
a //break //or //rip //in //the //outer //layers //of //the //skin //- //the //epidermis //(top //skin //layer) //separates
//from //the //underlying //tissues
Ulcer
is //a //shallow //or //deep //crater-like //sore //of //the //skin //or //mucous //membrane
Circulatory //ulcers //(vascular //ulcers)
are //open //sores //on //the //lower //legs //or //feet
,Gangrene
a //condition //in //which //there //is //death //of //tissue
Venous //ulcers //(stasis //ulcers)
open //sores //on //the //lower //legs //or //feet //caused //by //poor //venous //blood //flow
•Heels //and //inner //part //of //the //ankles //are //common //sites
Arterial //ulcers
open //woulds //on //the //lower //legs //or //feet //caused //by //poor //arterial //blood //flow
•Found //between //the //toes, //on //top //of //the //toes, //and //on //the //outer //side //of //the //ankle
Diabetic //foot //ulcers
are //open //wounds //on //the //foot //caused //by //complications //from //diabetes
Corns //and //calluses
thick //layers //of //skin //caused //by //too //much //rubbing //or //pressure //on //the //same //spot
Blisters
these //form //when //shoes //rub //on //the //same //spot
,Ingrown //toenails
an //edge //of //a //toenail //grows //into //the //skin
Bunions
is //
a //bump //on //the //outside //edge //of //the //big //toe. //The //big //toe //slants //toward //the //small //toes
Plantar //warts
plantar //means //sole. //Plantar //warts //occur //on //the //soles //(bottoms) //of //the //feet
Hammer //toes
one //or //more //toes //are //flexed
Dry //and //cracked //skin
the //dry //skin //can //crack, //causing //portals //of //entry //for //microbes
Athlete's //foot
this //is //a //fungus //causing //itching, //burning, //redness, //and //cracked //skin
, Fungal //infection //of //the //toenails
the //toenails //become //thick //and //hard //to //cut. //They //may //be //yellow, //brown, //or //black
Elastic //stockings
•promote //venous //blood //return //to //the //heart
•The //stocking //help //prevent //blood //clots //(thrombi) //in //leg //veins
•Remove //elastic //stocking //every //8 //hours //for //30 //minutes
•Apply /
/stockings /
/before /
/the //person //gets //out //of //bed, //otherwise //the //legs //can //swell //from //sitting //or //standing
Thrombus
A //blood //clot
A //blood //clot //(thrombus)
can /
/break /
/loose /
