Pharm Exam II – Burns.Final Test
Paper 2026\2027..
What populations do burns occur in most often?
- Children account for 1/3 of all burns
- older adults
patho of burns: local response
- zone of coagulation
- zone of stasis
- zone of hyperaemia
patho of burns: systemic response
- cardiovascular
- respiratory
- metabolic
- immunological
mechanisms of injury
- thermal
- chemical
- electrical
- radiation
, Pharm Exam II – Burns.Final Test
Paper 2026\2027..
1st degree burn
superficial burn, only affecting the epidermis. ex: sunburn
2nd degree burn
partial thickness burn, affects epidermis and dermis. ex: blistering
3rd degree burn
full thickness burn, affects all layers of the skin
eschar
indicates dead tissue that forms following a burn or infectious
disease.
- does not stretch
- does not blanch
- typically sloughs off overtime but may become necrotic
4th degree burn
full thickness burn extending beyond subQ tissue to reach muscle
or bone
what is a strange example of a burn?
frostbite
Paper 2026\2027..
What populations do burns occur in most often?
- Children account for 1/3 of all burns
- older adults
patho of burns: local response
- zone of coagulation
- zone of stasis
- zone of hyperaemia
patho of burns: systemic response
- cardiovascular
- respiratory
- metabolic
- immunological
mechanisms of injury
- thermal
- chemical
- electrical
- radiation
, Pharm Exam II – Burns.Final Test
Paper 2026\2027..
1st degree burn
superficial burn, only affecting the epidermis. ex: sunburn
2nd degree burn
partial thickness burn, affects epidermis and dermis. ex: blistering
3rd degree burn
full thickness burn, affects all layers of the skin
eschar
indicates dead tissue that forms following a burn or infectious
disease.
- does not stretch
- does not blanch
- typically sloughs off overtime but may become necrotic
4th degree burn
full thickness burn extending beyond subQ tissue to reach muscle
or bone
what is a strange example of a burn?
frostbite
