Ch19 Practice Questions Pt.1 Flashcards
Which of the following lists correctly names the layers of the skin and immediately underlying tissue?
A) Dermis, muscle, epidermis
B) Epidermis, subcutaneous, muscle
C) Dermis, subcutaneous, muscle
D) Subcutaneous, epidermis, dermis
Which of the following lists correctly names the layers of the skin and immediately underlying tissue? A) Dermis, muscle, epidermis B) Epidermis, subcutaneous, muscle C) Dermis, subcutaneous, muscle D) Subcutaneous, epidermis, dermis
Ans: D
Complexity: Easy Ahead: Anatomy and Physiology Subject: Chapter 19 Title: Soft-Tissue Injuries and Burns Feedback: 393 Objective: 19-2
What is the function of subcutaneous fat?
A) It produces glucose needed for energy.
B) It has no real function and is unhealthy and detrimental to survival.
C) It always projects underlying organs from trauma.
D) It insulates the body and stores energy.
What is the function of subcutaneous fat?
A) It produces glucose needed for energy.
B) It has no real function and is unhealthy and detrimental to survival.
C) It always projects underlying organs from trauma.
D) It insulates the body and stores energy.
Ans: D
Complexity: Easy Ahead: Anatomy and Physiology Subject: Chapter 19 Title: Soft-Tissue Injuries and Burns Feedback: 393 Objective: 19-2
A patient has a laceration on his arm from a table saw. Assessment reveals dark red blood flowing slowly from the wound. You would recognize this type of bleeding as:
A) arterial bleeding.
B) insignificant bleeding.
C) venous bleeding.
D) lymphatic bleeding.
A patient has a laceration on his arm from a table saw. Assessment reveals dark red blood flowing slowly from the wound. You would recognize this type of bleeding as: A) arterial bleeding. B) insignificant bleeding. C) venous bleeding. D) lymphatic bleeding.
Ans: C
Complexity: Moderate Ahead: Anatomy and Physiology Subject: Chapter 19 Title: Soft-Tissue Injuries and Burns Feedback: 394 Objective: 19-3
You are responding to a call to aid a patient who has cut himself with a knife. Reportedly, arterial bleeding is involved. Given this information, which of the following findings do you expect?
A) Flowing dark-red blood that is difficult to control
B) Oozing bright-red blood that is easy to control
C) Spurting dark-red blood that is difficult to control
D) Bright-red blood that is spurting with each beat of the heart
You are responding to a call to aid a patient who has cut himself with a knife. Reportedly, arterial bleeding is involved. Given this information, which of the following findings do you expect?
A) Flowing dark-red blood that is difficult to control
B) Oozing bright-red blood that is easy to control
C) Spurting dark-red blood that is difficult to control
D) Bright-red blood that is spurting with each beat of the heart
Ans: D
Complexity: Moderate Ahead: Anatomy and Physiology Subject: Chapter 19 Title: Soft-Tissue Injuries and Burns Feedback: 394 Objective: 19-3
The skin performs which of the following functions?
A) Regulation of temperature
B) Prevention of blood loss
C) Elimination of carbon dioxide
D) Dissipation of internal cold
The skin performs which of the following functions? A) Regulation of temperature B) Prevention of blood loss C) Elimination of carbon dioxide D) Dissipation of internal cold
Ans: A
Complexity: Easy Ahead: Anatomy and Physiology Subject: Chapter 19 Title: Soft-Tissue Injuries and Burns Feedback: 394 Objective: 19-1
Which of the following injuries is most likely to result in capillary bleeding only?
A) An avulsion
B) An abrasion
C) A laceration
D) A penetration
Which of the following injuries is most likely to result in capillary bleeding only? A) An avulsion B) An abrasion C) A laceration D) A penetration
Ans: B
Complexity: Moderate Ahead: Anatomy and Physiology Subject: Chapter 19 Title: Soft-Tissue Injuries and Burns Feedback: 394 Objective: 19-4
You are having a difficult time controlling bleeding from a small skin avulsion on a patient’s ankle. Which of the following statements made by the patient best explains why the bleeding has been so difficult to control?
A) “I take Coumadin (an anticoagulant) for my irregular heartbeat.”
B) “My blood pressure sometimes runs a little high.”
C) “I take steroids for my lung disease.”
D) “I drank a lot of alcohol last night.”
You are having a difficult time controlling bleeding from a small skin avulsion on a patient’s ankle. Which of the following statements made by the patient best explains why the bleeding has been so difficult to control?
A) “I take Coumadin (an anticoagulant) for my irregular heartbeat.”
B) “My blood pressure sometimes runs a little high.”
C) “I take steroids for my lung disease.”
D) “I drank a lot of alcohol last night.”
Ans: A
Complexity: Easy Ahead: Anatomy and Physiology Subject: Chapter 19 Title: Soft-Tissue Injuries and Burns Feedback: 395 Objective: 18-11
During your secondary assessment, a patient with a stab wound to the abdomen tells you that he is taking Coumadin, a blood thinner. Which of the following implications would taking this medication have for this patient?
A) The medication would not affect the patient or the care you provide.
B) The medication would cause this patient’s blood to clot more quickly, thereby minimizing any bleeding that might occur.
C) The medication could cause the patient to bleed more profusely.
D) The medication would reduce the patient’s blood pressure, so bleeding would be less profuse.
During your secondary assessment, a patient with a stab wound to the abdomen tells you that he is taking Coumadin, a blood thinner. Which of the following implications would taking this medication have for this patient?
A) The medication would not affect the patient or the care you provide.
B) The medication would cause this patient’s blood to clot more quickly, thereby minimizing any bleeding that might occur.
C) The medication could cause the patient to bleed more profusely.
D) The medication would reduce the patient’s blood pressure, so bleeding would be less profuse.
Ans: C
Complexity: Easy Ahead: Anatomy and Physiology Subject: Chapter 19 Title: Soft-Tissue Injuries and Burns Feedback: 395 Objective: 19-6
Assessment of a patient who fell reveals bruising to her right buttock. Her skin is intact, and she complains of tenderness in the area when you palpate it. You would recognize which of the following types of injury?
A) An avulsion
B) An abrasion
C) An open injury
D) A contusion
Assessment of a patient who fell reveals bruising to her right buttock. Her skin is intact, and she complains of tenderness in the area when you palpate it. You would recognize which of the following types of injury? A) An avulsion B) An abrasion C) An open injury D) A contusion
Ans: D
Complexity: Easy Ahead: Types of Soft-Tissue Injuries Subject: Chapter 19 Title: Soft-Tissue Injuries and Burns Feedback: 395 Objective: 19-5
When assessing a patient, you note a bruise on the chest. Another word for documenting a bruise is:
A) ecchymosis.
B) cyanosis.
C) erythematic.
D) hematoma.
When assessing a patient, you note a bruise on the chest. Another word for documenting a bruise is: A) ecchymosis. B) cyanosis. C) erythematic. D) hematoma.
Ans: A
Complexity: Easy Ahead: Types of Soft-Tissue Injuries Subject: Chapter 19 Title: Soft-Tissue Injuries and Burns Feedback: 395 Objective: 19-5
Which of the following phrases best describes a closed-tissue injury?
A) A wound that has scabbed over or healed
B) A wound in which platelets and proteins have formed a plug
C) A wound with no obviously visible opening, such as a needle stick
D) A wound in which underlying tissues are damaged, but the overlying skin remains intact
Which of the following phrases best describes a closed-tissue injury?
A) A wound that has scabbed over or healed
B) A wound in which platelets and proteins have formed a plug
C) A wound with no obviously visible opening, such as a needle stick
D) A wound in which underlying tissues are damaged, but the overlying skin remains intact
Ans: D
Complexity: Easy Ahead: Types of Soft-Tissue Injuries Subject: Chapter 19 Title: Soft-Tissue Injuries and Burns Feedback: 395 Objective: 19-5
Which of the following assessment findings best indicates that a patient’s injury should be classified as an abrasion?
A) Intact skin with ecchymosis noted; patient describes minor pain
B) Jagged breaks in the skin; bleeding moderate but controllable
C) Intact skin with a large accumulation of dark blood underneath
D) Red scrapes involving the outermost layer of skin only
Which of the following assessment findings best indicates that a patient’s injury should be classified as an abrasion?
A) Intact skin with ecchymosis noted; patient describes minor pain
B) Jagged breaks in the skin; bleeding moderate but controllable
C) Intact skin with a large accumulation of dark blood underneath
D) Red scrapes involving the outermost layer of skin only
Ans: D
Complexity: Easy Ahead: Types of Soft-Tissue Injuries Subject: Chapter 19 Title: Soft-Tissue Injuries and Burns Feedback: 397 Objective: 19-6
A 49-year-old man was climbing on rocks when he fell backward to the ground. He presents with a two-inch linear wound on the top of his head. Bleeding has been controlled. You would document this type of injury as a(n):
A) avulsion.
B) contusion.
C) abrasion.
D) laceration.
A 49-year-old man was climbing on rocks when he fell backward to the ground. He presents with a two-inch linear wound on the top of his head. Bleeding has been controlled. You would document this type of injury as a(n): A) avulsion. B) contusion. C) abrasion. D) laceration.
Ans: D
Complexity: Easy Ahead: Types of Soft-Tissue Injuries Subject: Chapter 19 Title: Soft-Tissue Injuries and Burns Feedback: 397-398 Objective: 19-6
You respond to a patient who has an avulsion on the left arm. When you assess this patient, you would expect to find:
A) a loose flap of torn skin on the left arm.
B) abraded skin with an underlying bone fracture.
C) bruised skin with a piece of bone protruding from the left arm.
D) a long and deep laceration on the left arm.
You respond to a patient who has an avulsion on the left arm. When you assess this patient, you would expect to find:
A) a loose flap of torn skin on the left arm.
B) abraded skin with an underlying bone fracture.
C) bruised skin with a piece of bone protruding from the left arm.
D) a long and deep laceration on the left arm.
Ans: A
Complexity: Easy Ahead: Types of Soft-Tissue Injuries Subject: Chapter 19 Title: Soft-Tissue Injuries and Burns Feedback: 398 Objective: 19-6
A patient has been stabbed in the chest with a 6-inch-long ice pick. When you assess the wound, you find it to be very small and insignificant in appearance, with minimal bleeding. Which of the following assumptions can you correctly make about this injury?
A) The wound is most likely superficial.
B) Damage to the underlying structures is likely.
C) Not enough information is available to make any
assumptions.
D) Because the entrance wound is small, severe bleeding is highly unlikely.
A patient has been stabbed in the chest with a 6-inch-long ice pick. When you assess the wound, you find it to be very small and insignificant in appearance, with minimal bleeding. Which of the following assumptions can you correctly make about this injury?
A) The wound is most likely superficial.
B) Damage to the underlying structures is likely.
C) Not enough information is available to make any assumptions.
D) Because the entrance wound is small, severe bleeding is highly unlikely.
Ans: B
Complexity: Easy Ahead: Types of Soft-Tissue Injuries Subject: Chapter 19 Title: Soft-Tissue Injuries and Burns Feedback: 398 Objective: 19-6
