Estim Tissue Healing

Question 1

What can cause chronic wounds

Answer 1

Decreased sensation
Decreased blood supply
Decreased mobility
Decreased ROM

Question 2

What are the two ways we facilitate tissue healing with electricity

Answer 2

Directly
Indirectly

Question 3

What is direct electricity

Answer 3

Applying ti the wound

Question 4

What is indirect electricity

Answer 4

Controlling edema
Transdermal delivery of medication

Question 5

What is galvanotaxis

Answer 5

Electrical field
Promotes circulation
Reduce edema
Improve tissue oxygenation

Question 6

What color is an anode

Answer 6

Red

Question 7

What color is a cathode

Answer 7

Black

Question 8

Is an anode positive or negative

Answer 8

Positive

Question 9

Is a cathode positive or negative

Answer 9

Negative

Question 10

What does RAP mean

Answer 10

Red anode positive

Question 11

What are anodes

Answer 11

Macrophages
Epidermal cells
Inactive neutrophils

Question 12

What are cathodes

Answer 12

Lymphocytes
Platelets
Mast cells
Keratinocytes
Neural progenitor cells
Fibroblasts
Activates neutrophils

Question 13

What is cellular activation

Answer 13

Increase vascular endothelial growth factor production

Question 14

What is monophasic current

Answer 14

Direct current (iontoohoresis) and HVPC (wound healing)

Kills bacteria

Question 15

What is enhanced circulation for es

Answer 15

Acelerstuoj of angiogenesis via VEFG

Question 16

What are different kinds of chronic wounds

Answer 16

Pressure ulcers
Diabetic ulcers
Venous ulcers

Question 17

What is the polarity, pulse frequency, and time for edema control for estim

Answer 17

Negative polarity
Pulse frequency 120
4-30 min

Question 18

When should you not use estim on a patient

Answer 18

When they have a systemic disorder

Question 19

T/f: for iontophoresis,The use of electrical current promotes transdermal drug delivery

Answer 19

True

Question 20

T/f: for iontiphoresis, low amplitude DC is used ti facilitate transdermal drug delivery

Answer 20

True

Question 21

In iontophoresis, are the charges opposite or like

Answer 21

The like charges repel each other ti push the medicine through the skin

Question 22

What is the most common medication used for iontophoresis

Answer 22

Anti inflammatory corticosteroid dexametyasone

Question 23

What are the three positive medications for iontophoresis

Answer 23

Lidocaine
Zinc oxide
Hyaluronidase

Question 24

What are two main contraindications for iontophoresis

Answer 24

Malignant tumors
Using another modality like a hot pack

Question 25

What do you use for tissue healing, e stim

Answer 25

HVPC

Question 26

If you have a would and want to apply estim what should you do before placing electrode down

Answer 26

Soak sterilized gauze in saline solution

Question 27

What is monophonic waveform

Answer 27

Current only stays in either positive or negative doesn’t cross both

Question 28

What is the negative polarity for HVPC used in

Answer 28

Inflames or infected wounds 3-7 days

Question 29

What is the positive polarity for HVPC used for

Answer 29

Proliferative stage > 7 days

Question 30

What does purulent mean

Answer 30

Opaque,milky,some times green

Question 31

What is seropurulent

Answer 31

Yellow,tan cloudy and thick

Question 32

When do you use use HVPC for edema control

Answer 32

When it’s inflammation related ti tissue

Question 33

Where do you place the negative electrodes for edema control ES

Answer 33

Over the area of Edema

Question 34

Where do you place the other electrode when focusing on edema for es

Answer 34

Proximal ti area

Question 35

What is the equation for dosage of iontophoresis

Answer 35

Dosage= amplitude x duration