Integumentary Rationales

Question 1

arterial ulcers worsen with _____ compress.

Answer 1

hot compress

Question 2

Patients with arterial ulcers have a history of _____ & _____.

Answer 2

HPTN / DM

Question 3

Venous / diabetic ulcers will not have leg pain when ______.

Answer 3

ambulating

Question 4

Venous ulcers have a _____ wound bed.

Answer 4

shallow wound bed

Question 5

Why do hypothermia patients need slowly warmed fluids?

Answer 5

to prevent v-fib (rapid warming leads to imbalances etc)

Question 6

Do people with a venous ulcer disease typically have a medical history of HPTN and DM?

Answer 6

No

Question 7

A client with incontinence associated dermatitis should apply ____ ____ to the affected area.

Answer 7

zinc oxide (b/c of moisture wicking effects)

Question 8

Why are transparent dressings not effective with incontinence dermatitis?

Answer 8

they trap moisture directly in the skin

Question 9

Hydrocolloid dressings protect ____ ulcers & promote an appropriate healing environment.

Answer 9

shallow ulcers

Question 10

_____ are used for wounds with significant drainage.

Answer 10

alginates

Question 11

______ dressings are often used for superficial wounds or as a protective cover for healing wounds.

Answer 11

Transparent dressings

Question 12

______ dressings are designed to create a moist wound environment.

Answer 12

hydrocolloid

Question 13

______ is a medical condition that causes fibrosis to the connective tissue. It may cause skin thickening and hardening (taut & shiny)

Answer 13

scleroderma

Question 14

_____ cyst are typically non-tender. They are typically over a tendon sheath or joint capsule.

Answer 14

ganglion cyst

Question 15

Isotertinoin is an acne medication. And it is essential to check which labs?

Answer 15

lipid panel (b/c it can cause live injury & raise triglyceride levels)

Question 16

If a client has an electrical burn the priority action is _______.

Answer 16

ECG (to rule out an electrical source - then render care)

Question 17

The loss of fluids from a burn causes _______.

Answer 17

hemoconcentration

Question 18

_______ is a fungal infection of the nail plate, nail bed, or both.

Answer 18

Onychomycosis

Question 19

_______ is the spontaneous separation of the nail plate from the matrix.

Answer 19

Onychomadesis

Question 20

_______ are brittle nails that tend to break easily.

Answer 20

Onychorrhexis

Question 21

______ is inflammation of the nail bed, nail folds, & matrix resulting from injury or infection.

Answer 21

Onychia

Question 22

For rule of nines each arm front and back is _____.

Answer 22

9%

Question 23

_____ and nodules are palpable, elevated, solid masses that may measure 1 cm.

Answer 23

plaque and nodules

Question 24

increased epinephrine levels are secreted during a major burn to reduce ____ & ____ loss.

Answer 24

bleeding & fluid loss

Question 25

Aldosterone is released during a burn to reduce ____ loss.

Answer 25

fluid loss

Question 26

If a wound is covered in eschar or slough that makes it _____.

Answer 26

unstageable

Question 27

_____ _____ are known as liver spots but have nothing to do with the liver. They are commonly found on the wrists, back of the hands, and forearms.

Answer 27

actinic lentigo

Question 28

______ carries a serious risk to Steven Johnson syndrome. Its an anticonvulsant medication.

Answer 28

lamotrigine

Question 29

Citalpram is a _____.

Answer 29

SSRI

Question 30

methylphenidate treats ______.

Answer 30

ADHD