MODULE 4 ASS&QUIZ

Question 1

Skin is the largest body organ, constituting ________ of the body weight.

Answer 1

15% to 20%

Question 2

What is the primary function of fibroblasts in the dermis?

Answer 2

Collagen synthesis for skin strength and wound healing

Question 3

Which of the following is true about skin lesions?

Answer 3

Skin lesions can result from the reaction to radiotherapy or medication.

Question 4

Which of the following lab values are the most relevant to skin lesions and wound healing?

Answer 4

Prealbumin and hematocrit

Question 5

Which of the following is true about aging and the integumentary system?

Answer 5

• For women, excessive facial hair may occur along the upper lip and around the chin.
  
  • Gray hair and balding are visible indications of skin changes associated with aging.
  • With aging, blood vessels within the dermis are reduced in number, and the walls are thinned.
• All the above

Question 6

Which of the following is true about skin infection?

Answer 6

Athlete’s foot (Tinea Pedis) is fungal infection.

Question 7

Which of the following is true for first-degree burn?

Answer 7

Ultraviolet exposure can be the cause.

Question 8

You are working in an ICU and treating a 34-year-old female patient who has sustained second- and third-degree burns over her front chest, abdomen, and front left upper extremity. Using the Wallace rule of nines, total body surface area (TBSA) is

Answer 8

22.5%

Question 9

account for approximately 75% (43% flame or fire; 34% scalding) of all burn center admissions

Answer 9

Thermal burns

Question 10

Extensive burns result in generalized body ______ in both burned and nonburned tissues and a ______ in circulating intravascular blood volume

Answer 10

edema; decrease

Question 11

is the most common and life-threatening complication of burn injuries.

Answer 11

Infection

Question 12

Which of the following is true on skin transplantation for person with burn?

Answer 12

Biosynthetic grafts are a combination of collagen and synthetics.

Question 13

What are the three classic determinants of burn mortality?

Answer 13

TBSA, age, and inhalation injury

Question 14

Which of the following are the common medical complications of gastrointestinal system on a person with burn?

Answer 14

Paralytic ileus

Question 15

Which of the following body parts would get pressure injuries the most easily?

Answer 15

Scapula and elbow

Question 16

Partial-thickness skin loss with exposed dermis is considered ______ pressure injury.

Answer 16

stage 2

Question 17

Which of the following patient populations may have higher risk of infection if they develop pressure injuries on the skin, because they are unable to mount a sufficient inflammatory response to start the healing?

Answer 17

Type 2 diabetes

Question 18

Which of the following is appropriate medical management for a patient with pressure injuries?

Answer 18

• Negative pressure wound therapy
  
  • Adequately redistribute the pressure
  • Electrical stimulation
    Correct!
  • All of the above