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What controls the chemical and gas exchange between blood, interstitial fluid, and lymph?

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blood and lymph capillaries

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T or F?
High to low pressure arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins

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True

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What are arteries job?

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To carry rich oxygenated blood AWAY from heart

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What are the layers of the integumentary system? (superficial to deep)

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epidermis –> dermis –> hypodermis (subcutaneous layer)

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What is the epidermis function?

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Protect from infection, assist heat regulation

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What is the dermis function?

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Deals with nerves, lymphatics, and blood vessels

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What is the hypodermis function?

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Stabilize skin over muscles and organs
*not technically part of the integument

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What is the inflammation stage in wound healing?

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  • temporary repair
  • debris and bacteria are attacked
  • if interrupted can result in chronic inflammation
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What is the maturation/remodeling stage in wound healing?

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  • granulation tissue is forming
  • epithelial cells move to type 1 collagen
  • scar tissue matures
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Oxygen, moisture, and nutrition are all important for wound healing

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True

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What are the wound characteristics?

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location, size, shape, edges, tunneling, base, peri wound area, pain, bacteria quantity

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What is would closure’s primary intention?

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Healthcare closes wound by bringing edges together

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What is wound closures secondary intention?

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Heal on its own

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What is wound closures tertiary intention?

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Tries to heal by secondary intention then closes by primary intention

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What is PVD?

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A disorder that interferes with arterial and venous blood flow of the extremities

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What is arterial insufficiency and ulceration?

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Lack of blood flow to region of the body

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What can PVD arterial insufficiency and ulceration be related to?

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Smoking, cardiac disease, diabetes, hypertension, renal disease, elevated cholesterol & triglycerides, obesity

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What is arteriosclerosis?

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Thickening, hardening, loss of elasticity of arterial walls

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What is atherosclerosis?

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Damage of endothelial lining of vessels and formation of lipid deposits resulting in plaque formation

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What is arteriosclerosis obliterans?

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Intermittent claudication, most likely to lead to ulceration

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What is thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger Disease)?

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Inflammation leads to arterial occlusion and tissue ischemia
*found in young men who smoke

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What is Raynaud’s disease?

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Characterized by pallor and cyanosis of fingers

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What is ulceration?

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Peripheral sign of a long-standing disease

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How is arterial insufficiency and ulceration presented?

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Wounds, diabetes, tropic changes, cool skin, pain in legs and feet, decreased pulses

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What is venous insufficiency?
Inadequate drainage of venous blood from a body part
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What is chronic venous insufficiency (CVI)?
Venous insufficiency over long periods of time
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T or F? Most people with PVD are diagnosed with CVI
True
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Where is CVI most common?
Leg ulcers
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How is venous insufficiency and ulceration presented?
Swelling, itching, fatigue, aching, skin change, dermis fibrosis, increased skin temp, wounds
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What is lymphedema?
Chronic and abnormal accumulation of lymph fluid in the tissue of one or more body regions
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What are the two types of lymphedema?
Primary - congenital Secondary (more common) - injury from one of more lymphatic systems
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How is lymphedema presented?
Swelling to distal area that is impaired from the lymph system, fatigue, pressure, numbness, loss of ROM, impaired wound healing
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What causes a pressure injury?
Unrelieved pressure to the dermis and underlying vascular structures
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How long can the superficial dermis tolerate ischemia?
2-8 hrs
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How long can the deeper mm, connective tissue, fat tolerate pressure?
2 hours or less
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How are pressure injuries presented?
Blanchable erythema, increased skin temp, superficial abrasion, blister
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Where are pressure injuries usually found? (6)
Sacrum, coccyx, greater trochanter, ischial tuberosity, calcaneus, lateral malleous
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What is neuropathy?
Any disease that deals with nerves
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T or F? Diabetes is the most common disease with neuropathy
True
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How is neuropathy presented?
Ulceration on weight bearing surfaces of foot, anesthetic, sensory neuropathy, motor neuropathy, autonomic neuropathy, dysvascular symptoms
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What is the intervention of PVD and wound care?
Coordination, communication, documentation *select least invasive methods
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What is the major cause of LE amputations?
PVD (peripheral vascular disease)
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What are other causes of amputations?
MVA, war, GSW, cancer, smoking
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What are the most common LE amputations?
Transtibial, transfemoral
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Less common LE amputations
hip disarticulations, syme's (through the ankle jt), toe disarticulation
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T or F? Surgeons try to maintain the greatest bone length and save the joints
True
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T or F? 80% of pts with amputations deal with phantom limb pain
True
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Where is phantom limb most common?
Upper limb amputations
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What are common complications of amputations?
Joint contractures and edema
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What is rigid dressing?
- immediate post op prosthesis that is handmade by surgeon and not adjustable - removable rigid dressing that is plastic and adjustable as limb changes
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What is semirigid dressing?
- controls edema - loosens easily - unna's dressing with gauze impregnanted with compounds - superior to soft dressing
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What is soft dressing?
- oldest method - elastic wrap - frequent rewrapping
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What is the focus on rehab for amputation patients?
Positioning, functional training, balance, gait, limb care, prosthetic training/preparation

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