Unit 2 Flashcards
what is compliance?
a one-way interaction that the clinician directs the patient and the patient follows them.
Cachexia is:
patient that is very thin and boney
Petechiae are:
red spots on the skin when capillaries rupture
water is ____% of the body composition.
60%
what type of nitrogen balance is optimal for wound healing?
positive
Creatinine is a measure of?
renal function and protein metabolism rate
A1C is a laboratory test that measures:
average glucose levels over 90 days
a therapist is treating a patient with a chronic wound. the would starts presenting with increased necrotic tissue. the therapist suspects the wound is:
infected
which statement is true about VRE?
more common in surgical wounds and urine
which two are examples of fungal infections?
tinea, candida
which statement is true regarding biofilms?
may prevent effective wound treatment by topical antimicrobials
a therapist is examining a would and notes that there is a well-defined erythema boarder, mild swelling, and pain that is proportionate to the extent of the wound. the therapist determines that this wound is:
inflamed
when measuring the size of a wound using the clock method, a therapist should:
use the patient’s head as the top of the wound for 12:00-6:00 measurement
a patient with a deep partial-thickness burn wound involving 15% total body surface area is being treated with irrigation, debridement, and silver sulfadiazine-impregnated gauze dressings. it is noticed that there is an increase in erythema, more purulent drainage, and the previously red granulation tissue is now pale. what is the most logical reason for this occurence?
the wound is infected
when assessing for periwound edema, a thumb leaves an impression about 6mm in depth that rebounds in 20 seconds. how would these results be documented?
the patient has 3+ pitting edema
