Week 3: Ch. 14 (Electrical Currents for Soft Tissue Healing)

Question 1

Galvanotaxis

Answer 1

Directional Movement of Cells

Question 2

Types of Galvanotaxis (Carry a charge)

Answer 2

• Neutrophils
• Macrophages
• Lymphocytes
• Fibroblasts

Question 3

Normal cells have what?

Answer 3

electrical charge across them

Question 4

+ attracts what?

Answer 4

Macrophages, Epidermal Cells, Inactive Neutrophils

Question 5

(Negative) attracts what?

Answer 5

Lymphocytes, Platelets, Mast Cells, Keratinocytes, Fibroblats, Activated, Neutrophils

Question 6

(Negative) Electrode promote?

Answer 6

healing of inflamed or infected tissue

Question 7

+ Electrode promote?

Answer 7

healing of wound without inflammation

Question 8

(+) Effect can what?

Answer 8

can splint the area to prevent movement

Question 9

(-) Effect can what?

Answer 9

Increase Pain, Decrease Function, Prolonged Recovery

Question 10

Don’t Use E-Stim to treat?

Answer 10

Systemic Edema, Congestive Heart, Kidney, and Liver Failure

Question 11

Negative (-) HVPC

Answer 11

below the threshold of motor contraction (repels (-) serum proteins so they stay inside the blood vessels)

Question 12

Iontophoresis

Answer 12

EC to promote transdermal drug penetration

Question 13

Dexamethasone (inflammation drug )

Answer 13

Negative (Treate with positive)

Question 14

E-Stem can promote what?

Answer 14

epidermal cell and lymphocyte migration, proliferation, and increase (VEGF)

Question 15

VEGF

Answer 15

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor

Question 16

HPVC

Answer 16

High Pulsed Voltage Current

Question 17

Monophasic Currents (Enhance Circulations)

Answer 17

DC & HVPC

Question 18

E-Stem can treat?

Answer 18

Chronic Stage 3 or 4 pressure Ulcers, Arterial Ulcers, Diabetic Ulcers, Venous Stasis Ulcers

Question 19

Ulcers

Answer 19

an imbalance between the digestive juices produced by the stomach and the various factors that protect the lining of the stomach