wound care

Question 1

what is the difference between clean contaminated and contaminated

Answer 1

clean contaminated is entering in a luminal organ without spilage while contaminated is luminal organ spillage or fresh trauma <24 hours old

Question 2

what is a contaminated wound vs dirty wound

Answer 2

contaminated is spillage or fresh wound
dirty is an old wound that was found days late

Question 3

castration is an example of what wound type

Answer 3

contaminated

Question 4

c section is an example of what type of wound

Answer 4

clean contaminated

Question 5

three reasons we place a drain

Answer 5

elimination of dead space
evacuation of fluid
prevention of expected accumulation of fluid

Question 6

what is the difference between delayed primary and secondary closure

Answer 6

delayed is suturing it before granulation after several days of lavage

secondary is waiting for granulation tissue then suturing; think Max

Question 7

what is the most common way things heal in food animals

Answer 7

by second intention

Question 8

most common fracture type in a calf

Answer 8

physeal fractures

Question 9

what to remember about calf physeal fractures

Answer 9

angular limb deformities- NBD if steer not replacement

Question 10

how long do open fractures need antibiotics

Answer 10

2 weeks minimum. grave prognosis

Question 11

what are coxofemoral joint luxations more common in dairy

Answer 11

less muscle and walking on parlor flooring

Question 12

where does the coxofemoral joint luxate

Answer 12

cranial dorsal. better prognosis if surgery performed

Question 13

what is worse cranial dorsal luxation or ventral luxation

Answer 13

ventral. unable to rise. death sentence