ABWM FLASHCARDS EXAM 2024 WITH
100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
,ABWM FLASHCARDS EXAM 2024 WITH
100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
A patient presents to the ER following a crush injury to the leg. In taking the patients history and
performing the physical examination, which of the following findings would be most likely be acutely
present if the patient were beginning to experience a compartment syndrome. - CORRECT
ANSWERSescalating pain
A patient presents with an ulcer near the ankle. He complains of pain when standing that is relieved
somewhat by ambulation. His ABI is .95 and his hemoglobin A1C is 5.8%. What is most likely diagnosis? -
CORRECT ANSWERSVenous insufficiency
Which of the following is a cancer that originates in the pigment producing cells of the epidermis? -
CORRECT ANSWERSmelanoma
Patients with ischemia of the lower extremity will greatly complicate healing by - CORRECT
ANSWERSusing nicotine
Fibroplasia is most associated with which wound healing phase? - CORRECT ANSWERSProliferative
What layer of the skin is comprised of stratified squamous epithelium and keratinocytes? - CORRECT
ANSWERSEpidermis
A 35 year old female of average weight is seen 1 week post C-Section. She is concerned due to redness
and drainage on the left side of her dressing. On dressing removal, dehiscence on the left half of the
incision is noted. Following irrigation on the wound, it is noted to have a shiny, white, string like
appearance. What tissue is is this most likely to be? - CORRECT ANSWERSFascia
Which of the following wound healing events are most associated with the proliferative phase of repair?
- CORRECT ANSWERSEpithelialization, neoangiogenesis, and collagen synthesis
Epibole represents? - CORRECT ANSWERSrolled skin margins in chronic wounds
, Skin appendages exist in the? - CORRECT ANSWERSDermis
Which of the following cells is noted for its contractile properties that play a role in wound contraction?
- CORRECT ANSWERSMyofibroblasts
You are treating a patient with a full thickness wound just anterior to the right ear. What muscle lies at
the base of the wound? - CORRECT ANSWERSMasseter
The patient has been wearing clam shell orthosis for management of a diabetic plantar ulcer. He has
recently begun to experience some weakness and foot drop which appears secondary to nerve pressure.
Which nerve is most likely implicated? - CORRECT ANSWERSPeroneal
What artery is right below the ankle bone? - CORRECT ANSWERSPosterior Tibial
Wound healing is facilitated by? - CORRECT ANSWERSControlled moisture
The primary functions of the skin include? - CORRECT ANSWERSProtection, sensory perception, and
temperature regulation
A wound extending through the dermis and into the sub dermis is classified as? - CORRECT ANSWERSFull
thickness
Drainage from a patients wound consists of clear, thin fluid that is blood tinged. This could be described
as? - CORRECT ANSWERSserosanguineous
Which is a function of the macrophage? - CORRECT ANSWERSPhagocytosis (the ingestion of bacteria or
other material by phagocytes)
Approximately 75% of the skins total dry weight is made of which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWERSCollagen
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