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ABWM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSFibroplasia is most associated with which wound healing phase? - Answers-Proliferative
What layer of the skin is comprised of stratified squamous epithelium and
keratinocytes? - Answers-Epidermis
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? - Answers-Fascia
Which of the following wound healing events are most associated with the proliferative
phase of repair? - Answers-Epithelialization, neoangiogenesis, and collagen synthesis
Epibole represents? - Answers-rolled skin margins in chronic wounds
Skin appendages exist in the? - Answers-Dermis
The primary functions of the skin include? - Answers-Protection, sensory perception,
and temperature regulation
A wound extending through the dermis and into the sub dermis is classified as? -
Answers-Full thickness
Drainage from a patients wound consists of clear, thin fluid that is blood tinged. This
could be described as? - Answers-serosanguineous
Which is a function of the macrophage? - Answers-Phagocytosis (the ingestion of
bacteria or other material by phagocytes)
Approximately 75% of the skins total dry weight is made of which of the following? -
Answers-Collagen
Which phase of repair immediately follows the hemostatic phase in wound repair? -
Answers-Inflammatory
The concept of pathergy is most frequently associated with which of the following
disease entities. - Answers-Pyoderma gangrenosum
A 62 year old male with a history of diabetes (HGbA1C-8.3) and hypertension presents
to the clinic with a wound on his left posterior calf. The wound edges are unequal but
well defined and drainage is moderate. The patient rates his pain as 7 out of 10 and that
is is throbbing in nature. The initial assessment reveals a wound bed completely
, covered by yellow slough. Lower extremity ankle-brachial indicies are 1.5 on the left and
.7 on the right. The left leg is swollen but there are no othersigns of Deep vein
thrombosis. Following wound debridement, what type of compression would be most
indicated for the left leg? - Answers-Withhold compression until vascular status can be
better evaluated.
Swab cultures of chronic wounds - Answers-give no strong indication of degree of
infection.
The ABI in a patient with advanced diabetes is? - Answers-generally unreliable due to
non-compressible calcified arteries
Which of the following cells is noted for its contractile properties that play a role in
wound contraction? - Answers-Myofibroblasts
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? - Answers-Masseter
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? - Answers-
Peroneal
What artery is right below the ankle bone? - Answers-Posterior Tibial
Wound healing is facilitated by? - Answers-Controlled moisture
When changing a wound dressing over a full thickness wound, you notice the wound
bed to be shiny, moist, and red and to have cobblestone appearance. The depth of the
wound is unchanged, what terminology would you use to document this observation? -
Answers-Granulation tissue present
A determination of expected outcome and time needed to reach that level would be best
termed? - Answers-A prognosis
Which normal intestinal organism is frequently found near the skin of the perineum? -
Answers-Eschericia coli
In performing a nutritional assessment, a patient is noted to have a BMI of 23. This
would be reported as? - Answers-Normal
Which of the following pain scales asks respondents to specify their level of agreement
to as statement by indicating a position along a continuous line between two end points.
- Answers-Visual analog scale (VAS)
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