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WCC Exam Questions With Complete Solutions+1 pitting edema Correct Answer 2mm slight pitting
Disappears QUICKLY
No visible distortion
+2 Correct Answer When palpating your patient's tibialis
posterior artery pulse, you feel it is normal. What grade would
you assign it?
+3 pitting edema Correct Answer Deep pitting, indentation
remains for a short time (<1 min).
+4 pitting edema Correct Answer Very deep pitting,
indentation lasts beyond a few seconds (2-3 min). Swelling is
excessive, skin may appear blistered, oozing of fluid may occur.
102-106 Correct Answer The irrigant solution used with
pulsatile lavage should be warmed to __-__°F.
2 Correct Answer Type ___ diabetes is the most common form
of diabetes in the United States.
2,000 Correct Answer TLC normal value ___ cells per mm3
2+ pitting edema Correct Answer When assessing for
periwound edema, your thumb leaves an impression about 2-4
mm in depth that rebounds in less than 15 seconds. How would
you describe your results?
,3 Correct Answer In the Meggit-Wagner classification system,
which grade would be used for a diabetic foot ulcer with
osteomyelitis?
3 seconds Correct Answer Normal capillary refill is:
3-5 Correct Answer Spider bite wounds caused by a brown
recluse spider generally heal without complications in __-__
days
30-40 mmHg Correct Answer What is the desired range for
therapeutic compression stockings to counteract capillary
pressure in the tissues?
300 Correct Answer Transferring normal value ___ mg/dL
312 Correct Answer Order the following dressings from least
absorptive to most absorptive
1. semipermeable foam
2. alginate
3. Semipermeable film
321 Correct Answer Which of the following answers correctly
orders the possible progression of symptoms in patients with
progressive arterial insufficiency
1. gangrene
2. rest pain
3. intermittent claudication
,7 days Correct Answer Multilayer compression bandaging
systems usually provide sustained graduated compression for at
least:
70-110 Correct Answer normal blood glucose level __-__
mg/dL
75-200, 80-125 Correct Answer parameters for electrical
stimulation as an adjunct to wound healing: Intensity of __-__
Volts, frequency of __-__ Hz.
8 Correct Answer Irradiation-induced ulcers appear
approximately ___ years after therapy.
80% Correct Answer The maximum strength that a scar tissue
can attain after the occurrence of remodeling is:
ABI (Ankle-brachial index) Correct Answer MOST significant
assessment parameter in a patient with a lower extremity
ischemic ulcer?
acute infection Correct Answer contraindication to the use of
compression therapy for patients with venous insufficiency?
adipose tissue and fascia Correct Answer The subcutaneous
tissue consists of:
affected Correct Answer Patients with lymphedema should not
allow injections or blood pressure measurements in their ___
extremity.
, Albumin Correct Answer Which laboratory test has a half-life
of 18-20 days, making it sensitive to long-term protein
deficiencies?
Alginate Correct Answer If hemostatic dressings are needed in
the treatment of fungating wounds, what product is MOST
appropriate?
Alginates Correct Answer Indicated for wounds with moderate
to heavy exudate, such as pressure ulcers, infected wounds and
venous insufficiency ulcers
amorphous hydrogel Correct Answer -best for: dry wounds,
arterial wounds; will add moisture to wound
amputation Correct Answer About half of patients with a
diabetic foot ulcer who have an ___ will eventually have a
contralateral amputation.
An amorphous hydrogel, gauze pad, gauze roll Correct Answer
Which of the following dressings would be most appropriate for
a patient with a typical arterial insufficiency ulcer
angiomotoricity Correct Answer Sympathetic stimulation can
increase lymph ___.
Antimicrobial Correct Answer Dressings that are wound covers
that alter the wound bed bioburden. Indicated to help reduce the
risk of infection in partial- and full-thickness wounds, over
percutaneous line sites and surgical incisions or around
tracheostomies. Available as sponges, impregnated woven
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