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The Pressure Ulcer Tool for Healing surface area, type of tissue, volume of exudate
(PUSH) tools is based on what three
characteristics of a wound?
Severe neutropenia (<500) is a autolytic
contraindication for __________________
debridement.
An ___________ is the most accurate MRI
noninvasive approach to diagnosis of
osteomyelitis.
Any level of __________________________ is an B-hemolytic strep
indicator of wound infection.
Hydrocolloids are to be avoided for adhesive
skin tears because they are
aggressively ___________________.
,occlusive dressings made of material hydrocolloids
like pectin, gelatin, or
carboxymethylcellulose. Self-
adhesive dressings that provide a
moist healing environment and
autolytic debridement but only light-
moderate absorption.
Recommended for clean, shallow
wounds with minimal exudate. Can
be used to protect intact skin or
newly resurfaced breakdown.
Protective __________ can be used in sleeves
patients with frail skin to prevent skin
tears.
A condition that happens due to candidal intertrigo
moisture trapping in skin folds,
presenting as beefy-red
maculopapular rashes with
peripheral scaling and distinct
satellite lesions.
candidal intertrigo is treated with antifungals (e.g. nystatin, fluconazole)
topical or oral __________________.
Life-threatening immune-mediated Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN)
skin/mucous membrane disorder.
Significant epidermal necrosis and
detachment. Often results from a
drug reaction. Usually severe with
more than 30% Body Surface Area
Skin detachment.
, The most commonly implicated allopurinol
medication for patients with SJS/TEN
is ____________________.
Fever, Flu-like symptoms, malaise, Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
muscle aches, eye pain, pain with
swallowing, skin tenderness,
inflammation, blistering.
Later disease involves confluent, red
oval macules/papules with pruritic
centers or diffuse erythema.
Widespread blistering and
epidermal sloughing. Lesions usually
start on the face and spread.
Care of the patient with TEN should fluid
resemble burn care with aggressive
__________ management.
_____________________ and other Petrolatum
nonadherent contact layer dressings
are commonly used for patients with
Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis.
Aggressive _______________ is not debridement
indicated in Toxic Epidermal
Necrolysis Syndrome because of
extensive denudation.
Which gauze is a better choice for Nonwoven
dressings that come into contact
with the wound bed: nonwoven or
woven?