105 MOST RECENT QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
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The highest level of evidence comes from which of the following sources?
a. Expert opinion.
b. Case studies.
c. Prospective studies.
d. Randomized clinical trials. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - d. Randomized clinical
trials.
Which of the following statements about Clinical Practice Guidelines is TRUE?
a. These are basically recommendations for care of a specific condition based on
expert opinion.
b. The literature from which the Clinical guidelines are derived should be
reviewed prior to incorporating the guidelines into patient care.
c. To avoid the appearance of self-interest, the national government authors all
clinical practice guidelines.
d. Clinical guidelines are derived from the current literature and summarize state
of the art care for specific healthcare issues. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - d. Clinical
guidelines are derived from the current literature and summarize state of the art
care for specific healthcare issues.
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,What are the major layers of the skin?
a. Hypodermis & muscle
b. Epidermis & dermis
c. Keratinocytes & fibroblasts
d. Macrophages & platelets - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - b. Epidermis & dermis
What is the primary function of intact skin?
a. Protective barrier
b. Enhance body image
c. Communication
d. Vitamin D synthesis - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - a. Protective barrier
What is the benefit in the skin maintaining an acid mantle (pH 4.5-6.5)?
a. Promotes skin hydration
b. Increases TEWL (trans-epidermal water loss)
c. Retards growth of skin pathogens
d. Promotes skin elasticity - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - c. Retards growth of skin
pathogens
How does age alter the skin's epidermal turnover or process of differentiation?
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,a. Prolongs the rate of cell turnover (>28 days)
b. Reduces the rate of cell turnover (<28 days)
c. Doesn't affect the rate of cell turnover
d. Accelerates turnover to 5 days or less - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - a. Prolongs the
rate of cell turnover (>28 days)
Which cells located in the dermis produce collagen (dermal building blocks) and
elastin (tensile strength)?
a. Leukotrienes
b. Mast cells
c. Macrophages
d. Fibroblasts - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - d. Fibroblasts
Structures of the dermis include:
a. Collagen, melanocytes, keratinocytes, & sweat (sebaceous) glands
b. Fat, vasculature, hair follicles, & melanocytes
c. Connective tissue, fat, keratinocytes, & elastin proteins
d. Collagen, elastin proteins, hair follicles, sweat (sebaceous) glands - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ - d. Collagen, elastin proteins, hair follicles, sweat (sebaceous)
glands
The functions of the hypodermis (subcutaneous tissue) include:
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, a. Cushions, insulates and protects against invading infection
b. Insulates, contributes to the sense of touch, and provides color
c. Cushions, insulates and adds to the mobility of the skin over underlying
structures
d. Provides elasticity to the skin, protects from UV ray damage, and provides
cushion - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - c. Cushions, insulates and adds to the mobility
of the skin over underlying structures
Which layer of soft tissue is most vulnerable to pressure over a bony prominence?
a. Hypodermis
b. Subcutaneous
c. Dermis
d. Muscle - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - d. Muscle
Diabetes causes increased risk for skin:
a. Bacterial and fungal infections
b. Itching and increased blood flow
c. Overhydration and reduced epidermal turnover time
d. Sweating and decreased folliculitis - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - a. Bacterial and
fungal infections
What is the definition of MASD?
Pg. 4