PTAP 1210 Midterm Review Question and answers already passed 2025/2026

PTAP 1210 Midterm Review Question and answers already
passed 2025/2026
1 largest organ in the
. skin body
beginning, middle and end ofbest time to monitor
2 skin during treatment?
. treatment (initially every 5 min)
3. erythema a pink or red color of the skin, indicates an increase in
blood flow (thermal burn, injury, reaction to heat or
cool, sign of inflammation)

4. erythema can indicate inflammation or infection, especially post-
oper-atively around an incision, must be reported to
PT

5. pallor a pale/whitish skin color, indicates ischemia

6. ischemia decrease in blood flow

7. cyanosis bluish color that indicates a decrease in blood flow
(ischemia)

8. peripheral pallor pale skin color that may indicate decreased blood flow
from peripheral arterial disease

9. central pallor pale color in the lips and tongue, caused by many
things including anemia, shock, heart disease

10. central cyanosis type of cyanosis around core, lips, tongue due to
heart or lung problems with oxygen saturation drops

11. peripheral cyanosis type of cyanosis noted in the fingers, can be due to
peripheral
vascular problems

12. ROM scars can limit

13. nail blanch test / capillary refill test
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, assesses the ability of capillaries to refill with blood and de-hydration




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