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Intermittent claudication With activity and is relieved by rest.
leg pain is characterized
as pain that occurs:
As you examine a Arterial insufficiency.
patient's lower extremity
you observe a thin leg
with dry skin and very
little hair; the ABI is 0.5.
From this data, what
condition would you
assess to be present?
Which of the following They are only effective in the ambulatory patient.
statements about
inelastic compression
bandages is accurate?
What is Mrs. Lang's foot Charcot's joint.
deformity called when
there is a rocker bottom
appearance to her foot?
Which of the following The contact cast redistributes the weight of the
statements about contact diabetic foot.
casting is correct?
,Mrs. Anderson has 0.59
dependent rubor and Record the highest brachial pressure in the arms.
elevation pallor of her Record the highest pressure from the dorsal pedis
right lower extremity. The and posterior tibial pulse location. Calculate the ABI
systolic pressure in her R. by dividing the higher of two ankle pressures by the
arm is 170 mmHg; L arm is higher of the two brachial pressures. 100 (highest of
165 mmHg, R. dorsal two ankle pressures) is divided by 170 (highest of 2
pedis systolic pressure brachial pressures) = 0.588; round off to 0.59 ABI.
was 100 mmHg and the
posterior tibial pressure
was 95 mmHg. What is
Mrs. Anderson's ABI for
the RLE?
An ambulatory patient Neuropathic Ulcer.
with insulin dependent
diabetes has an ulcer
located on the plantar
surface of the left foot
over the third metatarsal
head. The ulcer is 1 cm in
diameter, with a dry red
surface. The patient
denies any pain in the
ulcer. What type of
wound does this most
likely represent?
An ABI of 0.7. An ABI of less than 0.9 is indication
Which of the following that the wound has an arterial insufficiency or LEAD
assessments is most (lower extremity arterial disease). Pain occurs with
indicative of an arterial many types of leg ulcers as well as arterial. Many
ulcer? factors can contribute to the color and condition of
the wound bed.
Which of the following results in erythema, crusting, scaling skin of the leg.
statements is TRUE?
Venous dermatitis:
, Which of the following Graduated compression can be provided at a
statements concerning modified level of support.
the management of a
mixed venous/arterial
ulcer with an ABI of .75 is
TRUE?
TcPO2 (transcutaneous oxygen) is 15 mmHg.
A TcPO2 level below 40 mmHg demonstrates
Mrs. James has an eschar skin/tissue hypoxia and is a sign for possible
covered heel ulcer and delayed healing. If the eschar is non-infected and
you decide that the best dry, it is best left in place because it provides a
approach to natural barrier to outside pathogens. Infection of an
management is NOT to ischemic leg ulcer requires aggressive systemic
debride but to keep the antibiotics and debridement of necrotic tissue.
eschar covered, dry and Periwound erythema may also be a sign of infection,
intact. The rationale for but further data is needed. Albumin levels of 3.0
your decision is that the: show some reduced protein stores but this is not as
important of a factor in non-debridement of an
eschar covered wound.
A patient in the Lipodermatosclerosis.
outpatient wound clinic
has a venous ulcer and
with palpation, the skin
around the ulcer feels
firm and woody or
hardened. This describes
what condition?