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Which of the following agents is an antibacterial dressing used for burn patients?
Silver sulfadiazine
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What is the correct order of the stages of would healing?
inflammation, debridement, repair, maturation
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When does wound dehiscence most often occur?
4-6 days after surgery
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Which of the following is the least important factor in wound healing?
Antibiotic use
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Which of the following factors would most likely delay wound healing?
Hypoproteinemia
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How is a surgical incision into an abscess classified?
Dirty
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A patient was hit by a car and has an abdominal wound heavily contaminated with dirt and gravel. Which of the following techniques is LEAST desirable for lavage?
Water-pik
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What is the most important factor in wound irrigation?
Volume used
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Which of the following solutions would be LEAST effective for reducing bacterial populations in a contaminated wound?
Hydrogen peroxide
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Which of the following is NOT recommended for a client providing first aid for a wound prior to transporting their pet to the hospital?
Cover the wound with Neosporin ointment, then wrap with a bandage
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Which of the following would most likely heal by first intention?
Wound is debrided, then closed
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Which of the following factors is most important in determination of whether or not a wound may be closed primarily?
Degree of Contamination
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What degree of burn is a full-thickness of skin?
Third
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What is the purpose of a wet to dry bandage?
all of the above...debridement of wound, prevention of bacterial infection, minimization of scar formation, maintaining moisture of skin to promote wound healing
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All the following are indicated when treating an animal with foxtails except
Extensive suturing
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Which of the following would be the best lavage solution?
Saline
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What substance should be put into a wound prior to clipping the fur?
K-Y Jelly
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Using saline soaked wet to dry bandages while a wound heals usually results in what type of healing?
Second intention, Secondary Closure
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All of the following are purposes of a bandage except
To reduce scarring
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How soon after injury is wound healing initiated?
Immediately
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Upon injury, a significant increase in wound strength begins to occur
3 to 5 days
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Granulation tissue is made up of new capillaries, ( ) ,and ( ) .
Fibroblasts; fibrous tissue
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The formation of new epithelium on the wound surface generally occurs after ( ) in a sutured wound and ( ) in nonsutured wound.
24 to 48 hours; 3 to 5 days
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If the skin surrounding a wound is very tight and under tension, ( ) , will be limited
Wound contration
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Once a full-thickness layer of skin has formed at the edges of a wound, the process that acts to further reduce the size of the wound is
Wound contraction
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Which statement concering wound healing is most accurate?
The final phase of wound healing is maturation, which may occur for several years and does not ever regain normal tissue strength
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In which of following would a wound heal faster?
An old healthy animal
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After the skin around a laceration has been prepared for surgical repair by clipping the hair and performing a surgical scrub of the area, the veterinary technician should then lavage the wound
Using a forceful jet of sterile balanced electrolyte solution
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Which is not a factor when making a decision about how to treat a wound (i.e. type of closure)?
Initial treatment of the wound
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Allowing a wound to heal completely without surgical closure is known as
Second-intention healing
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Which statement about bandages is TRUE?
In an exudative wound, a semiocclusive layer is indicated
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Apart from obvious complications, an outpatient wearing a cast should be generally checked at least
Once a week
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A large Rottweiler comes in with a fractured tibia at 6 pm. Surgical repair is scheduled for 9 am the following morning. The most appropriate way to manage the fractured leg overnight is to
Apply a Robert Jones bandage
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After performing an ovariohysterectomy on a 6 month old great dane, the veterinarian asks you to apply an abdominal compression bandage. It is noon. You plan to remove the bandage
At 2 pm
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