CHT Wound Care & Edema Management 2

Question 1

Which characteristic best describes inflammatory edema following acute hand trauma?

Accepted Answer

Pitting, warm, and typically responsive to elevation and compression

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Non-pitting, firm, and unresponsive to treatment

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Hard, fibrotic, and brawny in texture

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Associated with coolness and pallor of the digits

Question 2

Intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) is contraindicated in patients with which condition?

Accepted Answer

Deep vein thrombosis

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Chronic lymphedema of the hand

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Post-fracture edema at 6 weeks

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Mild post-surgical swelling

Question 3

The figure-8 measurement method for edema assessment is used to measure swelling in which region?

Accepted Answer

The wrist and hand

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Individual digits only

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The forearm

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The shoulder and upper arm

Question 4

Which principle guides the pressure gradient in therapeutic compression garments for edema control?

Accepted Answer

Greater pressure distally, decreasing proximally

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Greater pressure proximally, less distally

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Equal pressure throughout the garment

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Pressure applied only at joint levels

Question 5

Moist wound healing, compared to dry wound healing, has been shown to:

Accepted Answer

Accelerate epithelialization and reduce wound pain

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Significantly increase infection risk

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Slow epithelialization

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Increase hypertrophic scar formation

Question 6

When assessing wound healing progress, which observation indicates the wound is in the proliferative phase?

Accepted Answer

Bright red, moist granulation tissue filling the wound bed

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Presence of yellow fibrinous slough throughout the wound bed

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Firm dark eschar covering the wound surface

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Increasing wound size and depth over time

Question 7

What is the primary purpose of a non-adherent wound contact layer in a dressing system?

Accepted Answer

To prevent the dressing from sticking to the wound bed and causing trauma on removal

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To absorb large amounts of wound exudate

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To provide therapeutic compression to the wound

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To chemically debride necrotic tissue