PEAT Integumentary Conditions and Wound Care 3

Question 1

Which test is the standard clinical assessment for peripheral arterial perfusion of the lower extremity?

Accepted Answer

Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI)

Answer

The Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) compares ankle systolic blood pressure to brachial pressure; a value below 0.9 indicates peripheral arterial disease.

Question 2

Which elements are ESSENTIAL components of a thorough wound assessment?

Accepted Answer

Wound location, dimensions, depth, tissue type, and exudate characteristics

Answer

A comprehensive wound assessment must document location, size, depth, tissue type in the wound bed, exudate amount and character, and periwound skin condition.

Question 3

Yellow-green purulent wound drainage most likely indicates:

Accepted Answer

Wound infection with bacterial involvement

Answer

Yellow or green purulent drainage indicates wound infection, representing the presence of bacteria, dead white blood cells, and cellular debris.

Question 4

Which factor MOST significantly impairs wound healing in patients with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus?

Accepted Answer

Elevated HbA1c causing neuropathy, vascular disease, and immune impairment

Answer

Chronically elevated blood glucose in diabetes causes peripheral neuropathy, vascular disease, and impaired neutrophil function, all of which severely impair wound healing.

Question 5

A pressure injury is covered with thick, dark eschar that prevents visualization of the wound base. How should this wound be staged?

Accepted Answer

Unstageable

Answer

When eschar covers a pressure injury and obscures the wound base, the wound is classified as Unstageable because the full depth cannot be determined without removal of the necrotic tissue.

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PEAT Integumentary Conditions and Wound Care 3