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| Second intention healing involves: |
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| Wound granulation (fibroblasts forms in the wound and closes it by contraction) |
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| The healing stage of first intention healing occurs from the: |
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Which of the following occurrences would NOT decrease the healing capabilities of a patient?
-Deficiency of Vitamin K
-Radiation therapy
-Early ambulation
-Use of Steroids |
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| Most absorbable sutures are packaged in an alcohol-water solution to maintain their: |
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| Reduced blood flow to an area is known as: |
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| The rupture of a wound with spilling of contents is known as: |
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All of the following are part of the inflammatory process EXCEPT:
-Heat
-Pain
-Edema
-Vasoconstriction |
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| The healing process in which a wound is purposely left open and allowed to heal from the bottom up is called: |
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| The substance that weakly holds wound edges together during the first five days of first intention healing is: |
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| A curved, tapered surgical needle is used most often on: |
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| The least inert of all the synthetic meshes is: |
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| A mesh that is not preferred in the presence of infection is: |
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| A stapling device used to perform low anterior anastomosis is: |
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Which of the following sutures generally would not be used in the presence of infection?
-silk
-chromic
-steel
-polyporoylene |
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| The measure of weight required to break a suture is its: |
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| Which type of needle point would be selected for use on tendon? |
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| The typed of needle point used on peritoneum and intestine is: |
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| A type of suture that has a high tensile strength and supports a wound indefinitely is: |
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| A characteristic of polyglycolic acid sutures is that they are: |
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| Tissue trauma is best minimized using a: |
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| What suture is treated with a salt solution to decrease the rate of absorption: |
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| Utilizing electric current to close severed vessels is called: |
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| Absorbable suture is generally preferred in suturing in what tissue? |
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| A specially treated form of surgical gauze that is a hemostatic agent is: |
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| The EEA surgical stapler is used for: |
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| Anastomosis of proximal colon to rectum |
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| A microfibrillar collagen that is either supplied in a compacted nonwoven web form or in loose fibrous form is known as: |
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| A hemostatic agent that is made from a purified gelatin solution is: |
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| A suture used in tendon repair is: |
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Which of the following sutures is a polyester fiber suture?
-Vicryl
-Dexon
-Ethibond
-Novafil |
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| The most widely used nonabsorbable suture is: |
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Which of the following suture sizes is the smallest in diameter?
4-0
2-0
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2 |
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Which of the following sutures is absorbable and offers extended wound support?
-Vicryl
-Polydioxanone
-Silk
-Poliglecaprone |
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| Bolsters are used with retention sutures to: |
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| Prevent suture from cutting skin |
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| What type of suture is Surgilon? |
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| Another name for polyglactin 910 is: |
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| Which tissue type would contradict the use of a cutting needle? |
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| Occlude lumens of blood vessels |
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| Which of the following is the least reactive of all synthetic suture materials? |
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| A protein substance that is the chief constituent of connective tissue is: |
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| Which type of needle point would be selected for use on skin? |
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| If tissue is approximated too tight, it can cause: |
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| The space caused by separation of wound edges is called: |
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| What type of needle would be used on the liver? |
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| A characteristic of plain gut is that it absorbs in ______ days. |
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| 70 (absorbed faster in presence of infection) |
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| An excellent substitute that provides strength and nonreactivity in tissues where stainless steel cannot be used is: |
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| What type of needle is used on tissue of the gastrointestinal tract? |
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