Integumentary System Flashcards
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Lymphedema is best managed with which PT intervention?
Answer: Complete decongestive therapy (CDT)
Complete decongestive therapy (CDT) combines manual lymphatic drainage, compression bandaging, exercise, and skin care.
A patient with diabetes has a neuropathic ulcer on the plantar surface of the foot. The wound bed typically appears:
Answer: Well-granulated with minimal exudate
Neuropathic (diabetic) ulcers typically have a well-granulated or callused wound bed because perfusion is often intact, unlike arterial ulcers.
Hydrotherapy (whirlpool) is contraindicated for which wound type?
Answer: Granulating wounds
Whirlpool is contraindicated for granulating wounds because the turbulence and maceration can damage new tissue.
Which color wound bed indicates necrotic, non-viable tissue that requires debridement?
Answer: Black eschar
Black eschar indicates hard, dried necrotic tissue that must be debrided before wound healing can progress.
Compression stockings for venous insufficiency should provide what level of pressure at the ankle?
Answer: 20–30 mmHg
Standard therapeutic compression stockings for venous insufficiency provide 20–30 mmHg of pressure at the ankle.
The Wagner classification system grades:
Answer: Diabetic foot ulcers
The Wagner grading system (0–5) classifies diabetic foot ulcers by depth and presence of infection or gangrene.