Wound Care Certification Beginner's Guide Flashcards
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Which wound characteristic is best described by the term 'undermining'?
Answer: Tissue destruction extending laterally under intact skin edges
Undermining refers to tissue destruction that extends under the intact skin surrounding a wound, creating a pocket that is measured in clock positions.
A patient has a wound with a PUSH score of 12. What does a higher PUSH score indicate?
Answer: Greater wound severity or poorer healing
The Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing (PUSH) tool uses a higher score to indicate a more severe wound; as healing progresses, the score should decrease toward zero.
Which type of debridement uses a high-pressure water stream to remove devitalized tissue?
Answer: Hydrotherapy/pulsed lavage debridement
Pulsed lavage (hydrotherapy) delivers irrigation fluid at controlled pressures to loosen and remove necrotic tissue and wound debris.
What is the primary reason a wound care specialist would choose a hydrocolloid dressing over a simple gauze dressing?
Answer: Hydrocolloids maintain a moist wound environment and require less frequent changes
Hydrocolloid dressings create and maintain a moist wound-healing environment while reducing the frequency of dressing changes, promoting autolytic debridement.
A diabetic patient presents with a plantar foot ulcer. The wound probes to bone. Which diagnosis should be strongly suspected?
Answer: Osteomyelitis
A positive probe-to-bone test in a diabetic foot ulcer has a high positive predictive value for osteomyelitis and warrants further imaging and workup.
Which ankle-brachial index (ABI) value range indicates moderate peripheral arterial disease?
Answer: 0.41–0.60
An ABI of 0.41–0.60 indicates moderate peripheral arterial disease, suggesting significant arterial insufficiency that can impair wound healing.
Which bacteria is most commonly associated with a wound that has a characteristic 'fruity' or 'grape-like' odor?
Answer: Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces a distinctive sweet, grape-like or fruity odor and often causes blue-green discoloration of wound exudate.