Wound Care Certification Wound Assessment and Staging Flashcards
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Which finding on wound assessment indicates the wound is in the proliferative phase of healing?
Answer: Bright red granulation tissue filling the wound bed
Bright red granulation tissue indicates active angiogenesis and collagen synthesis, hallmarks of the proliferative healing phase.
A wound is 4 cm long, 3 cm wide, and 2 cm deep. What is the wound volume using the length × width × depth calculation?
Answer: 24 cm³
Wound volume = 4 × 3 × 2 = 24 cm³, though this formula overestimates volume compared to cavity fill methods.
Epibole (rolled wound edges) indicates which healing problem?
Answer: Epithelial cells rolling inward preventing resurfacing
Epibole occurs when epithelial cells roll under the wound edge rather than migrating across the wound bed, halting resurfacing.
When assessing a venous leg ulcer, which finding is most characteristic and expected?
Answer: Irregular wound margins with moderate to heavy exudate
Venous ulcers characteristically present with irregular margins, heavy fibrinous exudate, and often ruddy granulation tissue.
Which assessment finding best differentiates an arterial ulcer from a venous ulcer?
Answer: Pale wound bed with minimal drainage and painful
Arterial ulcers typically have a pale, necrotic wound bed with minimal exudate and are painful due to ischemia, contrasting with venous ulcers.
What does a positive probe-to-bone test indicate in a diabetic foot wound assessment?
Answer: High likelihood of osteomyelitis
A positive probe-to-bone test (sterile probe contacts bone) has high specificity for osteomyelitis in diabetic foot wounds.
Which term describes new pink/purple tissue growing across a wound surface from the edges toward the center?
Answer: Epithelialization
Epithelialization is the migration of epithelial cells across the wound surface to restore the skin barrier.