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| when can a hydrocolloid not be used? |
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| hydrocolloids are for what exudate amount |
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| hwo foten do u change a hydrogel |
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| hydrogels are used for how much exudate? |
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| would a hydrogel be be good choice in the presence of pseudomonas aeurginosa |
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| how often to change an alignate? |
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| alginates have what level of absporbency |
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| high levels of absorbency |
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| discus hydrophillic or hydrophobic nature of foams... |
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| have a hydrophillic inner, and hydrophobic outer... so are absorbent |
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| what is a negtaive with charcoal dressing? |
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| what is a positive of a charcoal? |
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| what are chaacteristics of dressing needed for sloughy wounds |
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| aids lysis, maintain high tissue temp, and low 02 tension. also absorb high levels of exudate |
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| what do epithelialising wounds require? |
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| dressings that are gas permeable, non-insulating, non-adherent and protective |
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| Granulating wounds require what in a dressing? |
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| nonadherent, absorb mod exudate, and mod insulating |
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| when conditions favour optimum epitheliasation? |
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| 37 degrees, acidic, high 02 tension |
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| what would be the aim of Rx of a ulcer filled with black, necrotic eschar and little exudate... |
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| rehydrate, and encourage autolysis ( via occlusion) |
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| when are fibroblast most active |
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| when are epithelial cells most active |
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| discuss exudate in relation to dressings |
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| scant - semi-permeable film, moderate - use foam, hydrocolloids, hydrogels and alginates can be used if considerable exudate but infection is not expected |
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| discuss rx of necrosis and eschar |
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| surgical dissection, hydrogels or hydrocolloids for 48 hrs (if no infection) and then debridement |
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| when would a total contact cast not be indicated? |
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| in ischaemic or nuero ischamic ulceratin |
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| a diabetic presents with a painful, deep ulcer, with minium exudate, and steep edges and no hyperkeratosis... a dry escahr has formed on the surface, DP PT are ++ what type of ulcer and cause? |
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| ischaemic... this appears to be from microangiopathy of small vessels |
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| discuss 3 treatments for the cause of veous ulceration |
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| compressions stockigs, raising legs when sleep, surgical stripping of varicose veins... |
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