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A patient arrives in the outpatient clinic with a lower leg lesion that is extremely painful, highly exudative and has blue-tinged (i.e. violaceous) ragged wound edges. These characteristics are typical of:

Which of the following tests will provide an indication of the valve function in the veins of the lower leg?

Mr. Simpson has a BMI >40 and is admitted for R. side hemiplegia due to a stroke. Considering Mr. Simpson pressure prevention redistribution needs, which of the following would be most appropriate?

Of the following, which support surface is most appropriate for a patient on bedrest with paralysis, urinary incontinence and a 6×6 cm Stage 4  sacral pressure injury?

Your 80-yr-old patient with diabetes is scheduled to have surgery to repair a hip fracture. What is the best POST-OP intervention to minimize the risk of surgical site infection?

A common complication after a full thickness burn has healed is:

Mr. James presents to your clinic with an itchy red rash that you suspect to be fungal in etiology. Choose the best descriptors that you would MOST likely use to document this rash?

Which of the following is the most significant assessment parameter in a patient with a lower extremity ischemic ulcer?

Which of the following is an appropriate intervention for Stage 1  pressure  injury?

A 34-year-old female is admitted for management of pain and palliative wound care for metastatic breast cancer. During her physical exam, the wound in the left breast is a fungating mass sized at 12 cm x 10 cm x various heights with slough and scant drainage. What physiologic wound care would you recommend?