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You have comprehensive major medical policy with 80/20 up to $5,000 coinsurance. During the calendar year, you have covered medical care costs of $500, $700, and $1,200 (each from separate conditions). Also, assume you have no underlying deductible. How much would you have to pay for your portion of the costs?

Which is NOT a function of the dermis?

A patient who has a burn sustained from a chemical spill on his right medial thigh and groin would benefit from positioning of the burned extremity into ________________ to prevent loss of ROM.

Your patient is receiving compression therapy for a venous insufficiency ulcer on the LE.  What additional treatment would be the MOST beneficial to this condition?

In Neo4j labeled property graphs, properties are key/value pairs. They can be part of nodes but not relationships.

A chronic wound is best described as:

Your clinical instructor shows you a wound that measures 5cm x 3.6 cm x 4 mm. What layer of the integument is likely NOT affected?

We learned that the skin is the ___________________organ in the body.  Name 3 functions of the skin: _______________________, ______________________, _________________________.

Your patient has diabetes.  What type of ulcer is frequently found on the plantar surface of the foot with no pain due to altered sensation and diminished pulses?  

The PTA begins treatment of a 78 y/o male with a decubitus ulcer over the right greater trochanter.  The PT described the wound edge as macerated.  Which wound dressing wound be most appropriate?