PTA 110 Module 4 Pre Class Assignment

PTA 110 Module 4 Pre Class Assignment

Multiple Choice

The subcutaneous layer of skin is comprised of sweat gland, fat and blood vessels

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

In which phase of wound healing is new reddish (slightly bumpy) granulation tissue formed?

• Phase I

• Phase II

• Phase III

Open Ended

Most birthmarks do not require treatments. Share ONE type of vascular birthmark______

Multiple Choice

A PTA is treating a young patient who presents with a ring-shaped pigmented patch on his arms which is covered with vesicles and appears very itchy. The patient's mother indicates that she began using a prescription called Griseofulvin yesterday for it. The PTA should suspect that this patient has which of the following infections?

• Rosacea

• Tinea corporis

• Cellulitis

• Tinea Pedis

Multiple Choice

Organisms that cause bacterial infections usually enter the skin through abrasions or puncture wounds of the hands.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Impetigo is most commonly found in infants, young children 2 to 5 years of age, and older people.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Open Ended

Define "self-inoculation"

Multiple Choice

________ is a rapidly spreading acute inflammation with infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue that spreads widely through tissue spaces. Streptococcus pyogenes or Staphylococcus is the usual cause of this infection in adults and Haemophilus influenzae type B in children.

• Cellulitis

• Acute dermatitis

• Impetigo

• Herpes Zoster

Multiple Choice

Adults with herpes zoster (shingles) are infectious to persons who have not had chickenpox, and the person with shingles can develop shingles more than one time. For this reason, therapy staff who have never had chickenpox should receive the vaccination; complications and morbidity associated with adult-onset of varicella warrant this precaution.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

There is approximately a 50% increase in the numbers of mast cells responsible for urticaria in intrinsically aged skin.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

What is the most common type of eczema, frequently already present during the first year of life and affecting more than 10% of children?

• Atopic dermatitis

• Stasis dermatitis

• Environmental dermatoses

• Rosacea

Multiple Choice

In what therapeutic position should a person experiencing a burn on the front of their neck be placed?

• Extension

• Neutral

• Abduction

• Flexion

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is defined as "dead tissue that eventually sloughs off healthy skin after an injury?"

• turgor

• pruritus

• bullous

• eschar

Multiple Choice

Determine which of the following Wagner's Ulcer Grades presents with the following characteristics: penetration through the subcutaneous tissue; may expose bone, tendon, ligament, or joint capsule

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 5

Open Ended

Share ONE intrinsic factor associated with pressure ulcer development.

Open Ended

Share ONE common prevention of pressure ulcers in adults.

Open Ended

List ONE implication for the PTA regarding pressure ulcers.