Wound healing

First line of defense against infection is

• skin
• primary intention
• second intention
• granulation

First-intension wound healing includes

• Sutures

• granulation

• Delay closure

• healing inside out

What stage of wound healing begins. Days 1-4

• inflammatory
• regenerative 
• remodeling

What stage of wound healing occurs between day 5 to 2 weeks

• inflammatory
• proliferative
• remodeling

Scar tissue is during which wound healing phase

• Inflammatory
• Proliferative
• Remodeling

2 of the most common factors of wound healing are surgical site infection and 

• Microbial
• surgical technique

A gunshot wound would be classified as 

• Clean
• Clean contaminated
• Contaminated
• Dirty

Excess inflammation and discharge from the wound is signs of a surgical

• site infection
• Inscision healing
• site drainage 
• site dehiscence 

Protrusion of abdominal content is considered

• Dehiscence 
• Evisceration
• hematoma
• surgical site infection

____________ will contribute to the healing process of the surgical incision 

• surgical technique
• chronic disease
• nutritional status
• all of the above

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4