Wounds & Things
The name of a raised, hypertrophic scar due to excessive collagen formation is:
Keloid
Some multifilament sutures are coated to:
provide smooth passage through tissue.
The primary reason bolsters are used with retention sutures is to:
prevent sutures from cutting into the skin.
The term that describes blood products donated by another person is:
homologous.
The term for a type of suture that has the strand of suture material inserted into the hollowed-out needle end is:
swaged.
Primary union wound healing occurs:
side to side
Some sutures may be available with a designation of “plus”, which means they:
are impregnated with an antibacterial coating.
The suturing technique used to close infected tissue is:
interrupted.
T/F: Two members of the surgical team must perform the checks of identification information including patient armband, blood and Rh type, unit number, and expiration date prior to administration of any blood products to a patient.
True
The term that describes the measure of how much a suture strand can be stretched before breaking is:
tensile strength
The term for removal of foreign material or contaminated debris from a wound is:
debridement.
T/F: Suture gauge can range from #5 (being the smallest) to 11-0 (being the heaviest) diameter.
False
When closing a Class I abdominal wound, which of the following choices is the correct order of suture use?
3-0 Vicryl, 2 Prolene, 3-0 Monocryl
Which of the following blood types is considered the universal recipient?
AB+
Which of the following sutures is packaged wet?
Chromic
Which of the following kinds of wounds is a sacral decubitus ulcer?
chronic
T/F: The tensile strength of suture material should equal the tensile strength of the tissue into which the suture is placed.
True
Which of the following suture gauges would be MOST appropriate for ophthalmic surgery?
8-0
Which of the following terms refers to a genetic clotting deficiency?
hemophilia
Which of the following suturing techniques would be used to close the stump of the appendix in an open appendectomy?
purse-string
Which of the following layers of the abdominal wall must be approximated securely, even if the other layers are not?
fascia
Which of the following absorbable sutures provides for the MOST extended wound support?
PDS Plus
To achieve the goal of leaving as little foreign material in a wound, the ideal suture selected should have:
high-tensile strength and small diameter.
Which of the following types of sutures is often used to create a vascular anastomosis?
synthetic, nonabsorbable, monofilament with double-armed taper needles
Tissue trauma is minimized by using which of the following types of suture-needle combinations?
suture permanently swaged on an eyeless needle