Classification and severity
Partial-thickness burn that can extend into the second layer of the skin; name for this layer
What is 2nd degree burn and dermis?
Receptor that a common pain relief drug binds to
What is a mu opioid receptor?
Management technique used to improve circulation and lymphatic drainage
What is OMT?
Process of body raising its temperature to fight off infection
What is fever?
Term for low blood volume
What is hypovolemia?
Effects of stress response on metabolism
What is decrease in protein catabolism?
Main fluid lost in burns
What is plasma?
Structural protein that is prominent in scar tissue formation
What is collagen?
Pain category for a measurement of 68 mm on the visual analog scale
What is moderate pain?
Adverse effects of morphine
What are sedation, drowsiness, constipation and hypotension?
What is Lactated Ringer's infusion?
Effects prevented by physical therapy
What are contractures, or permanent shortening of muscles and tendons?
These can alter a patient's normal physiologic response to hypovolemic shock, masking typical signs
What are cardiac medications?
Symptoms for Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in burns
What are color changes in the wound, production of thick foul-smelling blue-green pus or discharge, fever and hemodynamic instability (tachycardia and hypotension)?
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Reason Lactated Ringer's infusion is used instead of normal saline
What is mimicking the electrolyte concentration of plasma?
Lipid molecule used by hypothalamus to raise core temperature set point
What is prostaglandin E2?
Total body surface area burned in a patient with a first degree burn on entire chest and second degree burns on entire back, left leg and right arm?
What is 36%?
18% for entire back, 9% for left leg, 9% for right arm
The benefits of autologous epidermal grafting
What are restoration of the epidermal barrier, prompting rapid re-epithelialization, elimination of risk of immune rejection, minimal donor skin requirement and decrease in risk of infection and sepsis?
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Calculation for the Parkland formula
What is 4 mL x weight in kg x % of total body surface area burned (for adults)?
Features that scar tissue usually lacks
What are elastin fibers, hair follicles, glands and normal dermal architecture?
(Points given if 3/4 listed)