Biophysical Agents
This electrical stimulation waveform can be used to treat pressure/venous/arterial/diabetic ulcers.
What is high volt pulsed current (HVPC)
Medicare reimburses for the application of these two biophysical agents to accelerate the healing of chronic wounds.
What are pulsed shortwave diathermy (PSWD) and electrical stimulation
This is a thick yellow, brown, or green substance that contains white blood cells, dead bacteria, and inflammatory cells.
What is exudate
In the inflammatory phase of healing, this biophysical agent has been found to reduce pain, increase cell membrane permeability, and increase angiogenesis.
What is electromagnetic therapy (pulsed shortwave diathermy)
This biophysical agent has received an ‘A’ for strength of evidence from the NPUAP and EPUAP.
What is high volt pulsed current (HVPC)
These three biophysical agents can be used to increase circulation and reduce edema.
What are electrical sitmulation, diathermy, and ultrasound
Medicare coverage policy allows for therapy reimbursement of biophysical agents for these four types of wounds.
What are pressure, diabetic, arterial, and venous stasis.
This tool is used to map out sensory loss, especially on the feet.
What is the Semmes Weinstein monofilament
In the proliferation phase of healing, this biophysical agent is suspected to increase collagen production and increase protein and nerve growth factor.
What is electromagnetic therapy (pulsed shortwave diathermy)
This is the percentage that biophysical agents, in conjunction with standard wound care, can accelerate the healing of chronic wounds.
What is 30-50%
Therapy can apply this biophysical agent during a difficult dressing change to reduce a patient’s pain.
What is nerve block
According to CMS, this percentage of Medicare beneficiaries experience chronic, non-healing wounds.
What is 15%
In conjunction with standard wound care, therapy can assist with this basic care item to reduce risk or help to heal diabetic and pressure ulcers.
What is offloading of pressure
In the inflammatory phase of healing this biophysical agent has been found to increase serotonin and histamine release to trigger inflammation and reduce pain.
What is ultrasound
It is at these parts of the body that pressure ulcers are likely to develop.
What are bony prominences
MFAC muscle pump can be applied to the distal lower extremity during active ROM to address this common symptom of immobility.
What is dependent edema.
According to CMS, this is the estimated annual cost of chronic wounds (for Medicare beneficiaries).
What is $32 billion
Ultrasound can penetrate through these types of dressings.
What are hydrogel and transparent films.
In the proliferation phase of healing, this biophysical agent has been found to increase capillary density and stimulate protein synthesis.
What is ultrasound
The number is people affected by chronic wounds annually in the United States.
What is 6.5 million
Thermal electromagnetic therapy (pulsed shortwave diathermy) can be applied over the femoral artery or popliteal artery to increase distal blood flow in cases of this common diagnosis.
Peripheral arterial disease
When therapy is integrating ACP programming and technology to accelerate the healing of chronic pressure ulcers, the wound must be staged as this ____ or greater.
What is a Stage III
This is the most common location for venous stasis ulcers.
What is the distal medial 1/3 of the lower extremity
This biophysical agent is suspected to reduce bacterial load when applied directly into the wound bed.
What is high volt pulsed current (electrical stimulation)
This modality was associated with faster wound area reduction or a higher proportion of wounds that healed in 14 of 16 randomized controlled trials.
What is electrical stimulation