Author Question: A patient who is recovering from burn injuries is discussing his prognosis with a physician. Which ... (Read 108 times)

sjones · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

A patient who is recovering from burn injuries is discussing his prognosis with a physician. Which of the following teaching points about expectations for healing should the physician include?

A)
Once your healing is complete, your skin will be just as strong as before your accident.
B)
You may find that the scar is a bit smaller than the area of the wound.
C)
You'll find that your new tissue is more elastic and fragile than the rest of your skin.
D)
The final remodeling phase of healing may last up to 3 months in your case.

Question 2

A 10-year-old child with strep throat asks the nurse, why there are large bumps lymph nodes on my neck when my throat gets sore? The nurse replies lymph nodes

A)
help your body fight off infections by allowing special cells (lymphocytes and macrophages) move through the lymph chain and engulf and destroy germs.
B)
bring in cells into the lymph node (your bump) to stop the germs from going anywhere else in the body.
C)
bring all kind of good cells to your throat so that they can wall the strep off and keep the germs from getting any food or water.
D)
help your tonsils get bigger with cells that will bring immune cells into your throat to prevent any other infections.

kthug · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans:
B

Feedback:

Scars are often smaller than the original area of the wound. There is nearly always an accompanying loss of strength and elasticity, and remodeling can take over 6 months.

Answer to Question 2

Ans:
A

Feedback:

Lymphocytes and macrophages move slowly through the lymph nodes so that they can have adequate time to engulf microorganisms and interact with circulating antigens. The lymph nodes do not bring cells into the node to stop germs; do not bring cells to the throat to wall off strep; and do not enlarge the tonsil with immune cells.