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NClaborn

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A nurse is changing the wound dressing on the coccyx-region pressure ulcer of an immobilized patient. The existing dressing is saturated with both watery, clear discharge and foul, gray-colored liquid.
 
  Which of the following entries in the patient's chart best captures this?
  A)
  Large amounts of suppurative and serous exudates noted
  B)
  Purulent discharge and fibrinous exudates noted on existing dressing
  C)
  Abscess activity noted to coccyx wound
  D)
  Plasma proteins and membranous exudates present on existing dressing

Question 2

A patient diagnosed with a primary immunodeficiency disorder has asked his siblings to be tested as possible stem cell donors. When discussing this procedure with his family, the nurse emphasizes that stem cells can be harvested from: Select all that appl
 
  A)
  bone marrow.
  B)
  peripheral blood.
  C)
  skin tissue harvesting.
  D)
  mouth swabs.
  E)
  tears.



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parker125

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Answer to Question 1

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A

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Serous discharge is clear and low in plasma proteins, while suppurative, or purulent, exudates are a mass of degraded cells. An abscess would be physically contained with no discharge, and the exudate is neither fibrinous nor membranous.

Answer to Question 2

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A, B

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Hematopoietic stem cells can be harvested from either the bone marrow or the peripheral blood and also from the umbilical cord blood. From sibling donors, the results are effective with improved survival in approximately 90 of people.




NClaborn

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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
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DylanD1323

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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