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joe

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on: Jul 18, 2018
What influences the ease in which a skin incision is made?
 
  a. Type of knife handle
  b. The type of surgery
  c. Toughness of skin or scar tissue
  d. Excess tension on the skin or wound

Question 2

Which is a condition that may delay wound healing?
 
  a. Gastritis
  b. Otitis media
  c. Obese patient
  d. Sebaceous cyst


Koolkid240

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Reply #1 on: Jul 18, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
The following affect how easily a skin incision is made: sharpness, shape, and size of the knife blade; resistance of self-adhering plastic drapes; toughness of skin; and thickness of subcutaneous tissue.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Obese patients have more adipose tissue which is difficult to secure for good wound closure and it is subject to infection because of its poor vascularity.


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