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fagboi

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on: Jul 23, 2018
The nurse is reviewing the medical record of a
 
  patient who is to receive wound care with topical silver sulfadiazine (Silvadene). Which finding, if noted, would be a potential contraindication?
  a. The patient has an open wound from a burn on her arm.
  b. The patient is allergic to sulfonamide drugs.
  c. The patient is allergic to shellfish.
  d. The patient's burn wound has been dbrided.

Question 2

A patient is admitted to the hospital for
 
  possible septicemia. He has a large pressure ulcer on his heel that is open and includes necrotic tissue. However, his prothrombin time/international normalized ratio (PT/INR) values are too high to permit surgical dbridement at this time. The nurse expects that which wound-care product will be used to treat the wound?
  a. Cadexomer iodine (Iodosorb)
  b. Biafine topical emulsion
  c. Povidone-iodine (Betadine)
  d. Collagenase (Santyl)


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raili21

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D


fagboi

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Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Jul 23, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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