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What does the TIME acronym stand for as treatment for pressure ulcer care?
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T = Inadequate tissue within the wound bed
I= Infection control M= moisture control E = epithelialization |
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What are the proteolytic enzymes used for breaking down necrotic tissue in wound beds?
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Collagenase, Papain, and Krill
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What dressing should be used on a colonized or infected pressure ulcer?
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Antiseptics, local antibiotics, ionic adsorbents, hypertonics
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Examples of Ionic Adsorbent dressings
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Acticoat and Aquacel Ag
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Example of hypertonic dressings
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Curasalt Sodium Chloride Dressing
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What dressing should be used on a pressure ulcer with necrotic tissue?
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Lytic enzymes and hydrogel
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What dressing should be used on a sloughy pressure ulcer?
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Lytic enzymes, hydrogel, hydrocolloids and hypertonic dressings
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Examples of hydrocolloid dressings
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Combiderm, Duoderm, Tegasorb,
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What dressing should be used on a pressure ulcer with a clean wound bed?
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Products that encourage granulation, polyurethane film and foam, hydrocolloids, and adsorbents
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What are fluid hydrogel dressings used for?
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Inducing the hydrolysis of necrotic tissue -these should be used with a secondary advanced dressing.
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What are Base hydrogel dressings used for?
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these are occlusive dressings with low.med absorbency and are used to encourage re-epithelialization of clean wounds or wounds with slough
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What are What are hydrocolloids?
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Amorphous colloids in the form of wafer, paste or granules.
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What are hydrocolloid dressings used for?
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They absorb discharge and help in fibrinolysis of limited necrosis.
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