Describe how smoking affects wound healing

What will be an ideal response?


The correct answer should include at least two of the following points:
*Smoking causes vasoconstriction.
*Smoking increases platelet aggregation and clot formation.
*Smoking decreases tissue oxygenation.

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A. 98.9 (0)-110-24-130/84 B. 100.2 (R)-64-16-100/68 C. 97.8 (0)-74-18-120/76 D. 99.8 (R)-80-16-134/88

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The ________ circuit is the route that blood takes from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart again.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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What would surgical cutting of the vulvar orifice during delivery be coded to?

A) 71.09 B) 73.6 C) 73.91 D) 73.3

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The termination of pregnancy is ______

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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