You are providing wound care for a patient. The order is for Tagaderm once a day. Tagaderm is used to do which of the following?
a. Treat local signs of infection c. Stop bleeding
b. Autolytically debride devitalized tissue d. Mechanically debride necrotic tissue
B
Tagaderm is used to autolytically debride devitalized tissue. A topical antimicrobial would be used to
treat local signs of infection. A hemostatic such as Surgicel would be used to stop bleeding, and
wet-to-dry dressings would be used to mechanically debride necrotic tissue.
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