Describe two factors that can be addressed prior to a planned surgery to decrease the risk of wound dehiscence

What will be an ideal response?


The correct answer should include two of the following key points:
*Maximize nutrition—request a dietary consult if the patient is malnourished.
*Optimize blood sugar control—request a dietary consult or reinforce proper nutrition guidelines to the patient.
*Quit smoking.
*If time allows, supervise a weight loss program.

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a. shorter b. polysyllabic c. abbreviated d. technical

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The biopharmaceutical drug Synvisc is used to treat:

A) Gaucher's disease. B) Neutropenia. C) Rheumatoid arthritis. D) Parkinson's disease.

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Which of the following is best described as a change from the absence of antibodies to detectable levels of antibodies in the blood after exposure to an infectious disease?

A) Clinical horizon B) Virulence C) Chemotaxis D) Seroconversion

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Conductive hearing loss is commonly caused by all of the following, except?

A) ?otitis media. B) ?vertigo. C) ?earwax. D) ?perforation of the eardrum.

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