Pressure Ulcers Can Occur Where Skin Has Contact with Skin

question 11

Multiple Choice

Pressure ulcers can occur where skin has contact with skin.What can you use to prevent such contact?

• A) Pillows
• B) Bed cradle
• C) Egg crate-like mattress
• D) Flotation pad

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Definitions:

Lysosome

A membrane-bound organelle found in most eukaryotic cells containing enzymes that digest macromolecules and defective cellular components.

Molecular Chaperones

Proteins that assist the folding or unfolding and the assembly or disassembly of other macromolecular structures, ensuring they attain or maintain the correct functional conformation.

ER Lumen

The internal space or cavity of the endoplasmic reticulum, a crucial cellular organelle involved in protein folding, modification, and transport.

Proteasomes

Complex protein structures in cells responsible for degrading and recycling proteins that are damaged or no longer needed.