Which of the Following Scenarios Is Most Likely to Result

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following scenarios is most likely to result in healing by second intention?

• A) A 40-year-old woman sustains a knife wound to the finger while cutting vegetables.No stitches are necessary,and the wound heals well.
• B) A 30-year-old man is attacked in the street by a woman holding a knife and sustains a deep but straight knife wound to the forearm.He is treated at the local hospital.The wound is cleansed,and he receives six stitches in the wound.The man is discharged home to return in 10 days for removal of the stitches.
• C) A 60-year-old woman has a total hip replacement.Her surgical incision heals well,and her staples are removed after 10 days when the wound has already closed.
• D) A 60-year-old woman with diabetes has an open wound on her lower leg as a result of poor venous circulation.She is treated in physical therapy.The wound is cleansed using the pulsatile lavage unit,and a dressing is applied before she returns home.

---

Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or variability of a set of numbers, indicating how spread out the numbers are from their average value.

Units

Basic quantities used to specify measurements in various dimensions, such as length, mass, or time.

Standard Deviations

A metric that calculates the extent of spread or variability of data points from the average value.

Bell Shaped Distribution

A probability distribution that is symmetric and unimodal, with the shape of a bell, often associated with the normal distribution.