A Patient Has Been Admitted with a Lower Leg Ulcer

question 32

Multiple Choice

A patient has been admitted with a lower leg ulcer. Which findings would suggest to the nurse that care specific to a venous ulcer should be planned?. Select all that apply.

• A) The area around the ulcer is crusted and edematous.
• B) There is copious drainage from the wound.
• C) The ulcer area has a "punched-out" appearance with defined margins.
• D) The area around the wound is spongy.
• E) The patient reports working in an occupation that requires lots of sitting.

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Definitions:

EPSP

Stands for Excitatory Postsynaptic Potential, a temporary increase in postsynaptic membrane potential caused by the flow of positively charged ions into the postsynaptic cell, making it more likely that the cell will fire an action potential.

Depolarization

A decrease in membrane potential that makes the interior of a cell less negative compared to the outside, crucial for nerve impulse transmission.

Voltage-Gated Channel

A type of protein channel in cell membranes that opens or closes in response to changes in electrical membrane potential.

Synaptic Vesicle

Secretory vesicle in the presynaptic terminal containing neurotransmitter substances.