A Patient Is Having a Surgical Procedure Done to Promote

question 4

Multiple Choice

A patient is having a surgical procedure done to promote peripheral tissue perfusion in an extremity with full-thickness circumferential burns.What term should the nurse use to document this procedure?

• A) Excision
• B) Skin graft
• C) Débridement
• D) Escharotomy

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Definitions:

Hypotonic Solution

A solution having a lower osmotic pressure than another fluid, typically leading to the swelling of cells immersed in it.

Isotonic Solution

A solution that has the same osmotic pressure as another solution, typically referring to body fluids.

Phospholipid Bilayer

The fundamental structure of cellular membranes, consisting of two layers of phospholipids with hydrophilic heads facing outwards and hydrophobic tails facing inwards.

Membrane Channel Protein

Proteins that form pores in the cell membrane, allowing specific ions or molecules to pass through.