Wound Healing Practice Questions

Question 1

Wound contraction can be most effectively minimized by:

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Full thickness grafting

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Allowing secondary granulation

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Split skin graft

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Dressing with placenta

Question 2

Regeneration is characterized by:

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Repairing by same type of tissue

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Granulation tissue

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Repairing by different type of tissue

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Cellular proliferation is largely regulated by biochemical factors

Question 3

A patient has a lacerated, untidy wound of the leg and attended the casualty department after 2 hours. His wound should be:

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Debrided and sutured secondarily

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Debrided and sutured immediately

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Sutured immediately

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Cleaned and dressed

Question 4

The following statement about keloid is true:

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It will have more collagen and vascularity

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Extended excision is the treatment of choice

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Elevated levels of growth factor is not seen

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They do not extend beyond the wound

Question 5

Granulation tissue is replaced by connective tissue in what stage of wound healing?

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21 days

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7 days

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14 days

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1 month

Question 6

Which of the following is TRUE about bone healing in elderly patients?

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Delayed Union is More Common

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Enhanced Angiogenesis

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Better Callus Formation

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Faster Healing Rate

Question 7

What is the mechanism of secondary healing?

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Granulation tissue

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Neovascularization

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Scab formation

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Granuloma formation

Question 8

Which vitamin is known to inhibit wound healing?

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Vitamin E

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Vitamin A

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Vitamin C

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Vitamin B complex

Question 9

What is the ideal angle for Z-plasty?

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60°

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90°

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45°

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75°

Question 10

The best skin graft for an open wound is

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Autograft

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Isograft

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Allograft

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Homograft

Wound Healing — MCQs

Wound Healing — MCQs

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