Test your wound care knowledge by completing the Caring for Wounds online quiz! Before submitting your score, be sure to sign up for future e-mails about quiz updates, free samples, and other unique offerings from Caring for Wounds. And, don’t forget to share your score with your friends and colleagues! Good luck! The University of Texas Classification System of Diabetic Foot Ulcers classifies diabetic wounds using a system of: Grading Staging Grading and Staging None of the aboveWhat is pes cavus? High arch of the foot that does not flatten with weight bearing. Normal foot structure with average arch. Flexible flat foot. Loss of normal medial longitudinal arch.Using the Wagner classification system, you note that the patient presents with a deep ulcer that has an abscess. What Grade would this be? Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4Foot imprinter used to obtain tracing of foot, used to identify pressure points. This is know as: Forefoot test Harris Mat Test Photoplethysmography Segmental pressureThe normal range for HbA1c is 4.7% - 5.2% for non diabetic patients. What is the American Diabetes recommended goal range for diabetics: 6.5% - 7% 8.5% - 9.5% 7.5% - 8% 7%-9%One principle of a total contact cast is... Distribute weight along the entire plantar aspect of the foot. Contributes to the deformity of a Charcot foot Encourages a decrease of sensation in neuropathic foot Helps keep an infected ulcer from being exposed to more bacteriaOnce the shoes and socks are removed you note that the patient has has a transtibial amputation of the lower leg distal to the tibial tuberosity. What type of amputation has this patient had: AKA BKA Chopart GuillotineAn unpleasant abnormal sensation (burning sensation) whether spontaneous or evoked is know as: Dysesthesia Allodynia Hyperalgesia HyperesthesiaAccording to the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) guidelines which of the following is true: A wound that is characterized by tissue destruction involving subcutaneous tissue is a Stage III. Staging is used for all wounds except lower extremity ulcers. A wound tissue destruction through only the epidermis is a Stage 1. Stage IV wounds always have undermining along the edges.A 26-year-old woman who has had type 1 diabetes for 3 years. She is able to feel a monofilament on both of her feet, however her heels are very dry and cracked. You should advise her to: Soak her feet in warm water every day for 30 minutes. Apply powder or cornstarch to her feet. Use lotion on the dry, cracked areas. Use a callus remover daily.Sign up for future e-mails and notifications on unique offerings from Caring for Wounds. We will notify you when the quiz is updated, new samples are offered, and send original, clinical content from Wound Care Advisor. Name Institution/Facility Email
