Causes of Delayed Wound Healing
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Which of the following is the single most important cause of delay in wound healing?

  • Infection (correct)
  • Foregin bodies and necrotic tissue
  • Mechanical factors such as increased local pressure
  • Poor perfusion due to arterial disease
  • Which deficiency is associated with impaired wound healing due to decreased viability of cells?

  • Protein malnutrition
  • Excess corticosteroids
  • Zinc deficiency
  • Vitamin C deficiency (correct)
  • Which factor impairs collagen synthesis with delayed healing and weak scars?

  • Zinc deficiency (correct)
  • Protein malnutrition
  • Excess corticosteroids
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Which type of wound complication is characterized by excessive granulation tissue protruding above the level of the surrounding skin?

    <p>Exuberant granulation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which systemic factor is associated with impaired wound healing as a result of deficient microcirculation and increased incidence of infection?

    <p>Diabetes mellitus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can cause wound dehiscence, leading to the opening of a healing or partially healed wound?

    <p>Infection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What impairs wound healing by interfering with neutrophil and macrophage function and inhibiting collagen synthesis?

    <p>Excess corticosteroids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which complication of wound healing can lead to serious cosmetic and functional disability, particularly in deep and extensive skin burns and around the joints if muscles are seriously damaged?

    <p>Contracture with distortion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What may cause wounds to ulcerate during healing in patients with atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease?

    <p>Inadequate vascularization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of complication may result in painful scars due to nerve inclusion?

    <p>Painful scar due to nerve inclusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

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