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grcc bi240 burns

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Electrical burns are always serious because   currents travel thru path of least resistance, blood vessels coagulate and obstruct blood supply leading to cardiac arrest  
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First degree burn   partial thickness to epidermis only; NO blisters...usually a sunburn  
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2nd degree burn   superficial partial thickness including epidermis and part of dermis  
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Blisters, pain and minimal scarring happens with this type of burn   2nd degree burn  
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Deep partial thickness   2nd degree burn that effects epidermis and dermis; hair follicles and sweat glands are spared  
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Waxy white & hair reappears after 7 to 10 days   deep partial thickness  
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3rd degree burn is full-thickness   from epidermis, dermis and hypodermis is destroyed  
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3rd degree burn forms eschar which shrinks leading to pressure   inflammation delivers chemicals to wound area but it has not where to go, so it compresses underneath the eschar  
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3rd degree burn may need an Escharotomy on a circumferential burn   may need to cut through damaged skin to relieve pressure allowing ciruculation/expansion  
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3rd degree burns require skin grafts because   there are no viable cells to help with healing.  
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4th degree burns involve   the deeper tissues, including subq tissues, tendons & bones.  
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What is the priority with someone with 4th degree burn?   Cardio needs to survive first, before anything else.  
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BSA provides what   the guidelines for fluid replacement  
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What are the effects of burns   both local and systemic  
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with burns you do not see the blood because   tissue and blood have coagulated, forming charred dry surface called eschar.  
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If circumferntial burn you'll need to do an   escharotomoy to relieve the pressure allowing circulation and expansion.  
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With large burns, there is a large fluid shift into the tissue that includes   water, protein and electrolytes  
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A large fluid shift after a large burn leads to   edema and decreased intravascular volume = hypovolemic shock  
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Decreased osmotic pressure in blood is due to   loss of protein resulting in the difficulty in maintaining blood volume until inflammation subsides  
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Continue Lower BP leads to   acuterenal failure  
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Treatment for local and system shock   IV fluids, electrolytes, volume expanders (sub for loss proteins) using burn formulas  
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Other complications due to burns   respiratory problems  
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Respiratory problems: Inhalation of toxic fumes/smoke   damage the respiratory tract  
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Respiratory problems: Carbon Monoxide (CO)   Perferentially binds with Hgb, replacing oxygen leading to hypoxemia.  
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what is an indicator of CO poisoining?   Bright red cheek and lips  
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Respiratory problems: eschar, inflammation, a pain may   limit ventilation leading to pneumonia.  
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Burns and pains   very painful and needs to be managed carefully.  
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Burns and infections is a major concern b/c microbes are present in glands and hair follicles and   opportunistic bacteria easily invade open areas.  
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what are common microbes that lead to infection?   psuedomonas aeurginos staphlyococcus aureus, and klebsiella and candida  
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Before giving abx what would you expect the doc to order?   Wound cultures to help ID microbes and give proper abx & to help reduce development drug resistant organisms.  
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Septic shock   serious infection where microbes/toxins spread throughout body  
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how to treat septic shock   aggressive treatment with fluids & abx  
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BMR increases because   of heat loss, protein loss in exudate, stress response, anemia  
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BMR increases: anemia   due to RBC destruction and or decreased hematopoiesis  
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BMR increases: Tissue   body's need to replace tissue.  
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What happens to metabolic system following severe burn?   Hypermetabolism  
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How to treat hypermetabolism   increase dietary intake of protein and carbs required.  
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