Distances Based Learning Self Assessment



Burns Module questions

|Question 1 - The skin consists of the outer epidermis and the inner dermis separated by the basement membrane. |Marks |

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|1a) List the 5 layers that make up the epidermis (5 marks): | |

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|1b) List the 2 layers that make-up the dermis (2 marks): | |

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|Question 2 – List 5 functions of the skin | |

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|Question 3 – List 5 consequences at the cellular and tissue level that follow a burn injury (5 marks): | |

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|Question 4 – What is the minimum size of a burn that would cause systemic as well as local effects? (1 mark): | |

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|Question 5 – Systemic effects of a burn injury | |

|List 2 systemic effects of a burn injury that occur in each of the following systems | |

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|5a) Cardiovascular system? | |

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|5b) Renal system | |

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|5d) Respiratory system | |

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|Question 6 – List two methods for assessing the total body surface area (TBSA) affected by a burn (2 marks): | |

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|Question 7 – Which two methods of assessing the TBSA of a burn can be used in young children? (2 marks) | |

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|Question 8 - Assessing the depth of a burn | |

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| |1 - Full thickness |A - Epidermis only | | |

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| |2 - Deep dermal |B - All of epidermis and all of dermis | | |

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| |3 - Superficial |C - Epidermis and upper dermis | | |

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| |4 - Superficial partial thickness |D - Epidermis and mid lower dermis | | |

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|Question 9 – Under each heading, list 2 factors that should be considered when deciding where a patient with a burn | |

|should be treated (outpatient, district hospital, specialist hospital; 2 marks for each section): | |

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|9b) Patient Factors | |

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|9c) Social and family factors | |

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|TOTAL MARK (out of a possible 40 marks) | |

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