Post-test

Health Economic Implications of
Wound Care and Limb Preservation

Post Test
A score of 70% must be achieved to receive continuing education credits.

1.

Which of the following are final amputation triggers?
a. Ischemia
b. Faulty wound healing
c. Gangrene
d. Infections
e. All of the Above

2.

If there was low cost and high effectiveness which of the following would you do:
a. Adopt treatment
b. Perform C-E analysis
c. Reject treatment
d. All of the Above

3.

Cost effectiveness is the ration of the marginal cost to the marginal effectiveness
True
False

4.

Debridement adds considerably to the cost of care
True
False

5.

Cost drivers in wound care are:
a. Ulceration
b. Infection
c. Hospitalization
d. Amputation
e. All of the above

6.

V.A.C. Therapy patients are two times more likely to reach early healing milestone.
True
False

7.

Patient spend more money when using VAC Therapy.
True
False

8

Wounds in Diabetics are:
a. Pressure Ulcers
b. Post Surgical Wounds
c. Venous Stasis Ulcers
d. Traumatic Wounds
e. All of the above

9

Starting Negative Pressure Wound Therapy within the first 21 days of admission is associated with a reduction of 22 days in total length of stay.
True
False

10

Reducing total wound treatment costs is done by starting patients on Negative Pressure Wound Therapy within ____of Long Term Acute Care admission.
a. Post Surgical Wounds
b. Venous Stasis Ulcers
c. Traumatic Wounds
d. All of the above

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