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Name the 6 wound healing indications (3 ulcers and 3 wounds)

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1) Pressure Ulcers
2) Diabetic Ulcers
3) Venous Ulcers
4) Traumatic Wounds
5) Surgical Wounds
6) Burn Wounds

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Define galvanotaxis

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Cellular movement that is stimulated by electric current

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What activates the alteration of cellular membranes?

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Electric current leads to synthesis of collagen and DNA (60-90 volts)

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Name 2 modifications electrical stimulation can have on the cells

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1) Reverse the normal electrical potential of cells

2) Enhance the electrical potential of cells

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Name 2 ways the electrodes can be placed with wound healing

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1) Electrodes with wet surface placed directly on the wound bed
- Keeping wound wet w/ 0.9% saline maintains the appropriate charge of tissue needed to encourage healing.
2) Electrodes placed around the wound not in direct contact with the wound

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How does the HVPC waveform look like?

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2 spikes

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HVPC (High Volt Pulsed Curent): Non-motor or non sensory quality?

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Non-motor quality

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HVPC (High Volt Pulsed Curent): Long or short pulses?

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Short pulses

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HVPC (High Volt Pulsed Curent): Rapid reduction or slow reduction of current amplitude?

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Rapid reduction of current amplitude

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HVPC for wound healing: Pulse width?

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40-100 microseconds

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HVPC for wound healing: Polarity?

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Polarity (+) or (-)

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HVPC for wound healing: Pulse rate?

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60-125 (pps)

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HVPC for wound healing: Treatment time?

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45-60 min

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HVPC for wound healing: Treatment frequency?

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Up to 5 days/week

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HVPC for wound healing: Sevel protocols exist and are depending on what?

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Depends on phase of tissue healing: inflammatory, proliferative/epithlialization, remodeling

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Name 10 contraindications for HVPC wound healing

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1) Cardiac Pacemaker, Bladder stimulator
2) Superficial metal implants
3) Significant impaired sensation
4) Pregnancy
5) Osteomyelitis
6) Transthoracic/cervical region
7) Along phrenic nerve
8) Malignancy
9) Carotid sinus, laryngeal musculature
10) Over topical substances with metal ions

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What type of charge does injured tissue have?

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Positive

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When a wound has necrotic tissue; proliferative stage of healing; inflammation is not present, what type of charge does it attract?

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(+) anode

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When a wound is infected; inflammed tissue, what type of charge does it attract?

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(-) cathode

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In wound healing, (+) anode attracts these 3 things?

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1) inactive neutrophils
2) Macrophages
3) Epidermal cells

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In wound healing, (-) cathode attracts which 6 things?

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1) Active neutrophils
2) Lymphocytes
3) Platelets
4) Mast cells
5) keratinocytes
6) fibroblasts

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Wound healing activation: Cellular membranes are altered by electric current leading to synthesis of __ and __ (__-__ volts)

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Cellular membranes are altered by electric current leading to synthesis of collagen and DNA (60-90 volts)

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Acute edema - Lower or higher frequency?

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Higher frequency

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Acute edema - motor or no motor response?

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Acute edema - HVPC or Biphasic?
HVPC
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Chronia edema - Lower or higher frequency?
lower freq
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Chronia edema - motor or no motor response?
motor response
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Chronia edema - HVPC or Biphasic?
Biphasic waveform
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Name 3 mechanistic theories behind acute edema
1) Decreases initial surge of blood following acute injury 2) Repels negatively charged proteins involved in inflammatory process 3) Decrease porous properties of blood vessels thereby affecting protein migration
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Acute Edema: Polarity?
(-)
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Acute Edema: Pulse frequency?
100-120 pps
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Acute Edema: Pulse Duration?
40-100 microsec
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Acute Edema: Current Amplitude?
pt comfort
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Acute Edema: Treatment time?
20-30 min
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Chronic Edema: Polarity?
Biphasic waveform
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Chronic Edema: Pulse freq?
35-50 pps
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Chronic Edema: On:off (surge)
equal, b/w 2-5 sec
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Chronic Edema: Pulse Duration?
150-350 microsec
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Chronic Edema: Amplitude?
Motor response
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Chronic Edema: Treatment time?
20-30 min
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Iontophoresis: Which stage of tissue healing?
inflammatory
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Iontophoresis: What two types of pain?
acute and chronic
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Iontophoresis: 2 advantages over other types of treatment?
1) pts who are unable to receive injections (fear, supressed immune system) 2) Bypasses liver and GI tract so no absorbed in GI tract, therefore, potency is maintained
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5 Therapeutic goals of Iontophoresis: 1) Relieve pain and inflammation associated with these 3 things 2) Dissolving __ __ 3) E__ 4) Scar __ and a__ 5) hyper__
1) Relieve pain and inflammation associated with: 2) Tendonitis, Plantar fasciitis (PF), bursitis 3) Dissolving calcium deposits (calcific tendonitis) 4) Edema 5) Scar tissue and adhesions 6) Hyperhidrosis
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Iontophoresis: Dose in mA-min
40-60 (80) mA-min
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Iontophoresis: Current Amplitude? no greater than what?
no > 4.0 mA
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Iontophoresis: Treatment time?
Dependent on dose and current
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Iontophoresis: Equation?
Current Amplitude (mA) x Treatment Duration (min)= Dose (mA-min)
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Iontophoresis: Adverse Effects?
``` Alkaline Reaction (-) Acidic Reaction (+) ``` Current Density Current Amplitude
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Iontophoresis: Maximum current density for anode (+)?
no > 1.0 mA/cm2
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Iontophoresis: Maximum current density for cathode (-)?
no > 0.5 mA/cm2
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Iontophoresis: Dexamethasone, - or +?
(-)
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Iontophoresis: Acetic Acid, - or +?
(-)
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Iontophoresis: Lidocaine, - or +?
(+)
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Iontophoresis: Name the 6 contraindications (4 of them you ask the patient)
1) Impaired sensation 2) Cardiac pacemakers/arrhythmia 3) Pregnancy 4) Previous drug allergy/adverse drug reaction 5) Altered skin integrity 6) Carotid Sinus

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