Describe three ways chronic wounds are different from acute wounds

What will be an ideal response?

The correct answer should contain three of the following key points:
*Chronic wounds contain higher levels of MMPs and lower levels of TIMPs than acute wounds.
*Chronic wounds contain senescent cells.
*Chronic wounds have greater numbers of inflammatory cells.
*Chronic wounds do not respond to growth factors.
*Chronic wounds generally have an underlying pathophysiology, such as venous insufficiency.

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Inaccurate coding and incorrect billing can result in:

delays in receiving payments. prison sentences. loss of the provider's license to practice medicine. all of the above.

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Medical history is sometimes used in the etiology of a disease. This means that medical history is used to determine the:

A. cause of the disease. B. acuteness of the disease. C. prognosis of the disease. D. subacuteness of a disease.

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