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5 year old male presents with a wound that has been present for 6 months on the lateral aspect of his lower leg. His wound looks clean following his weekly debridement is does not progress to healing. What is the likely cause of the non-healing wound? Fibrin/Slough Biofilm Infection The wound may just be dirty and needs a good cleansing evious

Name: 5 year old male presents with a wound that has been present for 6 months on the lateral aspect of his lower leg his wound looks clean following his weekly debridement is does not progress to 59774
Uploaded: 2021-12-28T21:53:54-08:00
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Description: 5 year old male presents with a wound that has been present for 6 months on the lateral aspect of his lower leg his wound looks clean following his weekly debridement is does not progress to 59774

          5 year old male presents with a wound that has been present for 6 months on the lateral aspect of his lower leg. His wound looks clean following his weekly debridement
is does not progress to healing. What is the likely cause of the non-healing wound?
Fibrin/Slough
Biofilm
Infection
The wound may just be dirty and needs a good cleansing
evious

5 year old male presents with a wound that has been present for 6 months on the lateral aspect of his lower leg his wound looks clean following his weekly debridement is does not progress to 59774

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5 year old male presents with a wound that has been present for 6 months on the lateral aspect of his lower leg. His wound looks clean following his weekly debridement is does not progress to healing. What is the likely cause of the non-healing wound? Fibrin/Slough Biofilm Infection The wound may just be dirty and needs a good cleansing evious