WoundSource Practice Accelerator:
Silver Safety
 
Test your knowledge based on your learning from the materials provided in the WoundSource Practice Accelerator program on Silver Safety

How many patients a year are affected by antibiotic resistance according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)?
2.8 million
1 million
100,000
1000
Before the discovery of penicillin in 1928, what was the primary antimicrobial agent available?
Honey
Garlic
Silver
Copper
Silver's effectiveness is dependent on size, shape, and concentration of particles. What shape is most effective?
Rod
Truncated, triangular
Spherical
Amorphous
How cytotoxic is silver when used topically?
Very, more than alternative antibiotics
None
Limited, less than alternative antibiotics
As much as alternative antibiotics
If wounds are not closed in an appropriate amount of time, especially those of diabetic patients, serious complications may follow. Which of the following is not a risk?
Sepsis
Amputation
Becoming Chronic
Salmonella
True or False: The long-term effects of argyria in humans are still unknown, but animal studies have shown no serious side effects.
True
False
True or False: The exact mechanism of silver as an antibacterial agent is under investigation, but current theories propose seven methods.
True
False
True or False: In 1520 CE., silver in wound treatment began with the use of silver nitrate to chemically cauterize wounds but is not still used today.
True
False
True or False: In the 1800, penicillin was the standard of care for skin ulcers and festering wounds.
True
False, Silver Nitrate was the standard of care
To avoid argyria, how is silver used?
Topically or in wound dressings
Injection
Injestion
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