You are asked to evaluate a patient with a vertical abdomina…

You are asked to evaluate a patient with a vertical abdominal wound after having a hemicolectomy for colon cancer. The surgery was 12 days ago.  The wound measures 15.0 cms x 2.5 x 5.6 cms.  The wound is 80% yellow slough and 20% granular (but more on the pink than red side).  There is minimal odor, no erythema, minimal edema.  There is moderate drainage on the dressings.  What is the biggest impairment (limitation) to wound healing for this gentleman? 

Jax Inc, a U.S.-based firm, has recently started exporting c…

Jax Inc, a U.S.-based firm, has recently started exporting cosmetics to India. Jax Inc. has introduced a new range of mineral-based makeup products for the first time in the Indian market. As Jax Inc. has no competitors in this segment of the Indian cosmetics market, it has set a very high price for its products in order to reach the premium, price insensitive segment of the market. This is an example of______.

You evaluate a patient for a medial lower leg wound that mea…

You evaluate a patient for a medial lower leg wound that measures 8.2 x 4.3 x 0.1 cms. He reports that at times it drains heavily and has been getting his socks soiled throughout the day. The drainage is bluish-green and has a moderately foul odor.  The wound is 90% granular and 10% thin slough film.  He is a 54 year old, non-diabetic, morbidly obese gentleman with easily palpable pedal pulses, who works as a foreman in a steel mill.  Which dressing plan do you try first?

Company X manufactures smartphones in Japan and sells them a…

Company X manufactures smartphones in Japan and sells them at different prices in different countries based on local market conditions. Some independent retailers buy these smartphones in low-price countries and then resell them in high-price countries without Company X’s permission. This practice is called: