Chapter 36 Med Terms Flashcards
Pooled Exudates.
Pus
A bright red flush on the skin occurring after pressure is relieved.
Reactive Hyperemia
Renewal, regrowth, the replacement of destroyed tissue cells by cells that are identical or similar in structure and function.
Regeneration
An exudate containing large amounts of red blood cells; also called hemorrhagic exudate.
Sanguineous Exudate
Wound in which the tissue surfaces are not approximated and there is extensive tissue loss; formation of excessive granulation tissue and scarring.
Secondary Intention Healing
Inflammatory material consisting of a combination of clear and blood-tinged drainage.
Serosanguineous Exudate
Inflammatory material composed of serum (clear portion of blood) derived from the blood and serous membranes of the body such as the peritoneum, pleura, pericardium, and meninges; watery in appearance and has few cells.
Serous Exudate
A combination of friction and pressure that, when applied to the skin, results in damage to the blood vessels and tissues.
Shearing Force
A bath in which the client sits in warm water to help soothe and heal the perineum
Sitz Bath
The formation about pus.
Suppuration
Healing that occurs in wounds left open for 3 to 5 days and then closed with sutures, staples, or adhesive skin closures.
Tertiary Intention
Constricted blood vessels.
Vasoconstriction
An increase in the diameter of blood vessels.
Vasodilation
growing only in the presence of oxygen
aerboic
growing only in the absence of oxygen
anaerobic
closed tissue surfaces
approximated
a strip of cloth used to wrap some part of the body
bandage
a type of bandage applied to large body areas (abdomen or chest) that are designed for a specific body part ( arm sling) used to provide support
binder
a protein found in the connective tissue; a whitish protein substance that adds tensile strength to a wound
collagen
a moist gauze dressing applied frequently to an open wound, sometimes medicated
compress
removal of infected and necrotic material
debridement
the partial or total rupturing of a sutured wound; usually involves an abdominal wound in which the layers below the skin also separate
dehiscence
necrotic tissue
eschar
extrusion of the internal organs
evisceration
loss of the superficial layers of the skin
excoriation
purulent drainage
exudate
an insoluble protein formed fibrinogen during the clotting of blood
fibrin
rubbing; the force that opposes motion
friction
young connective tissue with new capillaries formed in the wound healing process
granulation tissue
a confusion or “black eye” resulting fro injury
hematoma
excessive loss of blood from the vascular system
hemorrhage
cessation of bleeding
hemostasis
prescribed or unavoidable restriction of movement in any area of a persons life
immobiity
deficiency of blood supply caused by obstruction of circulation to the body part
ischemia
a hypertrophic scar containing an abnormal amount of collagen
keloid
the wasting away or softening of a solid as if by the action of soaking; often used to describe degenerative changes and eventual disintegration
maceration
filling an open wound or cavity with a material such as gauze
packing
macrophages engulf microorganisms and cellular debris
phagocytosis
reddened areas, sores, or ulcers of the skin occurring over bony prominence
pressure ulcers
tissue surfaces are approximated (closed) and there is minimal or no tissue loss, formation of minimal granulation tissue and scaring
primary intention healing
an exudate consisting of leukocytes, liquefied dead tissue debris, and dead and living bacteria
purulent exudate
