CHN RLE: WOUND COMPLICATIONS

Question 1

The most common complication from wounds

Answer 1

infection

Question 2

a painful bacterial skin infection

Answer 2

cellulitis

Question 3

spread to underlying tissue and bone

Answer 3

osteomyelitis

Question 4

When a wound has dead tissue in the wound bed, it is called

Answer 4

necrotic wound

Question 5

two main types of necrotic tissue

Answer 5

eschar and slough

Question 6

wounds that will have a dry, thick, leathery appearance that is often tan, brown or black.

Answer 6

Eschar

Question 7

wounds are yellow, tan, green or brown and may be moist, loose and stringy

Answer 7

Slough

Question 8

is a flesh-eating disease that causes severe necrotic woundss

Answer 8

Necrotizing fasciitis

Question 9

Necrotizing fasciitis symptoms

Answer 9

red or purple skin in the infected area, severe pain, fever and vomiting.

Question 10

Necrotic wounds are unable to heal until the dead tissue is removed in a surgical process called

Answer 10

debridement

Question 11

Additional complications of wound healing are

Answer 11

-Periwound dermatitis
-Edema and periwound edema
-Hematomas
-Dehiscence
-Maceration

Question 12

causes compression of small vessels and decreasing blood flow, increasing the likelihood of a pressure ulcer or injury

Answer 12

Edema

Question 13

a collection of blood outside of blood cells

Answer 13

Hematomas

Question 14

the splitting or bursting open of a wound

Answer 14

Dehiscence

Question 15

a macerated wound occurs when skin is in contact with moisture for too long, slowing healing and making skin more vulnerable to infection

Answer 15

Maceration