Exam 2 - wound definitions

Question 1

tunnel

Answer 1

-linear channel extending beyond the open wound base, may have entrance and exit in same wound or two adjacent wounds

Question 2

undermining

Answer 2

-wound edge erosion. forms “shelf”

Question 3

-track

Answer 3

-dead end opening in wound base (abscess)

Question 4

fistula

Answer 4

-opening in wound base that leads to body cavity or organ

Question 5

Wound base: epithelial tissue

Answer 5

• pink, silvery, translucent or white cell layer

- not granular

Question 6

Wound base: granulation tissue

Answer 6

-red, beefy, granular. Moist tissue containing new connective tissue, blood vessels, and cells for wound repair

Question 7

Wound base: slough, fibrin, necrotic fibrous tissue

Answer 7

• soft, moist, dead fibrous tissue

- white, yellow, or tan

Question 8

Wound base: eschar

Answer 8

brown or black necrotic tissue

Question 9

serous

Answer 9

clear, watery drainage

Question 10

sanguineous

Answer 10

red or brown, bloody drainage due to bleeding at the wound site

Question 11

serosanguineous

Answer 11

-pink/reddish, watery drainage

Question 12

seropurulent

Answer 12

-cloudy, yellow to tan, thin, watery, often first sign of infection**

Question 13

purulent

Answer 13

-white, yellow, green, or tan drainage that is also cloudy, viscous or creamy, pus. Generally indicator of infection and may have odor

Question 14

sanguinopurulent

Answer 14

-containing blood and pus

Question 15

Dessicated

Answer 15

extremely dry

Question 16

ecchymotic/bruised

Answer 16

-blue, purple, black tissue from disputed blood vessels

Question 17

erythema

Answer 17

redness

Question 18

excoriated

Answer 18

tissue injury from mechanical, chemical, or thermal injury (scratching/rubbing)

Question 19

indurated

Answer 19

tissue hardened from edema, inflammation, or granulation

Question 20

inflamed

Answer 20

tissue response to injury. red, warm, swelling, pain

Question 21

intact

Answer 21

undamaged

Question 22

macerated

Answer 22

tissue damage or softening from too much moisture