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SKIN INTEG & WOUND CARE Flashcards

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What is Skin?

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Largest Organ of the Body 1/6 of TBW, Synthesize Vita D, Protects, Sensory Organ

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Skin is Affected By?

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Genetics, Age, Meds, Chronic Illness, Nutrition

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2 Principal Layers of the Skin?

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Epidermis and Dermis

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Types of Wounds

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Open, Close, Ulcer

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Open Wounds

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Abrasion, Laceration, Puncture, Avulsions

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Abrasion is?

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Skin rubbed on a rough surface with little to no bleeding

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Laceration is?

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Jagged cut caused by sharp objects with extensive bleeding that needs stitches and heavy cleaning

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Puncture is?

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Hole wound caused by objects such as gunshot and usually need tetanus or antibiotic shot

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Avulsion is?

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Partial or complete tear of the skin caused by explosions or accidents

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Closed Wounds

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Contusion, Blisters, Seroma, Hematoma, Crush Injury

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Contusion is?

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Medical term for bruise with black to blue color caused of BV breakdown

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Blister is?

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Bubble pops with fluid build up of clear water (serum)

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Seroma is?

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Clear fluid build up near an incision surgical site

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Hematoma is?

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Pool of clotted blood caused by BV breakdowns because of injury or trauma

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Crush injury is?

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Prolonged compression of torso or limbs

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Ulcer wounds

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Pressure, Venous, Arterial, Neuropathic

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Pressure ulcer is also known as?

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Decubitus Ulcer, Pressure Sore, Bed Sore

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What is Ischemia?

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Decreased blood supply to tissues

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What is Reactive Hyperemia?

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Red Flush in localized site of wound

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What is Vasodilation?

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Extra blood delivery to the impeded site of blood flow

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How does ulcer affect cellular metabolism?

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Impedes blood flow causing ischemia

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Factors of pressure ulcer

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Friction /Shearing, Poor Nutri, Incontinence (Maceration, Excoriation), Moisture, Activity, Immobility, Decreased LOC, Excessive Body Heat, Poor Lifting technique, incorrect pos

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What is LOC?

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Level of Consciousness

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What is Maceration?

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Too moist site making tissues soft

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What is Excoriation

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Loss of Layers of the Skin

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Common sites of pressure ulcer of the back?

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Heels, Tailbone, elbow, shoulder, back of the head

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Common site of pressure ulcer of the sides?

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Ankle, Hips, knees, shoulder, ears

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Common site of pressure ulcer sitting?

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Shoulder blade, buttocks, heels, ball of foot

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What is Stage 1 Pressure Ulcer?

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Intact Skin, Non blanchable redness, pain, firm, warm/cool

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Stage 1 treatment?

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Offload pressure, transparent film dressing, hydrocolloid dressing, moisture barrier

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What is Stage 2 Pressure Ulcer?

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Partial Thickness loss of skin, superficial present/abrasion, bleeding, higher scarring, higher susceptibility

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Stage 2 treatment?

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Hydrocolloid dressing, Absorptive dressing, Draining wound, Hydrogel Healing Wound

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What is Stage 3 Pressure Ulcer?

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Full thickness loss of skin, deep crater

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Stage 3 treatment?

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Draining: Absorptive Dressing, Neuropathic: Debridement, Granulation: Hydrogel Healing wound

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What is Stage 4 Pressure Ulcer?

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Visible bone or palpable, full thickness loss of skin

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What is unstageable wound?

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True depth is not determined due to slough or eschar

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Slough color?

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Tan, Yellowish, Stringy

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Eschar Color?

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Brown, Black

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Deep tissue injury?

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Starts inside showing maroon or purple color above the localized site

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Risk assessment tools for pressure ulcer?

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Norton Scale, Gosnell Scale, Braden Scale

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Braden scale subscales are?

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Sensory percep, moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition, friction/shearing

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What is Primary Intention?

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little to no loss of skin tissues, approximated

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What is Secondary Intention?

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Excessive skin tissue loss, edges cannot be approximated, bleeding, higher scarring and susceptibility

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What is Tertiary Intention?

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Also known as delayed primary intention, 3-5 days opened and closed by staples, sutures

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Phases of wound healing?

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Inflammatory, Proliferative, Maturation

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Inflammatory phase?

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3-6 days after injury, hemostasis, phagocytosis happens

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What is Hemostasis?

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Bleeding is stopped

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What is Phagocytosis?

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Defense is build up

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What is Proliferative phase?

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3-21st day post injury, collagen synthesize, granulation of tissue occurs

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What is Maturation phase?

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21st day to 2 years, collagen organize, remodeling, scarring present, keloid too

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What is Kelloid?

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Hypertrophic scarring caused by collagen build up

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What is Hemorrhage?

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Massive bleeding

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What is Infection?

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Contaminated wound site during healing

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What is Dehiscence with possible evisceration?

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Rupture of suture wound with protruding viscera

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What is Serous Exudate?

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Serum build up with few watery cell

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What is Purulent exudate?

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Puss filled build up

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What is Sanguineous exudate?

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High number of RBC build up

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What is Serosanguineous exudate?

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Blood clear build up

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What is Purosanguineous exudate?

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Puss and blood build up

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