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Tissue Integrity Terminology Flashcards

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Closed, with the wounds edges touching each other

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Approximated

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Superficial, partial thickness wound with little bleeding, caused by rubbing or scraping the skin or a mucous membrane.

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Abrasion

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What is arterial insufficiency?

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Inadequate blood flow through the arteries

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Large blisters, as seen with burns

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Bulla

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Decrease in size, wasting away, or progressive decline of a body part or tissue

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Atrophy

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Thermal injury to tissues

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Burn

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Malignant (cancerous) growth made up of epithelial cells that tends to infiltrate surrounding tissue thus causing metastasis

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Carcinoma

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Injury to tissues with skin discoloration from blood seepage just under the skin and without breakage of skin; a bruise

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Contusion

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Remove contaminated, damaged, or devitalized tissue from a wound

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Debride

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Abnormal, closed epithelium lined sack that contains a liquid or a semi solid substance.

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Cyst

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Spontaneous opening of the edges of a surgical wound with partial or total separation of wound layers.

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Dehiscence

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Area of loss of superficial layers of the skin.

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Denuded

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Inflammation of the skin

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Dermatitis

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Innermost layer of the skin

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Dermis

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Dehydration of the tissue

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Desiccation

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Seepage or withdrawal of fluids from a wound or cavity

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Drainage

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Hemorrhagic spot, or bruise, caused by bleeding under the skin and irregularly formed in blue, purple, or brown patche

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Ecchymosis

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Accumulation of excess fluid, causing swelling in the cells, in intercellular spaces within tissues, or in potential spaces inside the body

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Edema

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Reddening of the skin caused by congestion of the capillaries

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Erythema

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Slough (hard crust or mass of dead tissue) produced by a thermal burn, a corrosive application, or gangrene

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Eschar

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Severe form of dehiscent’s where internal viscera protrudes outside of body

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Evisceration

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Material such as fluid with a high content of protein and cellular debris that has escaped from blood vessels and has been deposited in tissues or on tissue surfaces, usually as a result of inflammation.

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Exudate

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Any abnormal tubelike passage in the body

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Fistula

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Development of red moist tissue made up of new blood vessels, indicating the progression of wound healing

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Granulation

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Localized collection of blood underneath the tissues, appearing as a swelling or mass often characterized by a bluish discoloration

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Hematoma

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Protective response occurring in reaction to any type of bodily injury or destruction of tissues, characterized by redness and swelling and sometimes serous exudate

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Inflammation

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To wash out with fluid

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Irrigate

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A deficiency in blood flow to an area which could lead to tissue death

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Ischemia

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Sharply elevated, progressively enlarging scar that does not fade with time

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Keloid

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Cut; torn wound

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Laceration

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Softening our dissolution of tissue after lengthy exposure to fluid (too wet)

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Maceration

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Spot or thickening of the skin, not raised above the surface

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Macule

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Malignant mole or tumor on the skin with atypical melanocytes in both the epidermis and the dermis and sometimes the subcutaneous cells

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Melanoma

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Death of areas of tissue or bone surrounded by healthy tissue

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Necrosis

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Small, solid mass that can be detected by touch

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Nodule

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Paleness; a decrease or absence of skin coloration

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Pallor

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Small, circumscribed, solid, elevated skin lesion

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Papule

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Minute reddish or purplish spots containing blood that appear in skin or mucous membranes as a result of localized hemorrhage

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Petechiae

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Any patch or flat area of the skin, such as the characteristic scales of psoriasis or eczema

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Plaque

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Impaired skin integrity and or formation of a wound due to prolonged pressure

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Pressure ulcer

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Itching

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Pruritus

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Wound made by a sharp pointed object penetrating the skin

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Puncture

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Condition characterized by various skin manifestations, including hemorrhages into the skin, mucous membranes, internal organs, and other tissues

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Purpura

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Containing pus

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Purulent

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Yellowish liquid product of inflammation or infection

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Pus

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Small, elevated skin lesion that contains plus

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Pustule

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Pertaining to serum; thin and watery like serum

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Serous

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Force exerted parallel to the skin resulting from gravity and from resistance or friction between the patient and a surface, such as that created when a patient slumps in the chair

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Shear

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A traumatic wound resulting from separation of the epidermis from the dermis

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Skin tear

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Mass of dead tissue separating from an ulcer

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Slough

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Stagnation (stopping) of the flow of body fluid, most commonly used to describe the impaired flow of blood back to the heart from the peripheral circulation

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Stasis

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A canal or passageway within the wound bed

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Tunneling

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An overhanging along the edge of the wound bed creating a sac or pocket

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Undermining

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Inadequacy of the venous valves and impairment of venous return from the lower limbs often with edema and sometimes with skin ulcers

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Venous insufficiency

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Small blister that contains liquid

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Vesicle

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Smooth, localized, reddened or pale, slightly elevated area on the skin that is either introduced via intradermal injection or is typical of allergic reactions

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Wheal

*NUR 170 Exam 3 (8 decks)

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