Unit 4 Chronic Wounds

Question 1

Macerated

Answer 1

Wet and white peri wound skin

Question 2

Epithelialization

Answer 2

Process of new, pink to purple, shinny tissue to wound edge.

Question 3

Sanguineous

Answer 3

Bloody

Question 4

Serous

Answer 4

Thin, clear, yellow plasma

Question 5

Sero-Sanguineous

Answer 5

Combination of both serous and sanguineous exudate

Question 6

Purulent

Answer 6

Thick, cloudy pus

Question 7

Indurated

Answer 7

Abnormal firmness of the tissue with palpable margins

Question 8

Sloughing

Answer 8

Dry or wet wound bed, looser firmly attached, yellow to brown dead tissue

Question 9

Granulation Tissue

Answer 9

Wound bed is firm, red, moist, pebbled healthy tissue

Question 10

Eschar

Answer 10

Wound bed is dry, black/brown, yellow dead tissue

Question 11

Abrasion

Answer 11

Superficial would with little bleeding and is considered a partial thickness wound. Wound often appears weepy because plasma leakage from damaged capillaries.

Question 12

Exudates

Answer 12

Describes the amount, color, consistency and odor of wound drainage.

Question 13

Debridement

Answer 13

Removal of non viable, necrotic tissue and is necessary to rid the ulcer of a source of infection, to enable the visualization of the wound bed, and to provide a clean base for healing.

Question 14

Necrotic Tissue

Answer 14

Result of skin necrosis. Necrosis is a premature death of cells.

Question 15

Contaminated

Answer 15

To soil, stain, or infect by contact or association bacteria.