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Wound Care Flashcards

1
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Wound that edges meet

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Approximated

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2
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Redness that goes from red to white when pressure exerted

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Blanchable Hyeremia

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3
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Skin stays white longer than normal when pressed

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Blanching

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4
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Removal of non viable tissue

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Debridement

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5
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Separation of previously approximated wound edges. Typically 5-8 days post surgery

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Dehiscence

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6
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The process of covering exposed surfaces with new epithelial cells

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Epithialization

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7
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Non viable necrotic tissue. Brown/Black

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Eschar

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8
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Exposure of internal organs

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Evisceration

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9
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Fluid that leaks from wound

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Exudate

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10
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One surface rubbed over another. Skin over muscle

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Friction

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11
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New connective tissue with new blood vessels (angiogenesis)

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Granulation tissue

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12
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Stop bleeding

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Hemostasis

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13
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Hardened thickened skin around wound

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Induration

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14
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Skin does not turn white when pressed. Indicative of Stage 1 pressure injury

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Non blanchable erythema

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15
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Skin damage from pressure preventing blood flow

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Pressure injury

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16
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Surgical wound

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Primary intention

17
Q

Pus

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Purulent

18
Q

Increased blood flow following period of decreased blood flow…tourniquet released

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Reactive hyperemia

19
Q

Blood tinged exudate

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Sanguinous

20
Q

Wound that is left open

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Secondary intention

21
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Bloody exudate

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Sanguinous

22
Q

Force moving opposite and parallel

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Shearing force

23
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Yellow, white, stringy material in wound bed

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Slough

24
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Lack of oxygen/blood perfusion in tissue

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Tissue ischemia

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