Wound Care Flashcards
Wounds caused by venous or arterial insufficiency
Peripheral Vascular Conditions
Wounds over a bony prominence
Pressure Ulcer
A wound accompanied by edema and dark dusky skin discoloration
Venous Insufficiency Wound/Ulcer
A shallow wound that develops when the leg veins dont return blood back to heart
Venous Ulcer
Venous insufficiency and venous ulcer location
Medial malleoli
Occur between knee and ankle, superficial, irregular margins
Venous ulcers
Inadequate blood supply due to peripheral vascular disease, diabetes mellitus, trauma or advanced age
Arterial ulcer
Distal leg between or tips of toes, lateral malleolus, even wound margins, superficial or deep, necrotic eschar
Arterial ulcer
PVD Assessment Methods
DVT test, arterial sufficiency test, claudication
Press patients calf while moving foot into dorsiflexion
Homans Sign
Time elapsed is recorded when calf pain prevents continued walking
Claudication
Involves controlled application of subatmospheric pressure to a wound
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (Wound Vac)
