Wound Concepts Flashcards

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1
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Dermis

A

Lower layer

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Full thickness would

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Wound that extends down into dermis

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Partial thickness wound

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A wound limited to the epidermis

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4
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Definition of wound

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Disruption of the integrity and function of tissues in the body

-not all wounds are created equal

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Open

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Wound that involves a break in skin mucous membrane

Surgical wound

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Closed wound

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Wound that involves break but doesn’t come to surface

fracture

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Acute wound

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Proceeds through the timely repairs, results in restoration of anatomical function and integrity

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Chronic wound

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Wound doesn’t orderly heal itself, and may not return to proper anatomical function normality

(Bed sore)

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Intentional

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Meant to have this wound occur (surgical)

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Unintentional

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Wound happened unexpectedly

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Superficial

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Involves only epidermal layer of skin(abrasion)

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Penetrating

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Break in the epidermal layer as well as the dermis and could even go deeper and involve an organ

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Perforating

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A foreign object enters and exits an internal organ

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14
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Clean

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No pathogenic organisms

-heals most quickly

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15
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Clean contaminated

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The wound was made under aseptic conditions, but went into cavity that usually harbors microorganisms

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16
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Contaminated

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Exists under conditions in which the presents if microorganisms are likely

17
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Infected

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We know that bacterial microorganisms are in the wound and have over 100,000 microorganisms per gram of tissue

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Colonized

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A wound that contains Microorganisms and the microorganisms are growing in the wound (MRSA)

19
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Laceration

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The tearing of tissue, typically with some irregular edges

20
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Abrasion

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A wound that typically results from a fall

Skinned knees

21
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Contusion

A

Closed wound(hematoma) usually caused by a blow from a blunt object

22
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Primary intention healing

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Indication that there was little or no tissue loss and they will suture things together resulting in little to no scaring

  • deceased risk for infection
  • heals fairly quickly
  • less likely to scar
23
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Secondary Intention healing

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Occurs when there has been tissue lost

  • wound cannot typically be sutured shut
  • body has to granulate to heal wound
  • epithelium finally grows over and leaves scar
24
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Stages of normal wound healing

A
  1. Inflammatory
  2. proliferative or regenerative
  3. Maturation of remodeling h
25
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Inflammatory phase

A

-controls bleeding
-delivery of blood and cells to injured area
-forms epithelial cells at injured site
Lasts up to 3-5 days

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Proliferative or regenerative phase

A
  • begins with appearance of new blood vessels
  • regenerate and fill wound with new connective tissue
  • granulation tissue is formed
  • Lasts 3-24 days
  • eventually closes top of wound
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Maturation or remodeling phase

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  • Collagen tissue increases in strength
  • scar has fewer pigmented cells and may have lighter skin tone
  • can take as long as a year
  • keloid: overgrowth of tissue
28
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Serous

A

Clear in color

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Purulent

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Puss,tan,brown, white associated with a foul odor

30
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Serosanginous

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Bright pinky color, serous and sanguineous together

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Sanguineous

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Active bleeding or darker in color

32
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Complications of wound healing

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Hemorrhage 
Infection 
Dehiscence 
Evisceration 
Fistula
Delayed wound healing
33
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Infection

A

Purulent drainage

100,000 microorganisms

Foul odor

34
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Dehiscence

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  • the wound fails to heal properly and the skin tissue separates
  • adipose tissue has a harder time healing, leaving obese patients at high risk
35
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Evisceration

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A total separation of the wound layers and a protrusion of the visceral organs

-if this happens place normal saline on it to keep it moist

36
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Fistula

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Abnormal passageway between two organs, or organ passing on outside of body

37
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Epidermis

A

Upper layer