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WEEK 5 PPT EXAM WITHUPDATED AND VERIFIED
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Stages of Wound Healing - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-1.
Inflammatory (initial)
-immediate phase, lasts about 3 days
-increased blood supply and phagocytosis
(delivers oxygen, wbcs, and nutrient to the
wound to support healing)
-control bleeding for clot formation
2. Proliferative (granulation)
-second phase
-fibroblasts synthesize collagen
-formation of granulation tissue
3. Maturation and Remodeling
-continued granulation and strengthening of
tissue
-scar formation
,Primary Intention - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-wounds
that heal under conditions of minimal tissue
loss. Edges are approximated and will heal
rapidly (ie: closed surgical wound with stitches
or staples)
Secondary Intention - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Wound
healing where edges can't be easily
approximated and wound fills with granulation.
There is loss of tissue and likely to scar. Cannot
be approximated but not as deep as tertiary. (ie:
Pressure injury left open to heal)
Tertiary Intention - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-The wound
is purposely left open due to heavy infection or
contamination
initially cleaned, debrided and observed
(ie: Tissue Graft, Stage 4 Pressure ulcer with
necrotic tissue and infection)
Dehiscence - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Bursting open
of a wound, especially a surgical abdominal
wound
, Evisceration - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-wound
separation with protrusion of organs
Things to use to assess wounds -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-- Open/Closed
- Color (Red, yellow, black)
- Height
- Width
-Depth
-Clock (tunneling)
Size of the wound - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Measure
the length, width, depth and diameter (if
circular)
Purulent exudate - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Pus:
indicates a bacterial infection
Sanguineous exudate - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-
bloody drainage. RBC- bright or dark red
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