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Wound Terminology – Comprehensive Study Guide
Wound Terminology – Comprehensive Study Guide
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Wound Terminology – Comprehensive Study GuidePeriwound Right Ans - What is the area of the skin that surrounds a wound
called?
Asensate Right Ans - Without sensation
Blanchable Right Ans - Turns white with pressure and then color returns;
peripheral vascular system able to refill
Callous Right Ans - Extra layers of skin (hypertrophy), usually due to
pressure
Cellulitis (skin weeping) Right Ans - Inflammation of tissue; presents with
edema, redness, pain, and heat, often with hardness of the tissues and a
demarcation of the red area; usually signifies spreading infection
Contusion Right Ans - Injury to blood vessel without a break in the skin;
presents as a discolored, purple area; may also be described as a bruise
Dermatitis Right Ans - Stripped or rubbed off skin; may also be called
excoriation
Edema Right Ans - Increased fluid in the interstitial space
Epidermis Right Ans - Outer layer of skin
Erythema Right Ans - Redness, vasodilation (sign of infection)
Hematoma Right Ans - Collection (clot) of blood
Hyperemia Right Ans - Pink coloration of periwound skin, normal with
healing process (rubbing arms causes redness)
Infection Right Ans - Invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in
body tissue resulting in cellular injury
Ischemia Right Ans - Impaired blood supply (tissue death)
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