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WOCN Definitions – Complete Study Set
WOCN Definitions – Complete Study Set
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WOCN Definitions – Complete Study SetAllodynia Right Ans - pain due to a stimulus that does not normally
provoke pain
Arteriosclerosis Right Ans - term for several conditions in which there is
thickening, hardening and loss of elasticity of the walls of blood vessels,
especially arteries
Atrophie blanche Right Ans - dermal sclerosis , dilated abnormal
vasculature, ivory-white plaques on the ankle or foot and hemosiderin
pigmented borders
Autolysis Right Ans - disintegration of cells by the body's own mechanism
e.g. leukocytes and enzymes
Biofilm Right Ans - polysaccharide matrix that microorganisms live and
produce in. bacteria in biofilm send signals to other bacteria in the community
to change phenotype. resistant to antimicrobials. must be removed by
debridement
Callus Right Ans - common usually painless thickening of the skin at
locations of pressure, friction or repetitive stress
Claudication Right Ans - inadequate blood supply that produces severe
pain in calf muscles during walking subsides with rest
Cellulitis Right Ans - inflammation of tissue around a lesion
redness, swelling and tenderness
signifies spreading infectious process
Collagen Right Ans - main supportive protein of skin, tendon, bone,
cartilage and connective tissue
Colonization Right Ans - REPLICATING microorganisms on the wound
surface without a host reaction
Contamination Right Ans - NONREPLICATING microorganisms on wound
surface without a host reaction.
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