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abscess Answer- localized collection of pus in any part of the body
acute wound Answer- created traumatically or surgically and usually requires limited
wound care. **heals in a timely and uncomplicated manner
altered tissue perfusion Answer- when oxygenated blood does not flow freely through the vessels to the tissue
ABI Answer- vascular assessment technique which determines ration of ankle to the
brachial systolic BP with the aid of a hand held Doppler: ankle systolic pressure _______________________ brachial systolic pressure
avascular Answer- lacking in blood supply, dead, nonviable, necrotic. types include slough and eschar.
cellulitis Answer- inflammation of tissue around a lesion, characterized by redness, swelling, and tenderness. signifies a spreading infectious process.
clinical practice guideline Answer- often based on a consensus statement and always requires some type of peer review to be established. usually developed by professional societies, or gvmt agencies
clean wound Answer- wound free of devitalized tissue, purulent drainage, foreign materials, or debris.
collagen Answer- main supportive protein of skin, tendon bone cartilage and connective tissue
colonized Answer- presence of bacteria that cause no local or systemic s/sx
contraction Answer- the pulling together of wound edges in the healing process
dead space Answer- a defect or cavity dehiscence Answer- the parting of the sutured lips of a surgical wound can be caused by skin weakness caused by corticosteroid use
demarcated Answer- to mark or determine the limits of ;
denude Answer- loss of epidermis
dermis Answer- the inner layer of skin in which hair follicles and sweat glands originate. involved in stage 2-4 pressure ulcers.
enzymes Answer- biochemical substances that is capable of breaking down necrotic
tissue
enzymatic debridement Answer- liquefaction of necrotic wound debris by chemical agents
epibole Answer- the growing of one part about another. dorsal lip area during gastrulation. rolled wound edges
epidermis Answer- outer cell layer of skin
epithelialization Answer- regeneration of the epidermis across wound surface
erythema Answer- redness of the skins surface produced by vasodilation
eschar Answer- thick leathery necrotic tissue: devitalized tissue
excoriation Answer- linear scratches on skin
exuberant granulation Answer- formation of excessive amounts of granulation that may protrude above the wound margins
exudate Answer- fluid that leaks from injured tissue
fascia Answer- a band or sheet of fibrous tissue that protects and connects muscle and organs
fibrin Answer- an insoluble protein formed by fibrinogen by the proteolytic action of thrombin essential in blood clotting
fibrinolysis Answer- the enzymatic breakdown of fibrin
fibroblast Answer- any cell or corpuscle from which connective tissue is developed
fibroplasia Answer- the formation of connective tissue
fluctuance Answer- wave like motion indicating fluid
friabilty Answer- crumbly, able to be easily reduced to powder or crumbled full thickness Answer- wounds that extend through the epidemis and entire dermis and possibly muscle or bone
granulation Answer- growth of small blood vessels and connective tissue in a full thickness wound
granulation tissue Answer- healing tissue composed of newly formed capillaries and
fibroblasts
healing ridge Answer- palpatory finding indicative of new collagen synthesis. induration beneath the skin that extends 1m on each side of the wound. evident 5-9 days after wounding. persists till 15d post wounding
hemosiderin deposits Answer- lysis of rbc that leak from capillaries leaving dark pigment in the surrounding tissue. common with venous ulcers. skin will be brown or black.
hydrophilic Answer- attracting moisture
hydrophobic Answer- repelling moisture
hyperemia Answer- excess blood vessels/ engorgement
hyperkeratosis Answer- hard white/gray tissue around a wound
latrogenic Answer- physician inducing disease
induration Answer- abnormal firmness of tissue with a definite margin
infection Answer- overgrown of microorganisms 100000 or greater per gram of tissue. s/sx purulent exudate, odor, erythema, warmth, tender, edema, pain, fever, elevated WBC
ischemia Answer- deficiency of blood due to functional constriction or obstruction of a blood vessel
insensate Answer- devoid of sensation or feeling
keloid Answer- large bulging scar caused by abnormal amounts of collogen in connective tissue
keratinocyte Answer- calls in the epidermis that produce kerotyne. 4-6 weeks to migrate from the stratum germinativum to the stratum corneum
lesion Answer- broad term for wound or sores
lipodermatosclerosis Answer- Scarring of the skin and fat of LE. Shape resembles inverted bowling pin. Common in pts with venous ulcers.
macrophage Answer- cells that destroy bacteria and devitalizing tissue
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