Wound Care Midterm exam 130 correct
complete solution.
Wound Care Midterm exam 130 correct
complete solution.
Blanchable - ANSWER Turns white with pressure and then color returns;
peripheral vascular system able to refill
Callous - ANSWER hardened tissue
Cellulitis - ANSWER Inflammation of tissue; presents with edema, erythema, pain, and heat
Signifies spreading infection
Dermatitis - ANSWER Itchiness, red skin, rash
Inflammation of skin
Edema - ANSWER increased fluid in interstitial space
Erythema - ANSWER Redness cause by capillary hyperemia
Infection - ANSWER invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism
Ischemia - ANSWER impaired blood supply
Macerated - ANSWER Softening or sogginess of skin due to retention of moisture
,Wound Care Midterm exam 130 correct
complete solution.
White, moist skin
Abscess - ANSWER Hole or localized collection of purulent fluid
Outside closes off and inside fills with fluid
Autolysis - ANSWER Natural, spontaneous process of devitalized tissue being separated from viable
tissue
Contraction - ANSWER Myofibroblasts pull wound edges together
Occurs in proliferative phase of wound healing
Dehiscence - ANSWER Bursting open of a surgical incision
Demarcation - ANSWER Line between viable and nonviable tissue
Desiccated - ANSWER dry dead tissue
Epitheliazation - ANSWER New pink tissue
Occurs in proliferative phase of wound healing
Eschar - ANSWER Necrotic tissue which is tough and leathery or hard
Ecchymotic - ANSWER Purple, damaged tissue
Enterocutaneous fistula - ANSWER Abnormal connection between intestines and skin
, Wound Care Midterm exam 130 correct
complete solution.
Friable - ANSWER Fragile tissue that bleeds easily
Granulation - ANSWER Beefy red tissue compromised of new blood vessels and collagen
Hypergranulation - ANSWER Granulation tissue which forms above the level of the surrounding skin,
preventing epithelial cells from growing across the wound
Necrosis - ANSWER dead tissue
Sinus tract - ANSWER Channel or opening that leads away from base and may penetrate fascia
Slough - ANSWER Yellow, gray, or green necrotic tissue
Undermining - ANSWER Erosion of wound tissue in horizontal direction into the sidewall of the wound
Serosanguineous exudate - ANSWER pink/yellow, thin
Serous exudate - ANSWER Clear, watery consistency
Sanguineous exudate - ANSWER Bloody, red
Purulent exudate - ANSWER Containing pus, opaque, cloudy
Types of debridement - ANSWER Sharp
Mechanical
Autolytic
Enzymatic
complete solution.
Wound Care Midterm exam 130 correct
complete solution.
Blanchable - ANSWER Turns white with pressure and then color returns;
peripheral vascular system able to refill
Callous - ANSWER hardened tissue
Cellulitis - ANSWER Inflammation of tissue; presents with edema, erythema, pain, and heat
Signifies spreading infection
Dermatitis - ANSWER Itchiness, red skin, rash
Inflammation of skin
Edema - ANSWER increased fluid in interstitial space
Erythema - ANSWER Redness cause by capillary hyperemia
Infection - ANSWER invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism
Ischemia - ANSWER impaired blood supply
Macerated - ANSWER Softening or sogginess of skin due to retention of moisture
,Wound Care Midterm exam 130 correct
complete solution.
White, moist skin
Abscess - ANSWER Hole or localized collection of purulent fluid
Outside closes off and inside fills with fluid
Autolysis - ANSWER Natural, spontaneous process of devitalized tissue being separated from viable
tissue
Contraction - ANSWER Myofibroblasts pull wound edges together
Occurs in proliferative phase of wound healing
Dehiscence - ANSWER Bursting open of a surgical incision
Demarcation - ANSWER Line between viable and nonviable tissue
Desiccated - ANSWER dry dead tissue
Epitheliazation - ANSWER New pink tissue
Occurs in proliferative phase of wound healing
Eschar - ANSWER Necrotic tissue which is tough and leathery or hard
Ecchymotic - ANSWER Purple, damaged tissue
Enterocutaneous fistula - ANSWER Abnormal connection between intestines and skin
, Wound Care Midterm exam 130 correct
complete solution.
Friable - ANSWER Fragile tissue that bleeds easily
Granulation - ANSWER Beefy red tissue compromised of new blood vessels and collagen
Hypergranulation - ANSWER Granulation tissue which forms above the level of the surrounding skin,
preventing epithelial cells from growing across the wound
Necrosis - ANSWER dead tissue
Sinus tract - ANSWER Channel or opening that leads away from base and may penetrate fascia
Slough - ANSWER Yellow, gray, or green necrotic tissue
Undermining - ANSWER Erosion of wound tissue in horizontal direction into the sidewall of the wound
Serosanguineous exudate - ANSWER pink/yellow, thin
Serous exudate - ANSWER Clear, watery consistency
Sanguineous exudate - ANSWER Bloody, red
Purulent exudate - ANSWER Containing pus, opaque, cloudy
Types of debridement - ANSWER Sharp
Mechanical
Autolytic
Enzymatic
