WCC Exam 1 Question with Correct Answers
abscess
localized collection of pus in any part of the body
acute wound
created traumatically or surgically and usually requires limited wound care. **heals in a
timely and uncomplicated manner
altered tissue perfusion
when oxygenated blood does not flow freely through the vessels to the tissue
ABI
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
lacking in blood supply, dead, nonviable, necrotic. types include slough and eschar.
cellulitis
inflammation of tissue around a lesion, characterized by redness, swelling, and tenderness.
signifies a spreading infectious process.
clinical practice guideline
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
wound free of devitalized tissue, purulent drainage, foreign materials, or debris.
collagen
main supportive protein of skin, tendon bone cartilage and connective tissue
colonized
presence of bacteria that cause no local or systemic s/sx
contraction
the pulling together of wound edges in the healing process
dead space
a defect or cavity
dehiscence
the parting of the sutured lips of a surgical wound can be caused by skin weakness caused by
corticosteroid use
demarcated
to mark or determine the limits of ;
denude
loss of epidermis
dermis
the inner layer of skin in which hair follicles and sweat glands originate. involved in stage 2-4
pressure ulcers.
,enzymes
biochemical substances that is capable of breaking down necrotic tissue
enzymatic debridement
liquefaction of necrotic wound debris by chemical agents
epibole
the growing of one part about another. dorsal lip area during gastrulation. rolled wound edges
epidermis
outer cell layer of skin
epithelialization
regeneration of the epidermis across wound surface
erythema
redness of the skins surface produced by vasodilation
eschar
thick leathery necrotic tissue: devitalized tissue
excoriation
linear scratches on skin
exuberant granulation
formation of excessive amounts of granulation that may protrude above the wound margins
exudate
fluid that leaks from injured tissue
, fascia
a band or sheet of fibrous tissue that protects and connects muscle and organs
fibrin
an insoluble protein formed by fibrinogen by the proteolytic action of thrombin essential in
blood clotting
fibrinolysis
the enzymatic breakdown of fibrin
fibroblast
any cell or corpuscle from which connective tissue is developed
fibroplasia
the formation of connective tissue
fluctuance
wave like motion indicating fluid
friabilty
crumbly, able to be easily reduced to powder or crumbled
full thickness
wounds that extend through the epidemis and entire dermis and possibly muscle or bone
granulation
growth of small blood vessels and connective tissue in a full thickness wound
granulation tissue
abscess
localized collection of pus in any part of the body
acute wound
created traumatically or surgically and usually requires limited wound care. **heals in a
timely and uncomplicated manner
altered tissue perfusion
when oxygenated blood does not flow freely through the vessels to the tissue
ABI
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
lacking in blood supply, dead, nonviable, necrotic. types include slough and eschar.
cellulitis
inflammation of tissue around a lesion, characterized by redness, swelling, and tenderness.
signifies a spreading infectious process.
clinical practice guideline
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
wound free of devitalized tissue, purulent drainage, foreign materials, or debris.
collagen
main supportive protein of skin, tendon bone cartilage and connective tissue
colonized
presence of bacteria that cause no local or systemic s/sx
contraction
the pulling together of wound edges in the healing process
dead space
a defect or cavity
dehiscence
the parting of the sutured lips of a surgical wound can be caused by skin weakness caused by
corticosteroid use
demarcated
to mark or determine the limits of ;
denude
loss of epidermis
dermis
the inner layer of skin in which hair follicles and sweat glands originate. involved in stage 2-4
pressure ulcers.
,enzymes
biochemical substances that is capable of breaking down necrotic tissue
enzymatic debridement
liquefaction of necrotic wound debris by chemical agents
epibole
the growing of one part about another. dorsal lip area during gastrulation. rolled wound edges
epidermis
outer cell layer of skin
epithelialization
regeneration of the epidermis across wound surface
erythema
redness of the skins surface produced by vasodilation
eschar
thick leathery necrotic tissue: devitalized tissue
excoriation
linear scratches on skin
exuberant granulation
formation of excessive amounts of granulation that may protrude above the wound margins
exudate
fluid that leaks from injured tissue
, fascia
a band or sheet of fibrous tissue that protects and connects muscle and organs
fibrin
an insoluble protein formed by fibrinogen by the proteolytic action of thrombin essential in
blood clotting
fibrinolysis
the enzymatic breakdown of fibrin
fibroblast
any cell or corpuscle from which connective tissue is developed
fibroplasia
the formation of connective tissue
fluctuance
wave like motion indicating fluid
friabilty
crumbly, able to be easily reduced to powder or crumbled
full thickness
wounds that extend through the epidemis and entire dermis and possibly muscle or bone
granulation
growth of small blood vessels and connective tissue in a full thickness wound
granulation tissue
