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Taylor: Ch 38
Skin integrity & wound care
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bandage | piece of gauze or other material used to cover a wound |
| Dehiscence | separation of the layers of a surgical wound; may be partial, superficial, or a complete disruption of the surgical wound |
| Dermis | layer of the skin below the epidermis |
| Dressing | protective covering placed over a wound |
| Epidermis | superficial layer of the skin |
| Eschar | a thick, leathery scab or dry crust that is necrotic and must be removed for adequate healing to occur |
| Evisceration | protrusion of viscera through an incision |
| Exudate | fluid that accumulates in a wound; may contain serum, cellular debris, bacteria, and white blood cells |
| Fistula | an abnormal passage from an internal organ to the skin or from one internal organ to another |
| Granulation tissue | new tissue that is pink/red in color and composed of fibroblasts and small blood vessels that fill an open wound when it starts to heal |
| Ischemia | deficiency of blood in a particular area |
| Maceration | softening through liquid; overhydration |
| Necrosis | death of cells and tissue |
| Pressure ulcer | any lesion caused by unrelieved pressure that results in damage to underlying tissue |
| Scar | connective tissue that fills a wound area |
| Shearing force | force created when layers of tissue move on one another |
| Wound | injury that results in a disruption in the normal continuity of a body tissue |