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Penetrating wounds   A wound that enters the interior of an organ or cavity  
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Arterial Insufficiency Ulcers recommendations   Avoid unnecessary leg elevation, avoid using heating pad or soaking feet in hot water  
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Venous insufficiency Ulcers recommendations   Compression to control edema Elevate legs above the heart Attempt active exercise include ROM  
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Neuropathic Ulcers description   Areas of the foot, well-defined callused rim, cracked periwound tissue, good granulation, low to mod exudate, no pain, absent pulse, normal edema, decreased skin temp., dry inelastic, shiny skin, loss of protective sensation  
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Arterial Insufficiency description   lower one-third of leg, toes Smooth well defined edges, deep minimal exudate Severe pain normal edema decreased skin temperature Thin and shiny, hair loss, yellow nails, Leg elevation increases pain  
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Venous insufficiency ulcers description   Proximal to medial malleolus, irregular shape, shallow, moderate/heavy exudate, normal pulses, mild to moderate pain, increased edema, flaky, dry skin, brownish discoloration, leg elevation lessens pain  
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Partial-thickness wound   Extends through the epidermis and possible into, but not through the dermis  
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Full-thickness wound   Extends through the dermis into deeper structures such as subcutaneous fat  
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Subcutaneous Wound   Subcutaneous wounds extend through integumentary tissues and involve deeper structures such as subcutaneous fat, muscle, tendon, or bone  
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Seropurulent   Presents as cloudy or opaque, with a yellow or tan color and a thin, water consistency  
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Purulent   Presents with a yellow or green and a thick, viscous consistency.  
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Hyperkeratosis   Referred to as a callus, is typically white/gray in color and can vary in texture from firm to soggy  
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Ecchymosis   The discoloration occurring below intact skin resulting from traum to underlying blood vessels and blood seeping into tissues. Referred to as a bruise  
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Normotrophic Scar   A scar characterized by the organized formation of collagen fiber that align in a parallel fashion  
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Turgor   The relative speed with which the skin resumes its normal appearance after being pinched  
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Superficial partial-thickness Burn   Involves the epidermis, and the upper portion of the dermis, may be extremely painful and exhibit blisters  
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Deep partial-thickness Burns   Involves complete destruction of the epidermis and the majority of the dermis. Discolored with broken blisters and edema. Damage to nerve ending result in moderate pain  
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Full-thickness Burn   Involves complete destruction of the epidermis and dermis along with partial damage to the subcutaneous fat layer. Eschar formation and minimal pain  
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Subdermal Burns   The complete destruction of the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue. May involve muscle and bone tissue  
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Rules of nines - head and neck   9  
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Rules of nines - anterior trunk? Posterior trunk?   18 and 18  
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Rules of nines - Bilateral anterior arm, forearm, and hand? Posterior?   9 and 9  
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Genital region   1  
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Rules of nines - Bilateral anterior leg and foot? posterior?   18 and 18  
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How much pressure is needed to create an environemt that facilaties the balance of collagen synthesis and lysis   15-35 mm Hg  
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Cellulitis   Results from a bacterial infection -localized redness, warm or hot skin, local abscess or ulceration, tenderness to palpation, chills, fever, malaise  
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Contact Dermatitis   A superficial irritation of the skin from localized irritation -intense itching, burning, red skin, local edema  
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Eczema   known as dermatitis, chronic skin inflammation typically due to an immune system ambnormality, allergic rxn or external irritant -Red or brown-gray, itchy, lichenified skin plaques  
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Gangrene (Dry)   When there is a loss of vascular supply resulting in local tissue death. -Dark brown or black nonviable tissue that becomes hardened, cold or numb skin, maybe pain  
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Gangrene (Wet)   Associated with a bacterial infection -swelling and pain at the site of infection, change is skin color from red to brown to black, blisters, pus, fever and malaise  
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Plaque Psoriasis   Chronic autoimmune disease -raised red blotches that present in a bilateral fashion. Itchy and flaky  
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Metabolic Alkalosis   An increase bicarbonate or loss of acid Nausea, diarrhea, confusion, muscle fasciculations, cramping, convulsions, and hypoventilation  
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Metabolic Acidosis   Accumulation of acids; assoc. renal failure, diabetic or alcoholic ketoacidosis -hyperventilation, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, weakness, and malaise, cardiac arrhythmias  
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Addison's Disease   Hypofunction of the adrenal Cortex -Hypotension, weakness, anorexia, weight loss, altered pigmentation  
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Cushing's Syndrome   Hyperfunction of the adrenal gland -hyperglycemia, growth failure, obesity, moon shaped face, buffalo hump on the neck, weakness, acne, hypertension, and male gynecomastia  
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Hypothyroidism   fatigue, weakness, decreased heart rate, weight gain, constipation, delayed puberty, and retarded growth and development  
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Hyperthyroidism   Increased nervousness, excessive sweating, weight loss, increase in blood pressure, exophthalmos, myopathy, chronic periarthritis, and an enlarged thyroid gland -Graves disease  
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