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| Abnormal reactive hyperemia |
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| hyperemia over a pressure site lasting more than one hour after the removal of pressure; surrounding skin does not blanch |
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| superficial with little bleeding and is considered a partial-thickness wound |
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| when the normal red tones of the light-skinned patient are absent |
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| the removal of nonviable, necrotic tissue |
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| the partial or total seperation of wound layers |
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| convenient portable units that connect to tublular drains lying within a wound bed and exert a safe, constant, low-pressure vacuum to remove and collect drainage |
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| the process by which epidermal cells migrate over the wounds surface to close the top or "resurface" the wound |
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| scab or dry crust taht results from excoriation of the skin |
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| protrusion of visceral organs through a wound opening |
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| describes the amount, color, conisistency, and odor of would drainage and is part of the wound assessment |
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| an insoluble protein that is essential to clotting of blood, formed from fibrinogen by action of thrombin |
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| the force of two surfaces moving across one another |
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| red, moist tissue composed of new blood vessels, the presence of which indicates progression toward healing |
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| localized collection of blood underneath the tissues |
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| a series of events designed to control blood loss, establish bacterial control, and seal the defect occurs when there is an injury |
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| hardening of tissue, particularly the skin |
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| Normal reactive hyperemia |
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| Hyperemia in a part resulting from the restoration of its temporarily blocked blood flow |
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| impaired skin integrity related to unrelieved, prolonged pressure |
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| primary union of the edges of a wound, prgressing to complete scar formation with granulation |
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| To pierce with a pointed object, as with a needle |
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| thick, yellow, green, tan, or brown |
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| bright red; indicates active bleeding |
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| wound closure in which the edges are seperated, granulation tissue develops to feill the gap, and, finally, epithelium grows in over the granulation, producing a larger scar than results with primary intention |
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| pale, pink, watery; mixture of clear and red fluid |
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| an applied force or pressure exerted against the surface and layers of the skin as tissues slide in opposite but parallel planes |
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| stingy substance attached to wound bed |
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| threads or metal used to sew body tissues together |
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| when the pressure applied over a capillary exceeds the normal capillary pressure and the vessel is occluded for a prolonged period of time |
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| Vacuum-assisted closure (V.A.C.) |
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| a device that assists in wound closure by applying localized negative pressure to draw the edges of a would together |
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| a disruption of the integrity and function of tissues in the body |
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| the shrinkage and spontaneous closure of open skin wounds |
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