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What is exudate?
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Liquid produced in response to tissu damage
Comes from fluid that leaks from blood vessels Resembles blood plasma |
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What is the theory of moist wound healing?
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Mimics the function of the epidermis
The natural environment of a cell is moist |
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Who is George Winter?
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Discovered the principle of moist wound healing
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How do partial thickness wounds heal?
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By re-epithelialization
regeneration of the epidermis across the wound surface |
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How do full thickness wounds heal?
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From the bottom up
in four phases |
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Main function of hemostasis phase?
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Clot formation
Coagulation Secretion of growth factor |
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What characteristics are seen in the inflammatory phase?
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Edema
erythema heat pain |
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How long does the inflammatory phase last in acute wounds?
Chronic wounds? |
4-6 days
Longer than 4-6 days |
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What 2 Cells arrive in the inflammatory phase?
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Neutrophils-to destroy bacteria
Macrophages-later to clean the wound |
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Main function of the inflammatory phase?
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Remove debris
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How long should the inflammatory phase of wound healing last?
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4-24 days
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Main function of the proliferative phase?
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This phase fill the wound with granulation tissue and
covers it with epithelial tissue |
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How long does the maturation phase of wound healing last?
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21 days - 2 yrs
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Main function of the maturation phase?
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Healing processes are remodeling and tensile strength is increasing
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In what phase will the wound be closed or covered with new epithelial tissue?
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Proliferative phase
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