- Aerobic
- requiring oxygen
- Anaerobic
- involves activity in which the muscles cannot draw out enough oxygen from the blood stream; used in endurance training
- Approximated
- closed tissue surfaces
- Bandage
- a strip of cloth used to wrap some part of the body
- Binder
- a type of bandage applied to large body areas (abdomen or chest) or for a specific body part (arm sling); used to provide support
- Collagen
- a protein found in connective tissue; a whitish protein substance that adds tensile strength to a wound
- Compress
- a moist gauze dressing applied frequently to an open wound, sometimes medicated
- Debridement
- removal of infected and necrotic tissue
- Decubitus ulcers
- see Pressure ulcers
- Dehiscence
- the partial or total rupturing of a sutured wound; usually involves an abdominal wound in which the layers below the skin also separate
- Eschar
- thick necrotic tissue produced by burning, by a corrosive application, or by death of tissue associated with loss of vascular supply, bacterial invasion, and putrefaction
- Evisceration
- extrusion of the internal organs
- Excoriation
- loss of the superficial layers of the skin
- Exudate
- material, such as fluid and cells, that has escaped from blood vessels during the inflammatory process and is deposited in tissue or on tissue surfaces
- Fibrin
- an insoluble protein formed from fibrinogen during the clotting of blood
- Friction
- rubbing; the force that opposes motion
- Granulation tissue
- young connective tissue with new capillaries formed in the wound healing process
- Hematoma
- a collection of blood in a tissue, organ, or space due to a break in the wall of a blood vessel
- Hemorrhage
- excessive loss of blood from the vascular system
- Hemorrhagic exudate
- see Sanguineous exudate
- Hemostasis
- cessation of bleeding
- Immobility
- prescribed or unavoidable restriction of movement in any area of a person's life
- Irrigation (lavage)
- a flushing or washing-out of a body cavity, organ, or wound with a specified solution
- Ischemia
- deficiency of blood supply caused by obstruction of circulation to the body part
- Keloid
- a hypertrophic scar containing an abnormal amount of collagen
- Lavage
- an irrigation or washing of a body organ, such as the stomach
- Maceration
- the wasting away or softening of a solid as if by the action of soaking; often used to describe degenerative changes and eventual disintegration
- Packing
- filling an open wound or cavity with a material such as gauze
- Phagocytosis
- the process by which cells engulf microorganisms, other cells, or foreign particles
- Pressure
- a compressing downward force on a body area
- Pressure ulcers
- any lesion caused by unrelieved pressure that results in damage to underlying tissue; formerly called decubitus ulcers, bed sores, pressure sores
- Primary intention healing
- tissue surfaces are approximated (closed) and there is minimal or no tissue loss, formation of minimal granulation tissue and scarring
- Purulent exudates
- an exudate consisting of leukocytes, liquefied dead tissue debris, and dead and living bacteria
- Pus
- a thick liquid associated with inflammation and composed of cells, liquid, microorganisms, and tissue debris
- Pyogenic bacteria
- bacteria that produce pus
- Reactive hyperemia
- a bright red flush on the skin occurring after pressure is relieved
- Regeneration
- renewal, regrowth, the replacement of destroyed tissue cells by cells that are identical or similar in structure and function
- Sanguineous exudates
- an exudate containing large amounts of red blood cells
- Secondary intention healing
- wound in which the tissue surfaces are not approximated and there is extensive tissue loss; formation of excessive granulation tissue and scarring
- Serous exudates
- inflammatory material composed of serum (clear portion of blood) derived from the blood and serous membranes of the body such as the peritoneum, pleura, pericardium, and meninges; watery in appearance and has few cells
- Shearing force
- a combination of friction and pressure which when applied to the skin results in damage to the blood vessels and tissues
- Sitz bath
- referred to as a hip bath, is used to soak a client’s pelvic area
- Suppuration
- the formation of pus
- Vasoconstriction
- a decrease in the caliber (lumen) of blood vessels
- Vasodilation
- an increase in the caliber (lumen) of blood vessels
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