Nursing Vocabulary II – Skin/Tissue Assessment – Flashcards
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a pale condition, especially when unnatural
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Pallor
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an inflammation of body tissue (especially that below the skin) characterized by fever and swelling and redness and pain
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Cellulitis
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when wound edges are brought together and are adjacent to one another
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Primary intention
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wound is allowed to granulate... heal in the open
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Secondary intention
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wound is initially cleaned, observed and debrided... four to five days before closure
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Tertiary intention
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viral disease that affects the peripheral nerves and caused blisters on the skin that follow the course of the affected nerves... adult form of chicken pox
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Shingles
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an assessment tool for predicting the risk of pressure ulcers, based on the total of scores given in the categories sensory perception, moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition, and friction and shear.
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Braden Scale
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Closing of the wounds either through staples, stitches
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Approximation
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yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood
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Jaundice
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highly contagious skin infection...appears as red sores on the face, especially around a child's nose and mouth
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Impetigo
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an injury to a patients underlying tissue below the skin's surface that results from prolonged pressure in an area of the body
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Deep Tissue Injury
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a circumscribed area of pathologically alter tissue
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Lesions
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a localized collection of blood outside the blood vessel, usually in liquid form within a tissue
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Hematoma
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inflammation and irritation of the skin due to contact with allergens or an irritating substance
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contact dermatitis
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bottom or the base of a wound
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Wound bed
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synonym for "drainage"
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exudate
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watery clear fluid
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serous
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bloody pinkish fluid
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serosanguinous
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puss drainage
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purulent
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blood drainage
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sanguinous
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superficial bleeding under the skin or mucous membrane; a bruise
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ecchymosis
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bands of scar-like tissue that form between two surfaces inside the body and cause them to stick together
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adhesions
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Fleshy projections formed on the surface of a gaping wound that is not healing by first intention or indirect union
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granulation
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Broad term that includes basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma
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Skin Cancer
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plentiful sweating
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diaphoresis
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an itch; a tingling or faintly burning skin sensation that prompts a person to rub or scratch
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pruritus
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soft yellow tissue
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slough
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A malignant tumor of darkly pigmented cells (melanocytes) that often arises in a brown or black mole. Spreads aggressively throughout the body
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melanoma
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reddening of the skin
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erythema
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The process of softening a solid by steeping in a fluid.
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maceration
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Growing worse; resisting treatment, said of cancerous growths
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malignant
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when skin remains white after applying pressure to a reddened area
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blanching
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A chronic skin disorder affecting 1% to 2% of the population, in which red papules, and scaly silvery plaques with sharply defined borders appear on the body surface
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psoriasis
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Dead matter that is cast off from the surface of the skin, esp. after a burn. synonym for slough
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eschar
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A temporary deficiency of blood flow to an organ or tissue. The deficiency may be caused by diminished blood flow either through a regional artery or throughout the circulation
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ischemia
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normal tension in cell. A delay in the return of pinched skin to a flat position, after it has been tugged, elevated above the rest of the epidermis, and released
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Turgor/tenting
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act of hardening / area of hardened tissue
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induration
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A frictional force per unit of surface area applied parallel to the planes of any object
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shear
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medical removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to help improve the healing of living tissue
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debridement
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bursting open of a wound
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dehiscence
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organs coming out of an opened wound
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evisceration
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An abrasion of the skin or of the surface of other organs by scratching, traumatic injury, chemicals, burns, or other causes. on skin the lesion is typically linear and scaly
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excoriation
