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22 Cards in this Set
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what are the 2 types of wound healing? |
epidermal wound healing & deep wound healing |
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what is epidermal wound healing? |
healing injury to epidermis only |
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what is deep wound healing? |
healing injury to dermis (scarring) |
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what wounds are considered epidermal? |
abrasions/minor burns |
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what wounds are considered deep? |
stab wounds/deep penetrating wounds |
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what are the types of skin grafts? |
autologous skin transplantation: self donation/ keratinocytes can be harvested and grown in a lab or donor or isograft (taken from a twin) |
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what would constitute a skin graft? |
burns, cancer, any kind of disfigurement |
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what does it mean to be cyanotic? |
skin turns blue due to lack of oxygen in blood |
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what is erythema? |
redness associated with skin injury/infection/heat exposure etc. |
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what is pallor? |
paleness of skin associated with shock or anemia |
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what is transdermal drug administration? |
drugs given through the epidermis to the blood vessels of dermis; often in patches with a controlled release |
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what are some transdermal drugs? |
nitroglycerine: chest pain (angina pectoralis) scopolamine: motion sickness estradiol: post menopausal hormone contraceptive patches nicotine fentanyl: severe pain in cancer patients |
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what is an open/compound fracture? |
clean break/ 2 pieces |
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what is a comminuted fracture? |
crumbled bone |
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what is a greenstick fracture? |
partial bone break (common in children) |
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what is a pott's fracture? |
fracture of distal end of lateral leg bone(fibula) w/ serious injury to tibia |
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what is a colles fracture? |
fracture of distal end of radius (bracing yourself w/ hands) |
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what is osteomyelitis? |
infection of the bone (fever, sweat,nausea, rigid/tight muscles, etc) |
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what is osteosarcoma? |
bone cancer (osteoblasts) most likely to affect teenagers; treated though chemo/amputation |
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where is osteosarcoma most common? |
metaphyses of femur, tibia/shin, humerus |
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what are ways bones can get infected? |
from outside of body through open fractures, blood from other sites of infection, adjacent soft tissue infections |
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for osteosarcoma, what is the most common site for matastases? |
lung |
