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12 Cards in this Set
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Gauze
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Traditional wound dressing, woven or nonwoven, available in sheets, rolls, and packing strips.
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Granuloma
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Chronic inflammation around a foreign body.
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Hydrocolloid
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Moisture-retentive occlusive wound dressing consisting of gelatin, pectin, and carboxymethylcellulose hydrophilic particles with an adhesive backing.
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Hydrogel
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Moisture-retentive wound dressing that is 0% to % water or glycerin based, available in sheets and as an amorphous gel.
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Impregnated gauze
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Mesh gauze with a topical agent, such as an amorphous hydrogel or petrolatum, incorporated into it.
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Moisture-retentive dressing
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Specialized synthetic or organic wound dressing.
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Moisture-vapor transmission rate
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The rate at which gas is able to escape through a moisture-retentive dressing.
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Occlusion
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The ability of a dressing to prevent transmission of moisture vapor and gases from the wound bed.
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Primary dressing
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Wound covering that comes into direct contact with the wound bed.
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Secondary dressing
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Wound dressing placed over the primary dressing that provides increased protection, cushioning, absorption, and/or occlusion.
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Semipermeable film
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Moisture-retentive wound dressing consisting of a transparent polyurethane sheet with an adhesive backing; impermeable to bacteria and water.
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Semipermeable foam
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Moisture-retentive wound dressing consisting of a polyurethane foam with or without an adhesive backing.
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