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26 Cards in this Set
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Abscess
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localized collection of pus within body tissues
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Aerobes
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bacteria that require oxygen to survive
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Anaerobes
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bacteria that cannot survive in oxygen-rich environment
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Antibiotics
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oral or intravenously delivered substance that destroys or inhibits the growth of microorganisms
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Antifungal
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type of antimicrobial that destroys yeast and molds
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Antimicrobial
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substance that destroys or inhibits the growth of microorganisms
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Autolytic debridement
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form of debridement that uses endogenously produced enzymes to digest necrotic tissue
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Bactericidal
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antimicrobial agent that is capable of killing bacteria
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Bacteriostatic
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antimicrobial agent that inhibits bacterial cell growth
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Biofilms
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communities of microorganisms that are attached to a wound surface and encased with a glycocalyx
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Biologic debridement
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the use of sterile maggots to debride a wound
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colonization
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normal presence of small number of microbes (less than or equal to 10 to the third organisms/gram of tissue)
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contamination
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presence or anticipated presence of blood, wound fluid, or other potentially infectious waste
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critical colonization
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point at which increasing wound bioburden begins to adversely affect wound healing
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eschar
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Black necrotic tissue that may be either soft or hard.
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induration
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Firm edema
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infection
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invasion and multiplication of microorganisms within body tissues; wound culture reveals greater than 10 to the fifth microbes per gram of tissue
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mechanical debridement
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form of debridement using force to remove devitalized tissue, foreign material, and debris from a wound bed
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pitting edema
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Swelling in which a depression remains within the involved tissue after the application of digital pressure.
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resistive
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if a bacteria cannot be killed by certain antimicrobial
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selective debridement
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removal of specific areas of devitalized tissue; may include sharp, enzymatic, or autolytic debridement
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sensitive
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if a bacteria can be killed by a certain antimicrobial
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sharp debridement
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selective debridement using forceps, scissors, or scalpel
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slough
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Necrotic tissue that is yellow or tan in color and has a stringy or mutinous consistency.
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tunneling
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A narrow passageway within a wound bed
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undermining
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Area of tissue under the wound edges that becomes eroded, resulting in a large wound with a small opening.
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