chapter 36 reading notes optional

Question 1

Clean wounds:

Answer 1

uninfeceted wounds; minimal inflammation resp, GI tract and Urin tract not entered. Primarly closed wounds

Question 2

Clean-contaminated wounds:

Answer 2

surgical woundsresp, Gi tract, Urin tract has been entered. No signs of infection

Question 3

Contaminated wounds:

Answer 3

open fresh accidental wounds and surgical wounds involving a major break In sterile technique or large amount of spillage of gi tract. Show evidence of inflammation

Question 4

stage 1 ulcer

Answer 4

epidermis torn

-dermis subc. fat and muscle okay

Question 5

stage 2 ulcer

Answer 5

epidermis and dermis torn

sub cuta. fat and muscle okay

Question 6

stage 3 ulcer

Answer 6

epidermis, dermis completely gone

sub cu fat and muscle prsent

Question 7

stage 4

Answer 7

epidermis, dermis, sub cut fat gone

muscle and bone is only seen at this point

Question 8

surgical infection is most likely to becowme apparent how man days post operatively?

Answer 8

2-11 days

Question 9

dehiscence

Answer 9

partial or total rupturing of a sutured wound

Question 10

evisceration

Answer 10

the protusion of the internal viscera through an incision.