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EXAM 1: Skin and Wound Healing Flashcards

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Thickness of dermis & epidermis

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  • epidermis: .06-.6 mm
  • dermis: 2-4 mm
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How many days to get from the basal lamina to the surface of the epidermis?

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15-30 days

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List the 5 layers of the Epidermis

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Stratum Corneum
Stratum Lucidum
Stratum Granulosum
Stratum Spinosum
Stratum Basale

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Characteristics of Stratum Corneum

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  • multiple layers of dead, flattened, interlocking keritinocytes
  • relatively dry
  • water resistant, not waterproof
  • 3/4 epidermis
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Characteristics of Stratum Lucidum

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glassy layer in thick skin only
- only in soles of feet and palms of hands

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Characteristics of Stratum Granulosum

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  • Keratin fibers develop as cells become thinner and flatter
  • where water resistant barrier begins!!
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Characteristics of Stratum Spinosum

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  • Keratinocytes bound together by maculae adherers attatched to tonofibrils of cytoskeleton
  • LANGERHANS cells and melanocytes present
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Characteristics of Stratum Basale

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  • Deepest layer attached to basal lamina in basement membrane
  • contains epidermal basal (stem) cells, MELANOCYTES, and merkel cells
  • where keritinocytes are born
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Action of each type of cell:
Merkel Cells
Langerhans Cells
Melanocytes
Mast Cells
Fibroblasts

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  • Merkel: light touch sensation (epi)
  • Langerhans: immune response (epi)
  • Melanocytes: melanin producing cells in basal layer of epidermis
  • Mast cells: secrete chemical mediators for inflammatory response (a scratched, raised bump = mast cell release) (dermis)
  • Fibroblasts: produce collagen and elastin fibers
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Role of Epidermis

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  • Avascular (doesn’t bleed)
  • Provides a physical and chemical barrier (PROTECTION)
  • Regulates fluid (its water resistant so it can regulate sweat output)
  • Provides light touch sensation (merkle cells)
  • Thermoregulation (sweat glands)
  • Waste disposalL excretion of sweat
  • Critical to vit. D production (for bone formation)
  • Comesis/ appearance
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Layers of the dermis

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Papillary Dermis & Reticular Dermis

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T or F: The dermis can not regenerate itself

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TRUE

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Role of Dermis

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  • support and nourish epidermis
  • house epidermal appendages (hair & sebaceous & sudoriferous)
  • assist with infection control
  • assist with thermoregulation
  • provide sensation
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Blisters:

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occur from friction between epidermis and dermis when a collection of fluid builds up between the two

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Subcutaneous Tissues:
- Adipose tissue:
- Fascia:
- Deeper Lymphatics :
- Muscules :
- Tendons:
- Bone:

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  • Adipose tissue: fat; stores ADEK, for insulation and cousining, energy source, highly vascularized, WHITE TO YELLOW IN COLOR
  • Fascia: connective tissue, highly fibrous
  • Deeper Lymphatics :
  • Muscules : vascular duhhhh
  • Tendons: collagen fibers that can be in sheaths; SHINY GLOSSY AND BRIGHT WHITE
  • Bone: SHINY SMOOTH MILKY WHITE
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Wound Classifications based on depth

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  • superficial: epidermis
  • partial-thickness: epidermis & superficial dermis (BLISTER, wagner grade 1 ulcer)
  • full-thickness: epidermis, dermis, & subcutaneous tissue (wagner grade 1, 2-5 ulcer, full thickness burn, stage 3 pressure injury
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Phases of Wound Healing, Purpose, and Length

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  • Inflammation: to CONTROL BLEEDING, fight germs and bacteria that have entered due to an open area (3-6 days!) STARTS IMMEDIATELY
  • Proliferation: GROWTH and production of cells TO CLOSE THE WOUND, 48 hrs after injury
  • Remodeling/Maturation: RAPID COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS, OLD COLLAGEN DESTROYED (by collagenase); months - 2 yrs after wound is closed
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Responses of the Inflammatory Stage

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Vascular Response
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Cellular Response

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Localized Edema Cause

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caused by transudate leaking from the vessel walls and causes pressure to stop bleeding

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What inflammatory response are platelets involved in?

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Both Cellular and Vascular (Platelet aggregation: laying down matrix to stop bleeding)

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Macrophages

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fight bacteria and direct repair process

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Mast Cells

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from dermis & produce histamine that allows for short term vasodilation

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How long after constriction does vasodilation occur??

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after 30 min

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Exudate formation

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from a mixture of water, protein, waste, chemical mediators

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What allows for short term vasodilation?
Histamine release
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What allows for long term vasodilation?
Prostaglandin release
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S & S of Inflammation
- rubor - pallor - calor - dolor - tumor/edema/ swelling - decreased function due to swelling
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Proliferation 4 Crucial Events
1. Angiogenesis: new blood vessels 2. Granulation tissue formation: temp. lattice work of vascularized connective tissue that will fill a wound and allow for contraction and epithelialization across wound 3. Wound Contraction: wound pulls together 4. Epithelialization: karitinocytes march across wound to close completely; VERY SLOW
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T or F: amount of wound contraction is affected by shape and depth
TRUE - circular wounds contract slowest - deeper wounds contract more than partial thickness
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Cells to know: Angioblasts Fibroblasts Myofibroblasts Keratinocytes
Angioblasts: build new blood vessels Fibroblasts: build granulation tissue Myofibroblasts: causes wound contraction Keratinocytes: re-epithelialize wound surface
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Maturation and Remodeling stage events
- rapid collagen synthesis, old gets destroyed - collagen fiber orientation (2 theories)
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What are the two theories of maturation and remodeling stage
- Induction theory: - Tension theory: wolf's law for bone, Davis's law for skin
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Scar strength - what phase and what %
Maturation and remodeling - 80% strength for fully mature scar - 64% strength with repeat healing - 10% strength when wound first clothes
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Types of Closures
Primary Closure/Intention Secondary Closure/Intention Delayed Primary Closure/Tertiary Intention
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Primary Closure/Intention
- SIMPLIST AND QUICKEST - 1-14 days to heal - clean wound, edges approximated - paper cuts, small cutaneous wounds, surgical
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Secondary Closure/Intention
- granulation matrix built - acute wounds 14 days, chronic wounds 30 days - Tx: PT intervention
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Delayed Primary Closure/Tertiary Intention
- dirty wound left open for cleaning - closed by surgeon - should close with 1-2 wks of suturing
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Chronic Wound
a wound induced by varying causes, whose progression through the phases of healing is prolonged or arrested for any reason
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Charges of: wound chronic wound
wound = negative chronic wound = loses negative charge
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what stage of healing cant it get to with chronic inflammation
Proliferation Stage - caused by foreign body bc they signal more inflammation - repetitive microtrauma - cytotoxic agents (betadine into wound is BAD)
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Hypogranulation
- no epitheliazation so hole doesn't fill - epiboly formation: wound edges rounded
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Hypergranulation
- elithelial cells cant climb hill so no closure - tx: silver nitrate to cauterize wound
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Dehiscence
surgical wound splits open due to insufficient collagen production or tensile strength
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Hypertrophic Scarring/Keloid
overproduction of collagen - most common in wounds that cross joints - prolonged proliferation stage
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Best Tx for contractures
PREVENTION
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were doing great :)
thats all LOL
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Maceration:
white, wrinkly, and soggy venous wounds
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Local & Systemic Factors that SLOW healing
Local Factors - Oxygen - external/internal stressers (pressure & edema & absent sensation & infection) Systemic Factors - Age - Comorbidities - Meds (steroids, immunosupp., NSAIDS - smoking/sedentary/alcohol abuse - nutrition: lack of protein
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What happens to the epidermis when you age?
- skin gets thinner and clearer - thickening of stratum corneum (for sun protection) - decreased langerhans cells - atrophy of basal membrane and flattening of dermal epidermal dermal junction making it more frail and can tear easily
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what happens to the dermis when you age?
- decreased vascularization - damage to collagen and elastin fibers - decreased SNS input
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Whats the skin color scale called?
The Fitzpatrick Skin Type Scale
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Type 1 vs Type 6: which has the most... - Melanin Content - Risk for skin cancers, vascular damage, solar condition, actinic aging - Risk for hyper/o pigmentation, trauma, keloid scarring
- most melanin content: type 6 (darkest) - risk for skin cancers...: type 1 - risk for hyperpigmentation: type 6
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Futcher's (Voigt's) line
- sharp demarcation btw darkly pigmented and lightly pigmented skin in the UE - follows spinal nerve distribution
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Midline hypopigmentation
- like of hypopigmentation over the sternum - lessens with age
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Nail pigmentation
- diffuse. nail pigmentation or linear dark bands on the nail - brown, blue, black
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Palmar Changes
- creases may be hyperpigmented - may contain hyperkeratoic papules or pits in the creases
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Plantar changes
- hyperpigmented macules may vary in color and distribution - irregular borders
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Dermatosis Papulosa Nigra
- brown to black papules - flesh moles do not require tx - family history, >females
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is the dermis vascular or avascular ?
vascular
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What is induction theory?
The theory that scar tissue will mimic the surrounding tissue is

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