Topic 11 (Wound Healing) Flashcards
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It is a process by which the tissues are restored to an anatomic and physiologic arrangement after they have been injured, to prevent irritants from entering into the underlying tissues which may cause infection.
Healing
is the process of repair that follows injury to the skin and other soft tissues.
Wound healing
It is the interaction of a complex cascade of cellular events that generates resurfacing, reconstitution, and restoration of the tensile strength of injured tissue.
Healing
Under the most ideal circumstances, healing is a systematic process, traditionally explained in terms of 3 classic phases:
- Inflammation
- Proliferation
- Maturation
Damaged cells release histamine
Inflammatory Exudative 1-3 Days Approx
Histamine causes vasodilatation of the surrounding capillaries
Inflammatory Exudative 1-3 Days Approx
Increased blood supply brings about oedema & engorgement resulting in the inflammatory
appearance.
Inflammatory Exudative 1-3 Days Approx
The exudate assists in dilution and flushing out of microbes and toxins.
Inflammatory Exudative 1-3 Days Approx
This a natural response to injury and does not indicate infection.
Inflammatory Exudative 1-3 Days Approx
Signs & symptoms: heat, redness, pain, swelling, loss of function.
Inflammatory Exudative 1-3 Days Approx
What does the damage cells release?
Histamine
What causes vasodilation of the surrounding capillaries?
Histamine
Histamine causes ____ of the surrounding capillaries.
Vasodilation
What are the signs and symptoms during inflammatory exudative?
- Heat
- Redness
- Pain
- Swelling
- Loss of function
Stage 2-3 days after injury (can last for weeks)
Proliferative Regeneration Stage
A process includes:
- Granulation
- Contraction
- Epithealisation
Proliferative Regeneration Stage
In this phase of normal healing, the wound remains red and raised
Proliferative Regeneration Stage
In this stage, new blood vessels are formed.
Proliferative Regeneration Stage
In this stage, wound contraction begins.
Proliferative Regeneration Stage
Later stages proliferation occurs.
Proliferative Regeneration Stage
In this stage, Epithealisation occurs.
Proliferative Regeneration Stage
What is the other term for Maturation?
Reparative
In this phase tensile strength increases.
Maturation/Reparative
This can take considerable time - 12 months or longer.
Maturation/Reparative