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surgical removal of necrotic tissue |
debridement |
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braden scale |
scale used for predicting pressure sore risk: includes nutrition, friction, mobility, activity, moisture, sensory perception |
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alginate dressing |
Alginate dressings are mats of polymer/calcium that are applied to wounds that have moderate to large amounts of drainage. |
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sacral specific hydrocolloid dressing |
available in many forms (pastes, powders, wafers, granules), contain substances that form a gel when in contact with fluid. They are useful for filling in superficial wounds (pastes, powders, granules), maintaining a moist surface, and providing protection (wafers which are occlusive). |
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cellulitis |
An acute spreading bacterial infection below the surface of the skin characterized by redness (erythema), warmth, swelling, and pain. |
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eschar |
The scab formed when a wound or skin is sealed by the heat of cautery or burning. |
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induration |
a hardening of an area of the body as a reaction to inflammation, hyperemia, or neoplastic infiltration |
