NAWCO WCC EXAM PREP QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS.
abscess -
\localized collection of pus in any part of the body
acute wound -
\created traumatically or surgically and usually requires limited wound care. **heals in a
timely and uncomplicated manner
altered tissue perfusion -
\when oxygenated blood does not flow freely through the vessels to the tissue
ABI -
\vascular assessment technique which determines ration of ankle to the brachial systolic
BP with the aid of a hand held Doppler: ankle systolic pressure
_______________________
brachial systolic pressure
avascular -
\lacking in blood supply, dead, nonviable, necrotic. types include slough and eschar.
cellulitis -
\inflammation of tissue around a lesion, characterized by redness, swelling, and
tenderness. signifies a spreading infectious process.
clinical practice guideline -
\often based on a consensus statement and always requires some type of peer review
to be established. usually developed by professional societies, or gvmt agencies
clean wound -
\wound free of devitalized tissue, purulent drainage, foreign materials, or debris.
collagen -
\main supportive protein of skin, tendon bone cartilage and connective tissue
colonized -
\presence of bacteria that cause no local or systemic s/sx
contraction -
\the pulling together of wound edges in the healing process
,dead space -
\a defect or cavity
dehiscence -
\the parting of the sutured lips of a surgical wound can be caused by skin weakness
caused by corticosteroid use
demarcated -
\to mark or determine the limits of ;
denude -
\loss of epidermis
dermis -
\the inner layer of skin in which hair follicles and sweat glands originate. involved in
stage 2-4 pressure ulcers.
enzymes -
\biochemical substances that is capable of breaking down necrotic tissue
enzymatic debridement -
\liquefaction of necrotic wound debris by chemical agents
epibole -
\the growing of one part about another. dorsal lip area during gastrulation. rolled wound
edges
epidermis -
\outer cell layer of skin
epithelialization -
\regeneration of the epidermis across wound surface
erythema -
\redness of the skins surface produced by vasodilation
eschar -
\thick leathery necrotic tissue: devitalized tissue
excoriation -
\linear scratches on skin
exuberant granulation -
\formation of excessive amounts of granulation that may protrude above the wound
margins
, exudate -
\fluid that leaks from injured tissue
fascia -
\a band or sheet of fibrous tissue that protects and connects muscle and organs
fibrin -
\an insoluble protein formed by fibrinogen by the proteolytic action of thrombin essential
in blood clotting
fibrinolysis -
\the enzymatic breakdown of fibrin
fibroblast -
\any cell or corpuscle from which connective tissue is developed
fibroplasia -
\the formation of connective tissue
fluctuance -
\wave like motion indicating fluid
friabilty -
\crumbly, able to be easily reduced to powder or crumbled
full thickness -
\wounds that extend through the epidemis and entire dermis and possibly muscle or
bone
granulation -
\growth of small blood vessels and connective tissue in a full thickness wound
granulation tissue -
\healing tissue composed of newly formed capillaries and fibroblasts
healing ridge -
\palpatory finding indicative of new collagen synthesis. induration beneath the skin that
extends 1m on each side of the wound. evident 5-9 days after wounding. persists till
15d post wounding
hemosiderin deposits -
\lysis of rbc that leak from capillaries leaving dark pigment in the surrounding tissue.
common with venous ulcers. skin will be brown or black.
hydrophilic -
\attracting moisture
AND ANSWERS.
abscess -
\localized collection of pus in any part of the body
acute wound -
\created traumatically or surgically and usually requires limited wound care. **heals in a
timely and uncomplicated manner
altered tissue perfusion -
\when oxygenated blood does not flow freely through the vessels to the tissue
ABI -
\vascular assessment technique which determines ration of ankle to the brachial systolic
BP with the aid of a hand held Doppler: ankle systolic pressure
_______________________
brachial systolic pressure
avascular -
\lacking in blood supply, dead, nonviable, necrotic. types include slough and eschar.
cellulitis -
\inflammation of tissue around a lesion, characterized by redness, swelling, and
tenderness. signifies a spreading infectious process.
clinical practice guideline -
\often based on a consensus statement and always requires some type of peer review
to be established. usually developed by professional societies, or gvmt agencies
clean wound -
\wound free of devitalized tissue, purulent drainage, foreign materials, or debris.
collagen -
\main supportive protein of skin, tendon bone cartilage and connective tissue
colonized -
\presence of bacteria that cause no local or systemic s/sx
contraction -
\the pulling together of wound edges in the healing process
,dead space -
\a defect or cavity
dehiscence -
\the parting of the sutured lips of a surgical wound can be caused by skin weakness
caused by corticosteroid use
demarcated -
\to mark or determine the limits of ;
denude -
\loss of epidermis
dermis -
\the inner layer of skin in which hair follicles and sweat glands originate. involved in
stage 2-4 pressure ulcers.
enzymes -
\biochemical substances that is capable of breaking down necrotic tissue
enzymatic debridement -
\liquefaction of necrotic wound debris by chemical agents
epibole -
\the growing of one part about another. dorsal lip area during gastrulation. rolled wound
edges
epidermis -
\outer cell layer of skin
epithelialization -
\regeneration of the epidermis across wound surface
erythema -
\redness of the skins surface produced by vasodilation
eschar -
\thick leathery necrotic tissue: devitalized tissue
excoriation -
\linear scratches on skin
exuberant granulation -
\formation of excessive amounts of granulation that may protrude above the wound
margins
, exudate -
\fluid that leaks from injured tissue
fascia -
\a band or sheet of fibrous tissue that protects and connects muscle and organs
fibrin -
\an insoluble protein formed by fibrinogen by the proteolytic action of thrombin essential
in blood clotting
fibrinolysis -
\the enzymatic breakdown of fibrin
fibroblast -
\any cell or corpuscle from which connective tissue is developed
fibroplasia -
\the formation of connective tissue
fluctuance -
\wave like motion indicating fluid
friabilty -
\crumbly, able to be easily reduced to powder or crumbled
full thickness -
\wounds that extend through the epidemis and entire dermis and possibly muscle or
bone
granulation -
\growth of small blood vessels and connective tissue in a full thickness wound
granulation tissue -
\healing tissue composed of newly formed capillaries and fibroblasts
healing ridge -
\palpatory finding indicative of new collagen synthesis. induration beneath the skin that
extends 1m on each side of the wound. evident 5-9 days after wounding. persists till
15d post wounding
hemosiderin deposits -
\lysis of rbc that leak from capillaries leaving dark pigment in the surrounding tissue.
common with venous ulcers. skin will be brown or black.
hydrophilic -
\attracting moisture
