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| involves activity in which the muscles cannot draw out enough oxygen from the blood stream; used in endurance training |
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| a strip of cloth used to wrap some part of the body |
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| a type of bandage applied to large body areas (abdomen or chest) or for a specific body part (arm sling); used to provide support |
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| a protein found in connective tissue; a whitish protein substance that adds tensile strength to a wound |
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| a moist gauze dressing applied frequently to an open wound, sometimes medicated |
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| removal of infected and necrotic tissue |
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| the partial or total rupturing of a sutured wound; usually involves an abdominal wound in which the layers below the skin also separate |
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| thick necrotic tissue produced by burning, by a corrosive application, or by death of tissue associated with loss of vascular supply, bacterial invasion, and putrefaction |
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| extrusion of the internal organs |
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| loss of the superficial layers of the skin |
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| an insoluble protein formed from fibrinogen during the clotting of blood |
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| the force that opposes motion |
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| a collection of blood in a tissue, organ, or space due to a break in the wall of a blood vessel |
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| excessive loss of blood from the vascular system |
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| prescribed or unavoidable restriction of movement in any area of a person's life |
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| deficiency of blood supply caused by obstruction of circulation to the body part |
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| a hypertrophic scar containing an abnormal amount of collagen |
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| the wasting away or softening of a solid as if by the action of soaking; often used to describe degenerative changes and eventual disintegration |
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| an instrument used to measure the pressure of fluids or gases |
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| filling an open wound or cavity with a material such as gauze |
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| the process by which cells engulf microorganisms, other cells, or foreign particles |
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| a compressing downward force on a body area |
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| any lesion caused by unrelieved pressure that results in damage to underlying tissue; formerly called decubitus ulcers, bed sores, pressure sores |
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| Primary intention healing |
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| tissue surfaces are approximated (closed) and there is minimal or no tissue loss, formation of minimal granulation tissue and scarring |
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| an exudate consisting of leukocytes, liquefied dead tissue debris, and dead and living bacteria |
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| a thick liquid associated with inflammation and composed of cells, liquid, microorganisms, and tissue debris |
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| bacteria that produce pus |
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| a bright red flush on the skin occurring after pressure is relieved |
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| renewal, regrowth, the replacement of destroyed tissue cells by cells that are identical or similar in structure and function |
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| an exudate containing large amounts of red blood cells |
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| Secondary intention healing |
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| wound in which the tissue surfaces are not approximated and there is extensive tissue loss; formation of excessive granulation tissue and scarring |
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| inflammatory material composed of serum (clear portion of blood) derived from the blood and serous membranes of the body such as the peritoneum, pleura, pericardium, and meninges; watery in appearance and has few cells |
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| a combination of friction and pressure which when applied to the skin results in damage to the blood vessels and tissues |
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| referred to as a hip bath, is used to soak a client's pelvic area |
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| a decrease in the caliber (lumen) of blood vessels |
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| an increase in the caliber (lumen) of blood vessels |
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