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Abbreviations
Pressure Ulcer
Wounds
Terms
Stages
100
GI
What is gastro-intestinal?
100
area where bone sticks out or projects from flat surface of body
What is bony prominence?
100
wound closed, suture, staples, clips hold wound edges together
What is First Intention wound healing?
100
thick, green, yellow or brown drainage
What is purulent drainage?
100
Fell thickness tissue loss with miuscle, tendon, bone exposure
What is Stage 4
200
PPE
What is personal protective equipment?
200
dead tissue that is shed from skin and is light colored
What is slough?
200
seperation of wound layers
What is Dehiscence?
200
condition in which there is death of tissue
What is gangrene?
200
Intact skin with redness over bony prominence
What is Stage 1 pressure ulcer?
300
I&O
What is intake & output?
300
eggcrate mattress, heel protectors, bed cradles
What are protective devices for pressure ulcers?
300
wound is left open and closed later
What is Third Intention wound healing?
300
wound that doesn't heal
What is Chronic Wound?
300
full-thickness tissue loss skin gon subcutaneous fat may be exposed
What is Stage 3 pressure ulcer?
400
CDC
What is Center for Disease Control and Prevention?
400
unable to move from bed
What is bedfast?
400
the dermis and epidermis of the skin are broken
What is partial-thickness wound?
400
open wound with torn tissue and jagged edge
What is laceration?
400
partial-thickness skin loss, may have a blister
What is Stage 2 pressure ulcer?
500
NPO
What is nothing by mouth?
500
when layers of skin rub against each other
What is shear?
500
dermis, epidermis and subcutaneous tissue are penetrated
What is Full-thickness wound
500
open sore on lower legs or feet caused by poor venous blood flow
What is venous ulcer?
500
Full-thickness tissue loss with ulcer covered by slough and/or eschar
What is Unstageable pressure ulcer?