Wound — definition?
Disruption of skin or tissue integrity.
Wound—definition?
A disruption or break in skin or tissues.
Skin layers — function?
Protection, sensation, thermoregulation.
Acute wound—characteristic?
Occurs suddenly, heals within predictable timeframe.
Pressure injury stages — earliest?
Stage 1: non-blanchable erythema.
Chronic wound—example?
Diabetic ulcers.
Partial-thickness wound—involves?
Epidermis and possibly part of dermis.
Full-thickness wound—involves?
Entire dermis and underlying tissues.
Pressure injury—cause?
Prolonged pressure over bony areas.
Skin layers—outermost?
Epidermis.
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1. What is a wound defined as in medical terms?
2. What is the primary function of the epidermis in skin anatomy?
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