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Stage 1 pressure ulcers
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Non-blanchable redness of a localized area usually over a bony prominence.
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Stage 1 pressure ulcers
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Non-blanchable redness of a localized area usually over a bony prominence.
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Stage 1 pressure ulcers
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Non-blanchable redness of a localized area usually over a bony prominence.
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Stage 1 pressure ulcers
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Non-blanchable redness of a localized area usually over a bony prominence.
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Stage II pressure ulcer
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Partial thickness loss of dermis. May present as an intact or open blister or a shallow crater.
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Stage III pressure ulcers
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Full-thickness tissue loss but not through the fascia( which is bone, tendons, or muscles.)
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Stage IV pressure ulcer
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Full thickness loss with exposed bone, tendon or muscle.
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Enzymatic ointment
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Is applied directly on the ulcer and not to intact skin.
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Granulation Tissue
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Pink tissue noted as a wound is healing.
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Categories of wounds
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Surgical, trauma, diabetic, venous, arterial and pressure ulcers
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Dehiscence
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Bursting open of a wound, usually a surgical abdominal wound.
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Serous drainage
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Clear, watery plasma
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Purulent drainage
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Thick, yellow, green, tan or brown drainage
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Pressure ulcer/decubitus ulcer
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Localized areas of tissue destruction caused by compression of soft tissue over bony prominences
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Serosanguineous drainage
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Pale, red, watery mixture of serous and sanguineous drainage
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