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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
== | == Anatomical or Physiological Terminology == | ||
== | * Periwound: the area of intact skin around an open wound. | ||
== Wound Descriptors == | |||
* Erythema: redness of the periwound | |||
** Streaking: the phenomena where erythema follows an arterial pathway toward the heart. | |||
* Induration: firmness of the tissue around a wound | |||
* Purulent/purulence | |||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Anatomical or Physiological Terminology[edit | edit source]
- Periwound: the area of intact skin around an open wound.
Wound Descriptors[edit | edit source]
- Erythema: redness of the periwound
- Streaking: the phenomena where erythema follows an arterial pathway toward the heart.
- Induration: firmness of the tissue around a wound
- Purulent/purulence
Resources[edit | edit source]
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