Phases of Wound Healing and Drainage Types

General practice flashcards on wound healing phases, healing process types, and drainage classifications.

What is the first stage of the healing process that includes inflammation and coagulation?

Hemostasis (inflammation)

In which phase of wound healing do capillaries, collagen fibers, and granulation tissue grow?

Proliferative (reconstruction)

What is the final phase of wound healing where the wound matures and gains strength?

Remodeling (maturation)

Which type of healing occurs in surgical incisions where the skin is closed with sutures?

Primary healing

What type of healing occurs when the wound is left open to heal by granulation tissue?

Secondary healing

Which type of healing is defined as a wound reopening in a place that was previously healed?

Tertiary healing

How is serous drainage characterized?

Clear watery, may be light yellow in color

Which type of drainage is bloody and bright red (new blood) or dark red/brown (old blood) and contains RBCs?

Sanguineous drainage

What are the characteristics of serosanguineous drainage?

Mixed/pink and watery

How is purulent drainage described?

Thick, and can be white, yellow, brown, or green