Surgical Wounds and Ulcers

The types of open wounds mentioned in the text are abrasion, puncture wound, lacerations, penetrating, avulsion, crushed, and degloving.

The causes of wounds mentioned in the text include mechanical agents (e.g., RTA, home accidents, assault, occupational accidents) and chemical agents (e.g., strong acids, alkalis, radiant energy such as X-rays and heat).

Ulcers are classified in connection to a pathogen as specific ulcers, non-specific ulcers, and neoplastic ulcers.

<p>The characteristics of an ulcer mentioned in the text include the edge (sloping in a non-specific ulcer, undermined in a tuberculous ulcer, raised in a malignant ulcer, punched out in a syphilitic ulcer), floor (the raw area with a profuse, offensive, yellowish discharge), and base.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The specific ulcers mentioned in the text are tropical ulcers, tuberculous ulcers, Buruli ulcers, syphilitic ulcers, and Yaws ulcers.</p> Signup and view all the answers