Medical Assistant Prep / Unit 15 MAS 355 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Describing Wound Drainage
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The idea
Wound drainage is described with standard terms.
In practice
Serous drainage is clear and watery; sanguineous drainage is fresh blood; serosanguineous is watery with a little blood; purulent drainage is thick, yellow or green pus.
Where people slip
Small amounts of serous drainage are normal early on; purulent drainage suggests infection and is reported.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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