Specialties Wound
Published Mar 21, 2012
Is there a better medical term for the slough that is non adherent? Our wound specialist calls it cheesy slough...yuck.
dscrn
525 Posts
wound vernix...like that..
nursel56
7,079 Posts
That's disgusting! So why did I click on it???
Do-over, ASN, RN
1,085 Posts
Its like a train wreck nursel56 - horrible, but you can't seem to look away...
pinkfluffybunny
162 Posts
Descriptive wise I knew exactly what it wad and could picture it.
nursej22, MSN, RN
3,852 Posts
I believe that caseous is the 'proper" term. It means cheesy but sounds a little more professional.
nurseprnRN, BSN, RN
1 Article; 5,115 Posts
caseous, that's perfect, nursej22!
i too have seen feculent vomitus, late sign in a really ugly bowel obstruction. things just sorta...back up.
My one hope in this world... is to go my entire life without witnessing feculent vomitus.
WillyNilly
127 Posts
Soooo many wrong terms we call it. Cheese, goo, crud, framunda, slough. Im glad someone put a correct term on it. Thanks!
justcup
41 Posts
Love it! Thanks! ?
sapphire18
1,082 Posts
In my experience, "feculent vomitus" has always been a sign of impending death...so it no longer merely grosses me out but it also scares the bajeezus out of me. =0