Assessment of Skin, Hair, and Nails

Question 1

What is the integumentary system comprised of

Answer 1

SKIN, NAILS, HAIR, SWEAT and SEBACEOUS (OIL) glands

Question 2

What is the skin layers

Answer 2

epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous

Question 3

What should you know about the epidermis

Answer 3

OUTERMOST, THINNEST, AVASCULAR

Question 4

What does the dermis contain

Answer 4

CONNECTIVE tissue, ELASTIN, COLLAGEN

Question 5

What layer of the skin is responsible for the skin’s characteristic elasticity

Answer 5

Dermis

Question 6

What layer plays a role in body temp and BP regulation

Answer 6

Dermis

Question 7

What else does the dermis contain

Answer 7

Lots of blood VESSELS, sensory NERVE fibers, OIL, SWETA glands, HAIR, NAIL, LYMPHATICS

Question 8

What type of tissue is in the subcutaneous fat

Answer 8

adipose/ fat tissue

Question 9

What are the roles of the subcutaneous fat

Answer 9

CONNECTS, DELIVERS, INCULATION, CUSHIONS, ENERGY

Question 10

Where is hair formed

Answer 10

From epidermal cells in the dermis

Question 11

What are papilla

Answer 11

The capillary loop at the base of the follicle that provides NOURISHMENT

Question 12

What are melanocytes

Answer 12

They provide color

Question 13

What factors into hair differation

Answer 13

Age, gender ,race, and hereditary

Question 14

What are nails made of

Answer 14

keratin

Question 15

What shape should nails be

Answer 15

smooth and round

Question 16

Is the tissue under the nail plate highly vascular

Answer 16

Yes

Question 17

What do sebaceous glands produce

Answer 17

sebum that LUBRICATES the skin and hair, lots on the FACE and SCALP

Question 18

What are the two types of sweat glands

Answer 18

Eccrin and apocrine

Question 19

Where are eccrine glands found

Answer 19

Everywhere ESPEICALY palms, soles, and forehead

Question 20

What type of gland is important for temp regulation

Answer 20

eccrine

Question 21

What do apocrine glands do

Answer 21

Secrete into HAIR follicle, starts at PUBERTY

Question 22

What gland is responsible for body odor

Answer 22

apocrine

Question 23

What are the functions of the skin

Answer 23

PROTECTION, barrier to HAZARDS, SELF-PERCEPTION, SENSATION, TEMP regulation, WOUND repair, FLUID and ELECTROLYTE regulation, ABSORBPTIO and waste EXRECTION, VIT D

Question 24

What can steroids do to skin

Answer 24

Thin and weaken it

Question 25

What are some questions to ask when essesing the skin

Answer 25

BRUISE, CHANGES, BIRTHMARKS, ULCER, WOUNDS, DRYNESS, ITCHINESS, HAIR LOSS, MEDS, EXPOSURE

Question 26

What are you looking at for skin assessment

Answer 26

Color, appropriate, wounds/lesions, clean, dry

Question 27

What should the skin feel like

Answer 27

Smooth, warm, firm, and turgor of bilateral hands is <2 seconds

Question 28

What acronim can you use to describe lesions

Answer 28

ABCDE

Question 29

What does ABCDE stand for when assessing lesions

Answer 29

Apperance boarders color diameter elevetion/exudate/evolution

Question 30

What do you check for hair

Answer 30

color, texture, distribution, quantity, lesions, parasites

Question 31

To check for clubing would they have a diamond or no

Answer 31

No

Question 32

What can tell you dehydration

Answer 32

skin turgor

Question 33

What is pitting edema

Answer 33

It leaves an indentation

Question 34

What are the types of skin lesions

Answer 34

Generalized, zosteriform (nerve), grouped

Question 35

What is the deadliest form of skin cancer

Answer 35

melanoma

Question 36

What are the characteristics of melanoma

Answer 36

Irregular boarders, recent change, color variation, itchy, bleeds easily

Question 37

What can medical devices cause

Answer 37

pressure injuries

Question 38

What does the barden scale check

Answer 38

Sensory, moisture, activity, mobiliy, nutrition, friction/sheer

Question 39

What is the risk for a barden scale number of 15-18

Answer 39

At risk

Question 40

What is the risk for a barden scale number of 13-14

Answer 40

moderate risk

Question 41

What is the risk for a barden scale number of 10-12

Answer 41

High risk

Question 42

What is the risk for a barden scale number of less than or equal to 9

Answer 42

very high risk

Question 43

What is pediculosis

Answer 43

lice

Question 44

What is alopecia

Answer 44

chronic inflammatory disease of hair follicles

Question 45

What is hirsutism

Answer 45

Increased growth if facial hair in women

Question 46

What is paronychia

Answer 46

Inflammation of the cuticle

Question 47

What is koilonychia

Answer 47

spoon shaped nails (anemia)

Question 48

What is onychomycosis

Answer 48

Fungal infection of the nail plate

Question 49

What is clubbing associated with

Answer 49

chronic respiratory disease

Question 50

What are mongolian spots

Answer 50

dark, irregularly shaped areas over butt

Question 51

What is a stork bite

Answer 51

birthmark common on the neck or head

Question 52

What is seborrheic dermatitis

Answer 52

cradle cap, scaly crust on scalp

Question 53

What is irritant contact dermatitis

Answer 53

diaper rash

Question 54

What is milia

Answer 54

baby acne

Question 55

What is normally the cause for rashes in children

Answer 55

hand, foot, mouth disease

Question 56

What is impetigo

Answer 56

virus infection

Question 57

What is melasma

Answer 57

freckles darken in prenacy

Question 58

What is linea nigra

Answer 58

line of pregnancy down the belly

Question 59

What are striae

Answer 59

stretch marks

Question 60

Do pregnate people usally get caricose veins

Answer 60

yes

Question 61

What can you teach about for skin self-examination

Answer 61

ABCDE, good lighting, see everything

Question 62

Are tanning beds in the highest cancer-risk category

Answer 62

yes

Question 63

Can 1-2 blisterin sunburns double the risk of melanoma

Answer 63

YES