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Assessment Of The Skin, Hair And Nails Flashcards

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Acute assessment of skin

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-pressure ulcers
-severe dehydration
-acute injury (burns/wounds)
-cyanosis
-infection

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Subjective data of skin

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-personal/familial history of skin disease
-change in pigmentation
-change in mole
-excessive dryness, or moisture
-bruising, itching, rash or lesions

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Risk assessment and health promotion (topics/teaching)

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Topics: skin cancer, and self examination

Teaching: sunscreen, vitamin D deficiency

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Mole assessment

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Asymmetry, boarder, color, diameter (>1cm), elevation,

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Color assessment

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-general pigmentation
-unexpected changes

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Impact skin color

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-temperature
-emotional state
-prolonged elevation or dependant (positioning)
-inactivity/activity

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Paller

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Pale
-different depending on baseline skin color

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Erythema

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Redness
-can be pink, red

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Localized paller

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Blood flow to area

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Central/systemic paller

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Shock/anemia

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Localized cyanosis

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Cold, anxiety

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Central/systemic cyanosis

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Dec Cardio pulmonary

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Localized jaundice

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Sclera, hand, palate, mucus membranes

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Central/systemic jaundice

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Liver affecting the skin

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Localized Carotinemia

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Babies: from eating orange

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Central/systemic brown/tan skin

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Hemochrometosis (provide iron) and additions disease (inc in melanin)

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Localized warm spot

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Could be infection

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Localized cold spot

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Decreased circulation, legs PVD

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Assessment of moisture and texture

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-palmar surface of fingers and hand
-consistency

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Edema

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Press firmly for 5 seconds
-if indentation remains, grade on 4 point scale

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Skin mobility and turbot

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Grasp skin between thumb and index finger, skin should return

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Vascularity or bruising

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-multiple contusions
-cherry angiomas (normal)
-varicosities

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Inspecting hair

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-hair loss = malnourished, vitamin deficiencies
-color, texture

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Clubbing

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-nail diamond test
-nail feels spongy

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Inspect nail

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Shape, color, thickness, consistency, capillary refill

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Developmental considerations: infants

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Skin: birthmarks, erythematous states, cyanosis conditions, carotenemia, vernix, lanugo, physiologic jaundice, milia
Hair: cradle cap

Risk for fluid loss, poor temperature regulation

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Developmental consideration: children

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Skin: dryness, rashes, bruising
Hair: lice, dry scalp
Nails: brittle nails

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Developmental consideration: adolescents

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Skin: acne, cutting, infected piercing, tattoos
Hair: brittle hair, lice
Nails: brittle nails or injuries to nails

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Developmental consideration: adults

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Skin: itchiness, rash, moles, lesions, dry skin
Hair: hair loss, brittle hair
Nails: brittle nails, loss of nail, nail defects

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Developmental consideration: pregnant women

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Skin: PUPP, striae, linea nigra, melasma
Hair: brittle or thicker due to hormonal changes
Nails: brittle or stronger due to hormonal changes

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Developmental consideration: older adults

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Skin: itchiness, dryness, tearing, bruising, decreased turgor
Hair: loss of hair, brittle har
Nails: brittle nails, splitting, clubbing, longitudinal ridging

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Mongolian spots

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Indigenous babies may be born with spots

33
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Subcutaneous

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Adipose tissue
-fat cells (storage for energy, insulation, protection)

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Sebaceous glands

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Produce protective lipid, sebum (lubricates skin and hair)

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Eccrine glands

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Produce sweat

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Apocrine

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Secret thick milky substance
-emotional and sexual arousal

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Senile purpura

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As you age sweat glands and sebaceous glands decrease in number and function, leaving the skin dry
-if a minor trauma occurs it could cause dark red discoloured areas

38
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Cherry senile angioma

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Small smooth, slightly raised bright red
-not significant

39
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Mongolian spot

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Common variation of hyperpigmentation in newborns of indigenous, African, East Indian or Hispanic descent
-blue blac purple macular area at sacrum or buttocks

40
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Erythema toxicum

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Common rash appearing in first 3/4 days of life

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Keratoses

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Lesions are raised, thickcend areas fo pigmentation looking scaly and warty

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Vitiligo

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Patchy depigmentation from destruction of melanocytes

43
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Annular

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Circular, begins in center and spreads
-ringworm

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Confluent

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Lesions that merge together
-hives

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Discrete

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Distinct, individuals lesions that remain separate

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Grouped

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Clusters of lesions

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Gyrate

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Twisted, coiled, spiral snakelike

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Target

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Iris
-resembles iris of eye, concentric rings of colour in the lesions

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Linear

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Scratch, streak, line or stripe

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Polycyclic

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Annular lesions that grow together
-psoriasis

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Zosteriform

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Linear arrangement along a nerve route
-herpes zoster

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Macule

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Solely a colour change, flat and circumscribed
<1cm

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Patch

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Maculae’s >1cm

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Papule

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<1cm
Raised bump, can be scaly, well defined

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Nodule

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Solid, elevated, hard or soft
>1cm

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Vesicle

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Elevated cavity, contain free fluid, up to 1cm

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Cyst

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Encapsulated fluid filled cavity in dermis or subcutaneous layer

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Pustule

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Cavity filled with turbid fluid, circumscribed and elevated

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Fissure

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Linear crack with abrupt edges
-dry or moist

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Erosion

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Scooped out part of skin, depression
-epidermis lost
-no bleeding

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Excoriation

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Self inflicted abrasion, superficial
-itching, scratching

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Atrophic scar

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Depression, result of loss of tissue/thinning of epidermis

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Lichenification

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Thickening of skin with production of tightly packed sets of papules, prolonged intense scratching

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Keloid

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Hypertrophic scar, elevated, excess tissue beyond site of original injury

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Plaque

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Papuans that coalesce to form surface elevation wider than 1cm

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We Hal

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Superficial raised transient erythematous irregular shape

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Urticaria or hives

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Wehals that collapse to form extensive reaction

Nurs 252 (13 decks)

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