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1
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skin function

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protection to body

  • first line of defense from germs and irritants
  • first point of contact with its surroundings
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epidermis

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made of squamous cells

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dermis

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  • made up of a few cells and many thick fibers
  • strong and flexible
  • contains hair follicles, nerves, and glands
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hair follicles

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hold hair into the dermis, nourish hair

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nerves

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detect pressure, temp and pain

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glands

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  • sweat glands release sweat

- sebaceous glands secrete sebum (oil)

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nails

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  • protect fingers and toes

- provide base for movement

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adip/o

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fat

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lip/o

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fat

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steat/o

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fat

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cutane/o

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skin

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derm/o

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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pil/o

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hair

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trich/o

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hair

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hidr/o

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sweat

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squam/o

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scale

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onych/o

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nail

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squamous cells

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flat, fish scale type cells

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ungu/o

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nail

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seb/o

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oil

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sebace/o

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oil

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kerato-

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unusual skin texture, horned

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sebum

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oil

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xero-

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unusual skin texture, dry

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crypto-

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unusual skin texture, hidden

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leuko-

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unusual skin color, white

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erythro-

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unusual skin color, red, inflammation

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xantho-

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unusual skin color, yellow, jaundice

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melano-

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unusual skin color, black

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keratoderma

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hard skin

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onychocryptosis

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hidden nail

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keratosis

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horny tissue condition

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xeroderma

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dry skin

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albinism

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lack of skin pigment

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melanoma

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black colored tumor

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leukotrichia

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white hair

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erythroderma

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redness of the skin

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axanthopsia

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unable see the color yellow

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dermatalgia/dermatodynia

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skin pain

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pruritus

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itch

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urticaria

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swollen, raised, itchy areas of the skin

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seborrhea

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excessive flow of oil

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xerosis

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condition of dryness

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macerate

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to soften the skin usually through a liquid medium

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hyperhidrosis

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excessive sweating

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anhidrosis

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lack of sweating

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depigmentation

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pigment is being removed from skin

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hypermelanosis

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darkening of the skin

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alopecia

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hair loss, balding

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hypertrichosis

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excessive hair growth

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comedo

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medical term for a blackhead or a whitehead, hair follicle clogged w skin

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dermatolysis

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skin breaking, loose skin

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54
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hemathidrosis

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sweating blood

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55
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xanthoderma

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yellow skin

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rhytidermia

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wrinkled skin

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onychophagia

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biting nails

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58
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hypomelanosis

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low melanin, diminished melanin

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description of a rash includes

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location, size, color, texture, filling of the rash (pustules)

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location of rash

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localized vs generalized, spreading (centrifugal vs centripetal)

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presence of bumps and their size

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  • papules (<1 cm)
  • nodules (>1 cm)
  • plaques are large and flat
  • tumors
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localized

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in a specific place

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generalized

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all over body

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centrifugal

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spreading outward

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centripetal

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spreading inward

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66
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vesicles

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<1 cm and filled w clear fluid

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Bullae

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> 1cm and filled w clear fluid

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Pustules

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filled w pus

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Abscesses

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large pustules

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macules

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small flat spots

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patches

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large macules

72
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cherry angioma

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raised, Collection of blood

vessels

73
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telangiectasia

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flait, Collection of blood

vessels

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Petechiae

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small bruise

75
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ecchymosis

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large bruise

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Burn injury

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Caused by exposure to a harmful agent—heat, radiation, chemicals, electricity, or friction

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cicatrix

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med term for a scar

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keloid

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raised scar

79
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nevus

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Epidermal tumors, a mole

80
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dysplastic nevus

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Epidermal tumors, mole with w bad changes (cancer possibly)

81
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verruca

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Epidermal tumors, a wart

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culture and sensitivity

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diagnostic procedure, testing for pathogens

83
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biopsy (Bx)

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remove skin, diagnostic procedure

84
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skin biopsy

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excisional, shave, or punch

85
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adipocele

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hernia filled w fatty tissue

86
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dermatofibroma

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fibrous skin tumor

87
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erythrocyanosis

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red and blue skin

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keratogenic

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causing hard or scaly tissue

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keratosis

A

hard or scaly skin condition

90
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necrosis

A

skin death condition

91
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pachyderma

A

thickening or toughening of the skin

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steatoma

A

fatty tumor

93
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Xanthoma

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yellow tumor

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Onychia

A

nail condition

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Onychocryptosis

A

ingrown nails

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Onycholysis

A

loss of a nail

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Onychomalacia

A

abnormal softening of nail

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Onychopathy

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disease of nail

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Onychophagia

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nail biting

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Paronychia

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condition of tissue surrounding nail

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skin problems

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infections, inflammations, tumors, changes in the skin

102
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general skin changes

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Decubitus ulcer, Dermatosis, Dermopathy

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decubitus ulcer

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bed sore/pressure injury

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dermatosis

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skin condition

105
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dermopathy

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skin disease

106
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Hypertrichosis

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excessive hair growth

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postpartum alopecia

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hair loss after pregnancy

108
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atopic dermatitis

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chronic dry inflammed itchy skin

109
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Ichthyosis

A

dry scaly skin condition

110
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Psoriasis

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skin condition w patches of itchy red scaly skin

111
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Sclerodermatitis

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inflammed thick and hardened skin

112
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Xanthosis

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yellowed skin condition

113
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Scleronychia

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hardening of a nail

114
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basal cell carcinoma

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Malignant cutaneous

neoplasms, most common,

115
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Malignant melanoma

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Malignant cutaneous

neoplasms, most lethal

116
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Squamous cell carcinoma

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tumor of squamous cell, Malignant cutaneous

neoplasms

117
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Actinic keratosis

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skin hardened due to sun exposure, Benign skin tumors

118
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Hidradenoma

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tumor of sweat cells, Benign skin tumors

119
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mycosis

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fungal condition

120
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mycodermatitus

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inflammation of the skin secondary to a fungys

121
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Onychomycosis

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nail fungus

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tinea

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specific type of fungus, ringworm

123
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trichomycosis

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fungal condition of the hair

124
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acne vulgaris

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inflammation of skin follicles

125
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hidradenitis

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inflammation of sweat glands

126
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impetigo

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bacterial infection of the skin

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onychodystrophy

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poor nourishment of dev of a nail

128
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actinic dermatitis

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inflammation of skin secondary to sun exposure

129
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dermatitis

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inflammation of skin

130
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seborrheic derm

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inflammation of skin from excessive oil

131
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Steatitis

A

inflammation of fatty tissue of skin

132
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plan

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medications include:
 Anti-infection or cleansing
 Anti-immune
 Anti-itch or allergy

133
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procedures to treat integumentary system

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 Chemicals  Vacuums  Cold  Lasers  Electricity  Surgery: Mohs micrographic surgery, Skin grafting

134
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epidermal

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pertaining to the skin

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intradermal

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pertaining to inside of skin

136
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hypodermic and subcuaneous

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pertaining to beneath the skin

137
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percutaneous and transdermal

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pertaining to through the skin

138
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topical

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apply directly to the skin

139
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chemosurgery

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removal of tissue that has been destroeyd by cemicals

140
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cryosurgery

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removal by freezing

141
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Chemotherapy

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used to treat cancer, treatment using chemicals

142
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Dermabrasion

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rubs or scrapes away skin

143
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Electrocauterization

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using electricity to destroy the skin by burning into, close off blood vessels

144
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Electodesiccation

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using electricity to destroy tissue by drying it

145
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Lipectomy

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removal of fatty tissue by cutting it out

146
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Liposuction

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uses a vaccume to remove fat

147
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Onychectomy

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removal of a nail

148
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Onychotomy

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incision into a nail

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Rhytidoplasty

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wrinkles, reconstruction of wrinkled skin

150
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autograft

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graft from another part of the

patient’s body

151
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xenograft

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graft from another species

152
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homograft

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graft from the same species

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antipruritic

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prevents itching

154
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antibiotic

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opposes growth of

microorganisms

155
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anesthetic

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temporarily blocks sensation

156
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antiseptic

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prevents sepsis by killing

organisms

157
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antihistamine

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opposes effect of histamine, opposes allergies

158
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ABCDE

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asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving

159
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AK

A

actinic keratosis

160
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Bx

A

biopsy

161
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C&S

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culture and sensitivity

162
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derm

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dermatology

163
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ID

A

intradermal

164
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SC

A

subcutaneous

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SQ

A

subcutaneous

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