Ch 5 Integumentary System Flashcards

Question

pruritus

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A small, thin-walled skin lesion containing clear fluid – blister - found in hand foot and mouth disease

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Tissue death due to loss of adequate blood supply, invasion of bacteria, producing a very offensive foul odor

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An acute infection of the skin, hot, deep redness, pain, and swelling. Quick infection feels hot. Overweight people get it from not enough blood flow or bacteria lymphatic systems does not have a pump. So you have to move the body

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A tear in the skin is called

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Absence of a pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes

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Partial or complete loss of hair

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nonpigmented patches of white skin Michael Jackson had it

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benign mass of blood vessels

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inflammatory disorder seen on the face, chest, back, and neck - pustules and comedones blackheads and whiteheads severe form of acne

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degree is classified by depth of injure

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superficial epidermis (like a sunburn)

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partial thickness (dermis) a blister sunburn

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full thickness subcutaneous or down to the muscle

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all the way down to the bone (The integumentary systems is constantly regenerating itself through mitosis) muscle does not grow back must be transplanted

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skin cancer

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areas exposed to the sun. Looks like elevated nodule with depression in the center. It rarely metastasizes (move one area to another) and tends to recur after being removed

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malignancy of squamous or scale like cells. Top layer of our skin looks like scales Faster growing than basal cell – potential for metastasis if not treated. Firm, flesh-colored or red papule, sometimes with a crusted appearance

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tumor from melanocytes in pre-existing nevi or freckles or moles – darkly pigmented cancerous tumor. Irregular surface and borders, variable colors, greater than 6 mm should be removed. Usually on the trunk in men and legs in women

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another name for shingles, it's an acute viral infection vesicles on the skin It Follows along the nerve pathways. Could get it from child with chicken pox Symptoms - severe pain, burning, itching, headache, tiredness

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contagious bacterial infection - usually around nose in mouth common in kids. Vesicles and crusty appearance. Children give antibiotic usually goes away

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rare malignant lesions, soft purple-brown nodules or plaques on the feet that spread throughout the skin. Most often in men and associated with AIDS. Usually at the end of AIDS spread throughout the body

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– white, hard, thickened patches firmly attached to mucus membranes. Caused from irritating tobacco smoke or friction caused by a rough tooth or dentures. About 3% develop into cancerous lesions. Not removable, can be scraped off. Leuko meaning white. Plakia meaning plaque

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A common, noninfectious, chronic skin disorder. It’s white scales over raised, red plaques, causes itching or pruritus. It comes and goes Treatment is topical treatment and UV light therapy. Looks like hard plaques

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highly contagious, parasitic infestation caused by the human itch mites, resulting in rash and pruritis Found in genital area, armpits, waistline, hands and breast. Burrows under the skin and lays eggs. Likes to be in warm dark places.

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bedsore – caused by loss of blood supply which is ischemia, which turns into necrosis (complete loss of blood supply) some more susceptible than others. Stage 4 goes to bone. People with diabetes prone to it and people with compromised immune disorders. Turn people in nursing homes over

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fungal infection of the nails can’t be kill by blood supply contagious meds might take 6 months to year might not work

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benign, caused by human papillomavirus. Planter warts on foot. Can get them in locker rooms. Burrows its way into the epidermis which is without blood supply, so body can’t kill it. CO2 can freeze it off

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red, itchy skin – not infectious – caused from an allergic reaction looks scaly

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large elevated scar formed from collagen. Severe form from creating too much of a scar. Could happen from ears pierced

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cyst in the sacrococcygeal area – from coccyx to tailbone. It’s asymptomatic unless infected. If infected they’ll do an incision and drainage. Cyst is a fluid filled mass

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Expose you to Specific allergens. TB skin test. All kinds of different things

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a noninvasive treatment for skin cancer using liquid nitrogen that freezes and destroys the tissues. Like planar warts. Liver can regenerate itself

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removal of debris, foreign objects, and necrotic tissue from a wound to prevent and infection and promote healing. Remove unhealthy tissue

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removal of a piece of tissue from skin lesions for a microscopic examination. They can use a punch or scalpel biopsy

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– scraping away abnormal tissue. A woman has abnormal period or miscarriage might do this

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an electrical current to destroy superficial lesions