Chapter 24 -The Skin Flashcards
What is the largest organ of the human body?
The skin
What are the main functions of skin?
- Mechanical barrier against infection
- enables sense of touch
- regulates body temperature
- excretes salt and other waste
- enables synthesis of vitamin D
What is Adipose?
Fat
What is a RASH?
A skin condition characterized by redness and inflammation
What is ECZEMA?
An INFLAMMATORY condition characterized by itching redness, blistering, and oozing
What is PSORIASIS?
A NON CONTAGIOUS, chronic skin disease characterized by rapid turnover of skin cells, resulting in thick red and scaly skin.
What is the normal body temperature?
98.6 degrees F
What are the two FDA-Approved IMMUNOMODULATORS to treat ECZEMA?
ELIDEL and PROTOPIC
What is the brand name and generic for the drugs that treats PSORIASIS?
Enbrel (etanercept) and Remicade (infliximab)
What drug is used with Remicade for treatment of RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS?
METHOTREXATE (MTX )
What is an INFECTION?
An invasion of pathogens into the body
What is a PATHOGEN?
A disease-causing microorganism
What is a BACTERICIDAL?
It kills microorganisms
What is BACTERIOSTATIC?
It prevents growth/reproduction of microorganisms
What is ACNE?
A bacterial infection accompanied by an overproduction of SEBUM
What is SEBUM?
An oily substance produced by the sebaceous glands in the skin.
What is CELLULITIS?
An acute, deep infection of the connective tissue accompanied by inflammation.
What is the most common and most curable form of SKIN CANCER?
BASEL CELL CARCINOMA
What is the second most common form of SKIN CANCER?
SQUAMOUS CELL CANCER
What is the deadliest form of SKIN CANCER?
MALIGNANT MELANOMA
What is PIGMENT?
Color
What is ROSACEA?
A facial disorder of UNKNOWN CAUSE accompanied by chronic redness and inflammation and/or acne.
List the FIVE CATEGORIES OF BURNS
- Thermal
- Chemical
- Electrical
- Friction
- Sunburn
List the four DEGREES of BURNS
- First-degree (damage to epidermis)
- Second-degree (damage to epidermis and dermis)
- Third-degree (destruction of epidermis, dermis and SC)
- Fourth-degree (Destruction of skin, muscles, and tissues to the bone)
What is used to determine the amount of body surface area that has been burned?
The RULE of NINES
Arm is 9%, Groin is 1%, Leg is 18%, the Lower Abdomen is also 18%.
What are the FOUR STAGES of an ULCER?
- Stage I - reddening of unbroken skin
- Stage II - Blistering of the epidermis
- Stage III - Crater-like lesions that extend to the SC
- Stage IV - Deep lesions
What is ATHLETE’S FOOT?
A common FUNGAL infection of the extremities
What is HERPES SIMPLEX I?
Oral herpes, transmitted by mouth contact or sharing utensils and toothbrushes
What is HERPES TYPE 2?
Sexually transmitted
What is IMPETIGO?
A condition mostly common in children that appears as small, red sores that breaks open. Usually coated with yellow crust.
