Chapter 25: Skin Flashcards
Dermis
Inner support (tough)
Connective tissue and collagen
Allows body to resist skin tearing
Epidermis
Thin/rough
Keratin
Different layers
Subcutaneous
Adipose tissue
Made up of lobules of fat that helps regulate temp.
What to note when you have rash
Location, quality, timing, aggravating, alleviating factors
Alopecia
Loss of hair
Hirsutism
Shaggy or excessive hair
ABCDE
Asymmetry Border Floor Diameter Elevates or evolution
Vitiligo
Complete absence of melanin (causing white patchy areas)
Basal cell carcinoma
Most common form of skin cancer from sun exposed areas
Kaposi sarcoma
HIV related cancer found in mouth
Italian descent
Hyperemia
Intense redness from excess blood
Diaphoresis
Sweating
Annular lesions
Circular
Ringworm most common cause
Confluent
Lesions run together
Hives
Discrete lesions
Distant, by themselves
Skin tags