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Chapter 25: Skin Flashcards

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Dermis

A

Inner support (tough)
Connective tissue and collagen
Allows body to resist skin tearing

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Epidermis

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Thin/rough
Keratin
Different layers

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Subcutaneous

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Adipose tissue

Made up of lobules of fat that helps regulate temp.

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What to note when you have rash

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Location, quality, timing, aggravating, alleviating factors

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Alopecia

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Loss of hair

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Hirsutism

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Shaggy or excessive hair

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ABCDE

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Asymmetry
Border
Floor
Diameter
Elevates or evolution
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Vitiligo

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Complete absence of melanin (causing white patchy areas)

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Basal cell carcinoma

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Most common form of skin cancer from sun exposed areas

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10
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Kaposi sarcoma

A

HIV related cancer found in mouth

Italian descent

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Hyperemia

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Intense redness from excess blood

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Diaphoresis

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Sweating

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Annular lesions

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Circular

Ringworm most common cause

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Confluent

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Lesions run together

Hives

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Discrete lesions

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Distant, by themselves

Skin tags

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Zosteriform

A

Rash from shingles

Only one side of body

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Wheels

A

Superficial raised

Hives,allergic reaction

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Bulla

A

Burn

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Arterial

A

(Punched out appearance) cut out

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Keloids

A

Benign of excess scar tissue after injury or surgery

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Lichenification

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Thick and leathery skin from scratching

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Stage 1 of pressure sore

A

Any break in the skin

-localized redness normally seen over bony prominences

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Stage 2 of pressure sores

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Partial thickness

Red wound bed, shallow

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Stage 3 of pressure sores

A

Full thickness
Subcutaneous fat can be viable
None, tendon, and muscle not visible

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Stage 4 of pressure sores

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Exposure of bone, tendon and muscle

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Sough

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Fibrous, yellow-tan-brown white tissue in center of wound

Unable to tell the stage

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Hematoma

A

Bruise

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Evisceration

A

Pressure is too much and intestines start to come out

29
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Sitz bath

A

Usted for patient with anal fissure

30
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Ischemia

A

An inadequate blood supply to an organ body part

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Vesicle

A

Blisters, fluid filled, disease process

Smaller than 1 cm

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Sheri strips

A

Strips to keep edges approximated

Fall off on own and wash over

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Sultures

A

Aww patient back up

34
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Bandage wraps

A

Distal to proximal direction

35
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Abdominal binder

A

Prevent patient from dehiscence

Supports torso

36
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Pentode drain

A

Open drainage system that promotes passive drainage of fluid into dressing

37
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Most common type of colostomy

A

Sigmoid colostomy

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