Chapter 45 Flashcards
Origins of skin lesions
- injuries
- hereditary factors
- skin reactions
- systemic disease (psoriasis)
describe children’s skin
- thinner and blood vessels closer to surface
- contains more water
- less pigmented, makes them more at risk for UV
Risk factors for :
- Bacterial
- Viral
- fungal
- Contanct, immunodeficiencies and immuno supression
- contact
- contact
Diagnostic test for integumentary diseases
- CBC and electrolytes
- wound or drainage culture
- Nutritional indices (Zinc and protein)
age related skin manifestation
- infants
- earlychildhood
- school age
- adolescents
- birthmarks
- dermatitis
- ringworm
- acne
Criteria for lesion identification
- linear
- shape
- Morbilliform
- target lesions
process of wound healing
1st phase - inflammation, edema, phagocytosis
2nd phase - granulation lasting 5 to 30 days
3rd phase - contraction bringing wound edges together
4th phase - maturation where scar forms
what factors influence healing
- moist enhances wound healing
- nutrition
- stressful hinders healing
- infection
- disease
- circulation
therapeutic management for wound care
- dressings ( e.g wet to dry is wet first then dry dressing, use of tegaderms)
- topical therapy and agents
- agents
signs of wound infections
, erythema beyond wound margins, edema, purulent, pain increased temperature
what to assess wound for?
deviations, colour, shape, distribution of lesions, depth, healing and signs of infection
bacterial infections of skin
- bollus and nonbollus impetigo
- folliculitis
- cellulitis
- staph scalded skin syndrome
what are your nursing considerations
prevent infection and prevent complication
- most communicable disease in childhood have what?
2. what are examples of viral infecitons
- characteristic rash
2. verruca, herpes simplex 1 and 2, varicella zoster, shingles, and molluscum
fungal infections
- aka
- examples and what they affect
- dermatophytoses
- T. capitis - scalp, eye brows and eye lashes
T corporis - arms legs,
T Pedis - feet
Candidiasis
Scabies
- caused by?
- manifestation
- treatment
- nursing consideration
- scabies mites
- inflamed, itching, excoriation, and intense pruritus, rash usually affected areas are between fingers
- scabicied (8 to 14 hours), treat all contact
4 wash clothes, apply calamine lotion for comfort
Pediculosis capitis
- aka, very common in?
- treatment and prevention
1 lice, school age children
2. nit removal and pediculicides. no sharing hats and combs and brushes.
how can mycotic infections (fungal) appear
may appear with granulmatous ulcers, plaques