deck_1093758 Flashcards
Elasticity of skin
Skin turgor
Swelling
Edema
Feel or sound of cracking rattling or rough surfaces rubbing together
Crepitation
Extreme sweating
Diaphoresis
Skin redness
Erythema
Itching
Pruritis
Hives, intense itching
Urticaria
Excessive hair
Hirsutism
Loss of hair
Alopecia
Yellowing of skin or eyes
Jaundice
Blue skin, nails or lips
Cyanosis
Pale, grey tone to skin
Pallor
Annular, confluent, generalized
Lesion shapes
Ring shaped, central clearing (bullseye)
Annular
Flowing, blending areas
Confluent
Scattered all over body
Generalized
Macule, papule, patch, plaque, wheal, nodule, tumor, vesicle, bulla, pustule, cyst
Primary lesions
Flat, circumscribed ;less than 1cm in diameter
Macule
Elevated and firm; Less than 1 cm in diameter; Example would be a wart
Papule
Flat non palpable and irregular shape and less than 1 cm in diameter
Patch
Elevated firm rough lesion greater than 1 cm in diameter
Plaque
Elevated solid irregular shaped area of cutaneous edema
Wheal
Elevated firm circumscribed lesions; Deeper in dermis then and papule; 1 to 2 cm in diameter
Nodule
Elevated and solid lesion; May or may not be clearly demarcated; Deeper in dermis and greater than 2 cm in diameter
Tumor
Elevated circumscribed and superficial; Not into dermis; Filled with serous fluid and less than 1 cm in diameter
Vesicle
Vesicle greater than 1 cm in diameter
Bulla
Elevated superficial lesion; Similar to a vesicle but filled with purulent fluid
Pustule
Elevated circumscribed encapsulated lesion; in dermis or subcutaneous layer usually filled with fluid or semisolid material
Cyst
Callus, corn ,excoriation ,ulcer
Secondary skin lesions
Loss of epidermis ;linear hollowed out crusted area
Excoriation
Loss of epidermis and dermis usually concave and varies in size
Ulcer
A horny mass of condensed epithelial cells overlying a bony prominence
Corn
A common usually painless thickening of the stratum corneum at locations of external pressure or friction
Callus
Petechiae, ecchymosis
Vascular skin lesions
Tiny flat reddish purple non-blanchable spots in the skin less than 0.5 cm in diameter; Appear as tiny Red spots pinpoint to pinhead in size
Petechiae
Reddish purple non blanchable spots of variable sizes
Ecchymosis (bruise)
Opacity of the crystalline lens of the eyes
Cataracts
Great ring composed of lipids deposited in the Peripheral cornea; commonly seen in older adults
Arcus senilis
Double vision
Diplopia
disease characterized by abnormally increased intraocular pressure caused by obstruction of the outflow of aqueous humor
Glaucoma
Abnormal Forward placement of the eyeball
Exophthalmos
Condition in which the pupil is constricted ;usually drug-induced
Miosis
Dilation of the pupil; usually drug-induced
Mydriasis
Involuntary rhythmical movement of the eyes oscillations maybe horizontal vertical rotary or mixed
Nystagmus
Condition in which the eyes are not directed at the same object or point ; cross eyed
Strabismus
Drooping of the upper eyelid ;can be unilateral or bilateral
Ptosis
The outer structure of that ear consisting of the auricle and external acoustic meatus .sound waves are funneled through the external ear to the middle ear
External ear
The tympanic cavity with the auditory ossicles contained in an irregular space in the temporal bone.it is separated from the external ear by the tympanic membrane from the inner ear by the oval window the auditory station to hear from the posterior nasopharynx into the middle ear also called tympanic cavity
Middle ear
Complex inner structure of the ear containing receptors for carrying and balance
Inner ear
Tube lined with mucous membrane that joins the nasopharynx and the tympanic cavity
Eustachian tube
Thin semi transparent membrane in the middle ear that transmit sound vibrations to the internal ear By means of the auditory ossicles ; pearly color
Tympanic membrane
Waxy secretion of the glands of the external acoustic meatus also known as earwax
Cerumen
Tinkling or ringing sound heard in one or both ears
Tinnitus
Pertaining to the inside of The cheek the surface of the tooth for the gum beside the cheek
Buccal
A small cone shaped tissue suspended midline from the soft palate
Uvula
Pertaining to the gum
Gingiva
Difficulty speaking
Dysphasia
Bleeding from the nose
Epistaxis
Appraisal of an individual’s perception of his or her intellectual awareness potential for growth and recognition by others for his or her mental skills and contributions
Cognitive function
Perpetual distortion of an external stimulus; inaccurate perception
Illusion
Sensory perception that does not arise from an external stimulus can be auditory visual tactile gustatory or olfactory; experience stimuli that do not exist
Hallucination
Referring to the bottom surface of the foot
Plantar
A neurologic condition in which language function is absent or severely impaired
Aphasia