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Skin is like a

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window for viewing changes that take place within the body

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Inspect and palpate skin for

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Color & presence of lesions 
Moisture 
Temperature 
Texture & thickness
Turgor 
Vascularity 
Edema 
Pain response w/ palpation
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Chloasma

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  • Darker pigmentation on forehead, nose, and cheeks “mask of pregnancy”
  • Usually fades after birth
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Linea Nigra

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Darkened line from umbilicus to symphysis pubis

  • Darkening of areola
  • Usually fades after birth
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Normal/benign pregnancy skin variations

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Chloasma

Linea nigra

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Normal or benign newborn skin markings

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Milia
Mongolian spots
Erythema toxicum
Stork bike (nevus simplex)

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Milia

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Unopened/clogged sebaceous glands that usually appear on nose and cheeks

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Mongolian spots

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Normal in dark-skinned infants during 1st few years of life

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Erthema toxicum

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Transient maculopapular rash; may be due to increased eosinophil activity

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Stork bite (nervous simplex)

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Caused by dilation of small capillaries; regress spontaneously

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Sebaceous Glands in elderly

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Decrease in size, number, and output

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Decreased output of the sweat glands cause

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Senile Xerosis
Skin itches
Looks flaky and loose

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Senile Xerosis

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Age related dry skin

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Age related skin changes

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Paper-thin, transparent skin 
Wrinkles
Actinic lentigo
Cherry hemangiomas 
Skin tags
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Wrinkles

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Decrease elastin and subcutaneous tissue

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Actinic lentigo: liver spots

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Normal with aging

Cluster of melanocytes on dora of hands and forearms

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Cherry hemangiomas

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Common and arise in middle-ages to older adults

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Cherry hemangioma is a

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Vascular lesion

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Cherry hemangiomas usually located on

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the trunk

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Cherry (senile) hemangiomas increase in what with age

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Increase in size and number

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Are Cherry (senile) hemangiomas a concern?

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No, they are benign

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Skin tags

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Overgroths of normal skin that forms a stalk

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skin tags are frequently on

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eyelids
cheeks and neck
axillae and trunk

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24
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Skin tags are more common with

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diabetes

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Turgor indicates

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Elasticity and overall hydration

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turgor can be altered by

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Water content

Aging

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27
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How to check turgor

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Pinch skin and release

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If skin has normal elasticity and hydration, it will

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Immediately return to its original state after pinching

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29
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Poor skin turgor is

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tenting of the skin with a slow return to the original

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30
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Skin/mucous membrane color comes from

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melanin 
carotene 
oxyhemoglobin 
deoxyhemoglobin 
bilirubin
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Pallor

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Observed most readily in the palms, nail beds, face, and conjunctiva

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Pallor is caused by

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Lowered Hgb content 
fight or flight response 
Medications 
Cold 
Shock
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33
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Red/erythema increased visibility of

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Hgb

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34
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red/erythemic skin cause what with hand pressure

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Blanches

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Red/erythema is often related to

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inflammation

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36
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is red/erythmea skin the same as burns?

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No!

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37
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Blue/cyanosis is increased

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Geoxyhemoglobin (Hhb=hypoxia/hypoxemia)

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Blue/cyanosis often related to

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cardio/pulmonary diseases or end of life

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Jaundice

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Excess bilirubin

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Carotenoderma / Carotenemia:

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(blood levels 4X normal)

Eyes remain white!

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Ephelides (freckles)

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Small brown macule on sun exposed skin of fair skinned individuals

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Cafe-au-lait

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A light brown, oval macule (dark brown on brown or black skin) found anywhere on the body

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43
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Loss of pigmentation

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Vitiligo

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44
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Vitiligo is

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Congenital

Autoimmune

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45
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Assessment methods for dark skin: Pallor

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Use good lighting

Mucous membranes ash-gray color: absence of underlying red tones that give skin a healthy glow

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Assessment methods for dark skin: Cyanosis

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Lips & tongue are grayish

Palms, soles, conjunctivae, & nail beds have a bluish tinge

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Assessment methods for dark skin: Erythema

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How to assess for inflammation in a dark-skinned patient?

  • Compare palpation with other areas of the body.
  • Ask about pain in the area
  • Palpate for edema/induration
  • Moisten skin to look for redness
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48
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Ski lesions are grouped according to

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fluid-filled versus solid, diameter, compare scaling versus flat, etc.

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Flat lesion

<0.5 cm diameter

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Macule

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Flat lesion

>0.5 cm diameter

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Patch

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Elevated. fluid filled with pus, and regular

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Pustules

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Elevated, fluid filled with serous, <0.5 cm diameter

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Vesicle

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Elevated, fluid-filled with serous, > 0.5 cm in diameter

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Bulla

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elevated, edematous, and generally irregular/transiet

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Hives !

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Hives are

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Whelts/ wheals

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Annular:

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Circular, ring-like, raised, border around normal skin

57
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Circunate

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Circular

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Circumscribed

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Well-define borders

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Clustered

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Grouped together

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Coalesced

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Lesions that merged together

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Diffuse

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Wide-spread/generalized

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Linear

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Straight line

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Universal

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All over with no “normal” skin

64
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Ecchymosis

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Larger area of bleeding associated with injury

— may be caused by drugs, low platelets, clotting disorders

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Purpuric lesions

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Less vessels burst without trauma/injury

66
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Purpura & petechiae

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Often due to low platelets or clotting disorders causing increased capillary fragility

67
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Purpura & Petechiae are

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  • Non-blanching (do not fade w/pressure)
  • petechiae 1-3mm, flat, pinpoint
  • Purpura generally larger than petechiae
68
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Tattooing medical complications are rare, but mainly related to

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pigment ingredients, but include viral, bacterial, fungal, and diseases

69
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Piercing medical complications are common:

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Metal-induced contact allergic dermatitis, broken teeth, anesthetic risks & infections of all types

70
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Malignant moles are typically

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Asymmetrical
Uneven borders
Two or more shades
Larger than 1/4 inch

71
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Skin malignancies

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Basal cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
Melanoma

72
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Nails protects

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Vital ends of fingers and toes

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Nail plate

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Pink color from vascular nail bed beneath

74
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Nail matrix

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Site of growth; protected by cuticle

75
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Lunula

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White crescent-shaped area that extends beyond cuticle; the visible portion of the nail matrix

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Dystrophic nails may occur with a

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Serious systemic illness or local skin disease involving the epidermal keratinocytes

77
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variations in color, texture, & grooming of the nails are influenced by

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factors unrelated to disease, such as occupation, personal preferences, or customs

78
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Color of the nail plate depends on

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Thickness
Transparency
Amount of red blood cells
Arterial blood flow
Pigment deposits
79
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Cgnages in nail color can be caused by

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Chemical damage that occurs with some occupations or with long-term use of nail polish

80
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Regardless of skin color, the healthy nail

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Blanched (lightens) with pressure

81
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To differentiate between color changes from the underlying vascular supply problems & those resulting from pigment deposition assess capillary refill

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Vascular alterations

Pigment alterations

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Vascular alterations

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Color will change as pressure it applied and returns to the original state when released

83
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Noting the rate of return of color for vascular alterations:

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Indicates the status of the peripheral circulation

84
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Pigment alterations

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color remains unchanged with or without pressure

85
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Clubbing

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Bulbous swelling of soft tissue of terminal phalanx of the digit

86
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Clubbing is associated with

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Pulmonary, cardiovascular, infectious, neoplastic, and other disorders

87
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Schamroth

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Loss of diamond shape formed when right and left thumbs are opposed in person
– positive sign means abnormal clubbing

88
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Beau Lines

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Transverse, band-like depressions in nail

89
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Beau Lines etiology

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Damage to matrix

90
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Beau lines can occur after

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  • Severe, sudden, acute, sometimes febrile illness;

- Severe reactions to drugs/cytotoxic drugs (e.g. chemotherapy, as in top photo)

91
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Onycholysis

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  • Detachment of nail from its bed at distal &/or lateral attachments
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Etiology of onycholysis

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idiopathic, mechanical or chemical damage; also associated with psoriasis

93
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Onychomycosis

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Invasion of the nail by fungus

-affects up to 14% of population with increasing prevalence among older individuals

94
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Age-related nail changes

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  • Gradual thickening of the nail plate
  • Longitudinal ridges
  • Yellowish gray discoloration
95
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what is responsible for forming hairs

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Cells of the germinal matrix responsible

96
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Cells of the germinal matrix undergoes repeated

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Mitosis, push upward in the follicle, and become keratinized to form a hair

97
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As long as the cells of the germinal matrix remain alive,

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hair regenerates even though it is cut, plucked, or otherwise removed

98
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A common type of baldness occurs when two requirements are met:

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genes for baldness + male sex hormones (androgens)

99
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When the right combination of these causative factors exist (genes for baldness + male sex hormones)

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Androgenic alopecia or

Male pattern baldness inevitably results

100
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Sudden or marked changes in hair characteristics may reflect

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an underlying disease process

101
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Intense itching/scratching for hair

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Examine the scalp & pubis for lice and nits

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Nits

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Lice eggs

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Inspect scalp for

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Scaling, redness, open areas, crusting, tenderness

104
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Dandruff

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Collection or patchy or diffuse white/gray scales on the surface of the scalp

105
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Flaking from dandruff causes people to mistakenly think the scalp is

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too dry, however, it is excessive oil production

106
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Pediculosis

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Infestation with any of several kinds of lice

107
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Types of lice encountered most frequently

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Pediculus humanus capitis
Pediculus humanus corporis
Phthirus pubis

108
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Pediculus humanus capitis

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Head louse

109
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Pediculus humanus corporis

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Body louse

110
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Phthirus pubis

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Pubic or crab louse

111
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louse (lice) requires

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BLOOD

112
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infestation of louse causes

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Pruritus (result of sensitization to louse saliva)

113
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Scratching from lice can result in

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secondary bacterial infections

114
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Head lice reside on the

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Scalp, lay nits (eggs) on hair

115
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The head louse can be found infesting people from

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All socioeconomic groups

116
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Can lice be acquired through contact with pets or other animals?

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No!

117
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Hirsutism

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Condition of male-pattern hair growth in women

118
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Hirsutism may arise

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from excess male hormones called androgens, primarily testosterone

119
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Hair of older individuals looks gray or white due to

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decrease in number of functional melanocytes

120
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Although gradual hair loss occurs with aging, sudden asymmetric or patchy hair loss at any age

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is of concern

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