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Hair, Skin, & Nails (Nicely) Flashcards

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vellus hair

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everywhere peach fuzz, not on palms/soles/lips

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terminal hair

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thick, pigmented, head, eyebrows

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central cyanosis indicates (and where to look to identify this)

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decreased oxygen level in blood, seen in oral and eye mucosa

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peripheral cyanosis indicates

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decreased blood flow from cold or anxiety

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Where do sebaceous glands secrete to

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hair follicles

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6
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What do sebaceous glands produce and where are they located?

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  • fatty, oily , waxy substance

- all over body (esp. face & scalp), but not on palms/soles

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apocrine gland location, where do they open, what do they produce, etc

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open to follicles

  • axillary, groin, nipples
  • cloudy
  • body odor
  • stress
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eccrine gland locations, where do they open, what do they produce, etc

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open to skin surface

  • all over; palms, soles
  • clear
  • sweat for temperature reg
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BCC what percentage of skin cancers

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80%

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10
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BCC what layer of skin

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lower/basal layer of epidermis

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Color/presentation/look of BCC

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pearly white/translucent

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12
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What areas are BCC found on?

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sun exposed areas

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13
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What layer of skin is SCC found on?

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upper layer of epidermis

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look/presentation of SCC?

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scabbed squam! crusty, scaly, inflamed, ulcerated

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Do BCC metastasize ?

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rarely

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16
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Do SCC metastasize?

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yes

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17
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Melanoma is what percent of skin cancer

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4%

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18
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Melanoma occurs where in skin

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melanocytes of epidermis

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19
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significance of melanoma

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highest mortality

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20
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Does melanoma metastasize?

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rapidly

21
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What are primary lesions?

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macule, papule, vesicle, nevus

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Secondary morphology?

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linear, annular, arciform, clustered, dermatomal

23
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macule

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area different color form skin around it; not elevated or depressed; any size or color

24
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patch

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change in color or texture; barely elevated

25
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papule

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superficial, elevated solid lesion,

26
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nodule

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palpable, solid round, can start deep or superficial, >1/2cm

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wheal

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round, flat topped reddish/pink lesion that occurs because of edema (urticaria/hives)

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vesicle size

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bulla size

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> 1/2cm

30
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vesicles and bullas

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contain fluid, elevated, can be dome shaped or umbilicated

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erosion

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secondary lesion involving loss of the skin surface

-only happens in epidermis so no bleeding

32
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ulcer

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secondary lesion involving loss of the skin surface

-extends into dermis, maybe subcu

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crusting

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impetigo, serous fluid discharged

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scaling

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flaky

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comedone

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open is blackhead, closed is whitehead

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burrows

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itchy areas, scabies

37
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cyst

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encasing contains solid or semi solid material; serous fluid

38
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abscess

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walled off contains pus

39
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furuncle

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boil; infection of hair follicle

40
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carbuncle

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a group of furuncles

41
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milia

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baby acne

42
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erythema

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redness

43
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petechiae

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pinpoint hemorrhages; does NOT blanch

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purpura

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larger petechiae 3mm-1cm

45
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fissure

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crack between the skin, not a laceration; between fingers or anal fissures

46
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sclerosis

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hardening of skin

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atrophy

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epidermal atrophy that occurs, feels more depressed

48
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excoriation

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what it looks like when someone’s been scratching

49
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lichenification

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well-defined large plaque; skin appears thick. see in eczema

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