holistic health- diseases Flashcards
persistent pain
3 months or more
chronic pain behaviour
rubbing, movement, exercise
key nursing roles in pain mangement
assessment of pain, pain-relief, parmacological
prutius
itching
bulla
large skin, bluster
wheal
raised itchy bump
nodules
small, solid bump
papule
small raised bump
alert
awkae, able to respond
lethargic
not fully alert, difts to sleep
obtunded
sleeps all the time
stupor
unconscious, response barely
coma
sleeping, no wake up
edema
large pitting in skin
primary lesions
arise from when skin intake then broken
secondary lesions
crustiness after burn died, scar tissue
zosterfrom
linear arrangement along nerve route
linear
scratch or straight line
grouped
cluster of lesion
hematoma
caused by abuse or tramua
ecchymosis
brusie
keratoses
horny growth on skin
xerosis
dry scaly skin
chloasma
brown patchy skin