Integumentary Flashcards
1
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Skin tags (acrochordons)
A
- benign neoplasms
- typically found in the neck, axilla, and groin
2
Q
senile purpura
A
-easy bruising from very minor trauma
-ecchymoses: bruises
causes:
-changes to dermal tissue atrophy (shrinking), collagen, BVs (blood vessels)
3
Q
Actinic keratosis
A
- UV ray exposure
- rough, scaly
- face, lips, ears, hands, forearms, scalp, neck
4
Q
Seborrheic keratosis
A
- white, brown, black, or light tan
- face, chest, shoulders, back
- waxy, scaly, elevated
- appearance is similar to skin cancer
5
Q
senile pruritus (itching related to aging)
A
- dry scaly skin
- lower extremities
- secondary skin infection
6
Q
Basal cell carcinoma (Non-Melanoma/localized) (BCC)
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- most common
- basal cells of the skin
- slow growth
- metastasis is rare
- found in head, face, and neck
7
Q
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) (Non-melanoma/localized)
A
- found in the squamous cell
- grows more quickly than BCC
- more likely than BCC to metastasize
8
Q
melanoma
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- affects melanocytes
- metastasis is common
- early detection improves prognosis (Px)
9
Q
Therapies (melanoma)
A
- chemotherapy and radiation therapy target fast-growing cells, which could also damage normal fast-growing cells
- biological therapy is more specific. and helps boost the immune system to help fight the cancer
10
Q
Intervention for venous stasis dermatitis
A
- elevate legs regularly for about 15-20 mins per q2h
- compression stockings
- don’t cross the legs
11
Q
Normal changes
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- reduced thickness & vascularity of the dermis
- slow epidermal proliferation
- increased quantity and degeneration of elastin fibers
- reduced skin elasticity due to coarser and more random collagen fibers
- reduced sub q
- lines, wrinkles, and sagging become evident
- age spots due to clustering of melanocytes
- benign and malignant skin neoplasms occur more
