Integumentary Flashcards
Fast spreading inflammation that is a result of a bacterial infection.
S/S: redness that may spread quickly, skin that is warm or hot to touch, local abscess or ulceration, tenderness to palpation, chills, fever and malaise
Cellulitis
Superficial skin irritation.
S/S: intense itching, burning and red skin in areas corresponding to the location of the topical irritation.
Contact Dermatitis
AKA: Dermatitis
Infants and children are at a higher risk for this condition and may outgrow this with age. Geriatric population also at increased risk.
S/S: red or borwn-grey itch lichenified skin plaques that may be exacerbated some topical agents.
Eczema
Loss of vascular supply resulting in local tissue death. Fingers, toes, and limbs are most often affected.
S/S: Dark brown or black nonviable tissue that eventually becomes a hardened mass. Pt complains of cold or numb skin and may have pain.
Dry Gangrene
Bacterial infection of the tissue. May develop as a complication of infected untreated wound.
S/S: Swelling and pain at the site of infection, change in skin color from red to brown to black, blisters that produce pus, fever, general malaise.
Wet Gangrene
Chronic autoimmune disease of the skin and is the most common. T cells trigger inflammation within the skin and produce an accelerated rate of skin cell growth.
S/S: red raised blotches that typically present in a bilateral fashion (over the elbows or knees). Will tend to itch or flake.
Psoriasis
an injury usually caused by a blow that doesn’t disrupt skin integrity. Characterized by pain, edema, discoloration of the skin surface.
Contusion
separation, rupture or splitting of a wound closed by primary intention. Disruption previously approximated surfaces may be superficial or involve all layers of tissues.
Dehiscence
vascular layer of skin located below the epidermis containing hair follicles sebaceous glands, sweat glands, lymphatic and blood vessels and nerve endings.
Dermis
discoloration occurring below intact skin resulting from trauma to underlying blood vessels and blood seeping into tissues.
Ecchymosis
diffuse redness of the skin often resulting from capillary dilation and congestion or inflammation
Erythema
localized swelling or mass of clotted blood confined to a tissue, organ or space usually caused by a break in a blood vessel
Hematoma
increased thickness of granular layer of the epidermis that exceeds the surface height of the skin
Hypergranulation
excessive pigment in a tissue that causes it to appear darker than surrounding tissues
hyperpigmentation
abnormal scar formation that is out of proportion to the scarring required for normal tissue repair and is comprised of irregularly distributed collagen bands
Keloid
abnormal scar resulting from excessive collagen formation during healing, typically raised and red and firm with disorganized collagen fibers
Hypertrophic scar
skin softening and degeneration that results from prolonged exposure to water or other fluid
Maceration
scar characterized by the organized formation of collagen fibers that align in a parallel fashion
normotrophic scar
relative speed with which the skin resumes it’s normal appearance after being lightly pinched.
Turgor
open sore or lesion of the kin accompanied by sloughing or inflamed necrotic tissue
Ulcer
presents with a clear light color and a thin, watery consistency. Serous exudate is considered to be normal in a healthy healing wound.
Serous
presents with a red color and a thin, watery consistency. Red due to the presence of blood.
Sanguineous
light red or pink color and a thin, watery consistency. Considered normal in a healthy healing wound.
Serosanguineous
presents as cloudy or opaque with a yellow or tan color and a thing watery consistency. Early warning sign of impending infection and is always an abnormal finding.
Seropurulent
