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Integumentary Flashcards

1
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What is pruritus

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Itching

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What is impetigo

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Superficial skin infection caused by staphylococci or streptococci

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B,ack wounds indicate…

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Eschar (dried necrotic tissue)

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4
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What’s the zone of hyperemia

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Minimal cell injury, cells should recover

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What is abrasion

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Scraping away of skin due to injury or mechanical abrasion

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6
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Is impetigo contagious

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Yes

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Difference between serous, purulent, and sanguineous drainage

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Serous - watery serum

Purulent - pus

Sanguineous- blood

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What are apocrine glands

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Stimulated by emotional stress

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9
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What is psoriasis

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Chronic autoimmune disease of skin characterized by erythematous plaques covered with a silvery Scale

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What are hydrocolloids

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Adhesive wafers containing hyperactive particles that interact with fluid to for, gelatinous mass over wound bed

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What’s the zone of stasis

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Cells are injured, may die without treatment

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12
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A decubitus ulcer is a ______ ulcer

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Pressure

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13
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What is petechiae

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Tiny red or purple hemorrhagic spots on the skin

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14
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What’s the zone of coagulation

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Cells are irreversibly injured, cell death occurs

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15
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What are hydrogels

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Water based gels.. insoluble in water

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16
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What are eccrine glands

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Helps control temperature

17
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Where are sebaceous glands not

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Palms and soles

18
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What is ecchymosis

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Bluish discoloration of skin caused by extravasation of blood into the subcutaneous tissues

Result of trauma to underlying blood vessels or fragile vessel walls

19
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Difference between allograft and xenograft

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Allograft - use of other human skin

Xenograft- use of skin from other species (pig)

20
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Three zones for burn injury

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Zone of coagulation
Zone of stasis
Zone of hyperemia

21
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Yellow wounds indicate…

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Slough (necrotic or dead tissue)

22
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What are sebaceous glands

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Exocrine glands that secrete fatty substance (sebum) through hair follicles

23
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What is a contusion

A

Injury in which skin is not broken

A bruise

24
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Difference between terminal hair and vellus hair

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Terminal - coarse, thick, pigmented (scalp, eyebrows)

Vellus - short, fine (arms, chest)

25
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Is diabetes associated with venous or arterial problems

A

Arterial

26
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What does the sebum secreted by sebaceous glands do

A

Lubricate skin

Defends against bacteria and fungus

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