Integumentary: Examination Flashcards
1
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Pruitus
A
- Itching
- Common in:
- Diabetes
- Drug Hypersensitivity
- Hyperthyroidism
2
Q
Urticaria
A
- Allergic réponse to drugs or infection
3
Q
Xeroderma
A
- Excessive dryness of skin with shedding of epithelium
- Can indicate deficiency in thyroid function, diabetes.
4
Q
Nails: Clubbing
A
- Thickened and rounded nail end with spongy proximal fold.
5
Q
Nails: Clubbing: Indicative of
A
- Crohn’s Disease
- Cardiac cyanosis
- Lung hypoxia
- Ulcerative colitis
- Biliary cirrhosis
- Neoplasm
- GI involvement
6
Q
Nails: Clubbing: Testing
A
- Schamroth’s window test used to assess for clubbing by placing the same nail from both hands back to back and observing for a diamond shaped gap between he nails.
- With clubbing the diamond will not be present.
7
Q
Nails: Splinter Hemorrhages
A
- Small areas of bleeding under nails that look like splinters.
- Potentially indicative of cardiac or renal signs.
8
Q
Nails: Leukonychia
A
- Indicate systemic issues
9
Q
Stemmer’s Sign
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- Thickened fold of skin at the base of the second toe or second finger that can be pinched or lifted, an early diagnostic indication of primary lymphedema.
10
Q
Changes in Skin Color: Cherry Red
A
- Palmar erythema could indicate liver or renal issues
11
Q
Changes in Skin Color: Cyanosis
A
- Slightly blueish, grayish, slate colored discoloration
12
Q
Changes in Skin Color: Cyanosis: Indicative of
A
- Lack of oxygen
- Congestive heart failure
- Advanced lung disease
- Congenital heart disease
- Venous obstruction
13
Q
Changes in Skin Color: Pallor
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- Lack of color/paleness
14
Q
Changes in Skin Color: Pallor: Indicative of
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- Anemia
- Internal Hemorrhage
- Arterial insufficiency
- Syncope
- Chills
- Shock
- Vasomotor instability
15
Q
Changes in Skin Color: Yellow: Indicative of
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- Jaundice
- Liver disease
- Sclera of Eyes, Lips, Skin
