Integumentary/Skin Flashcards

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Nail Changes

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Dystrophic (misshapen nails), mycotic (fungal nails, tinea ungium, onychomycosis), or elongated nails.

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Skin texture

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Fragility and shiny skin

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Rubor

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Redness specifically from inflammation, can be seen with cellulitis (infection of the skin)

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Maceration

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Sloughing of the skin, indicative of foot fungus.

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Hyperhidrosis

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Excessive sweating

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Scaling, Cracked, or Fissured

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Complications of excessively dry skin

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Xerosis

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Excessively dry skin

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Annular Scaling

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Circular Scaling, indicative of a rash

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Hyperkeratosis

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Thickening of the skin (e.g. corns and calluses)

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Ulcers

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Wounds

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Lacerations

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Cut

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Verrucae

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Wart

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Bulla

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Fluid-filled sac trapped under a layer of skin, similar to a blister, instead a blister is caused by friction, burning, or other damage.

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Onycholysis

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Common medical condition characterized by the painless detachment of the nail from the nail bed, usually starting at the tip and/or sides.

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Annoychia

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The absence of finger and/or toenails, an anomaly, which may be the result of a congenital ectodermal defect, ichthyosis, severe infection, severe allergic contact dermatitis, self-inflicted trauma, Raynaud phenomenon, lichen planus, epidermolysis bullosa, or severe exfoliative diseases.

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