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Integumentary System Flashcards

1
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Physical assessment approach

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Head to toe, anterior, posterior and lateral

Or by region as other systems are assessed

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Physical assessment techniques for integumentary system

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Inspection and palpation

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Inspection of the skin should look at..

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Color
Odor
Integrity
Any lesions

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4
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Pallor

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An unhealthy pale appearance

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Erythema

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Flushed appearance, redness

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Pediculosis

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Infection of the hair follicles

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7
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Normal base angle of nails =

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160 degrees

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8
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Atrophic

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Thinning

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9
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+1 edema

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Mild (2mm)

No perceptual swelling

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+2 edema

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Moderate (4mm)

Indentation subsides quickly

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+3 edema

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Severe (6mm)

Indentation remains for a short time, leg looks swollen

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+4 edema

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Pitting (8 mm)

Indentation lasts for a long time

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13
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Normal skin elasticity test =

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Brisk turgor

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14
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Occiput

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Back of head

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15
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Indurated

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Elevated, defined borders (usually red)

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16
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Granular

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Little tiny bumps

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17
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Erythematous

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Red

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18
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Pedunculation

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Skin tags

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19
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Exudate

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Fluid

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20
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Cellulitis

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Infection of the skin

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21
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Annular

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Circular (freckle, mole, ulcer)

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22
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Confluent

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When things merge together and touch each other

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23
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Discrete

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Singular and separate from one another

24
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Gyrate

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More of a coil or S-like pattern

25
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Grouped

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Many lesions in one area (hives, freckles, burns)

26
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Linear

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Follows one track (spider bites, burns, incisions)

27
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Target

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Looks like a bulls-eye (usually bug bite, sometimes burn)

28
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Zosteriform

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Relatively specific to shingles virus, follows neurological tract

29
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Two types of lesions

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Primary & secondary

30
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Primary lesion

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Initial alteration of the skin

31
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Secondary lesion

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Arises from a change in primary lesion

32
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Macule

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Solely a color change, flat and circumscribed, less than 1 cm

33
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Examples of macules

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Freckles, flat nevi, petechiae

34
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Petechiae

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Pinpoint, round spots that appear on the skin as a result of bleeding

35
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Nevi

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Birthmark or mole

36
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Patch

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Macules that are larger than 1 cm

37
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Examples of patches

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Mongolian spot, vitiligo, cafe au lait spot

38
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Papule

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Something you can feel (i.e, solid, elevated, circumscribed, less than 1 cm diameter) caused by superficial thickening in the epidermis

39
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Examples of papules

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Elevated nevus, wart (nevus)

40
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Plaque

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Papules coalesce to form surface elevation wider than 1 cm

41
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Polycyclic

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Many of them in one small area

42
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Examples of plaque

43
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Melanoma assessment

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Asymetry
Border
Color
Diameter

44
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Nodule characteristics

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Elevated
Firm 
Circumscribed lesion 
Deeper in dermis than papule 
>0.5cm in diameter
45
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Tumor

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Elevated and solid lesion that may or may not be clearly demarcated deeper in the dermis
Greater than 2 cm in diameter

46
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Wheal

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Superficial, raised, transient and erythematous, slightly irregular shape due to edema (fluid held diffusely in the tissues)

47
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Wheal examples

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Mosquito bite, allergic reaction, dermographism

48
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Dermographism

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Where skin is under reaction, usually from drug

49
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Urticaria is AKA

50
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Urticaria

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Wheals coalesce to form extensive reaction, usually pruritic

51
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Vesicle

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Elevated cavity containing free fluid, up to 1 cm; a “blister”
Clear serum flows if wall is ruptured

52
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Examples of vesicles

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Herpes simplex, early varicella (chickenpox), herpes zoster (shingles)

53
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Bulla

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Larger than 1 cm diameter; usually single chambered (unilocular); superficial in epidermis; thin walled-ruptures easily

54
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Examples of bulla

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Friction blister, burns, contact dermatitis

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Pustule

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Elevated, superficial lesion similar to vesicle but filled with purulent fluid
Circumscribed and elevated

56
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Pustule examples

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Impetigo, acne

57
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Cyst

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Elevated, circumscribed, encapsulated lesion in dermis or subcutaneous layer
Filled with liquid or semisolid material

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