Integumentary System Flashcards
1
Q
Health History Questions
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Skin Disease:
Change in skin colour or pigmentation:
Change in moles: Size, Colour, bleeding, shape
Dryness or Moisture, Itching
Bruising
Rash or Lesion
Medications
Any Hair loss
Change in Nails: Shape, Colour, brittle, do you chew?
Exposed to any environmental or occupational hazards?
How do you take care of your skin?
2
Q
Inspect Skin, Hair and Nails.
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Colour: Skin tone consistent with genetic background? ( freckles, moles, birthmarks
Lesions:
Texture/Thickness
Bruising/Vascularity : should be consistent with trauma of life
Mobility/Tugor : Pinch under clavicle ( anterior )
Temperature
Edema
Lesions
Cap Refill
