Integumentary System Disorders Flashcards
TINIA CAPITIS IS A RINGWORM INFECTION OF THE SCALP CAUSED BY:
fungus
A CLUSTER OF FURUNCLE - INFECTION OF SEVERAL HAIR FOLLICLES THAT SPREAD TO THE SURROUNDING SKIN IS KNOWN AS:
carbuncle
INDICATION OF SUCCESSFUL SUPPURATION OF A CARBUNCLE:
area starts to drain exudate
DX TEST FOR HERPES ZOSTER:
wound culture
PARONYCHIA IS A DISORDER OF THE APPENDAGES CHARACTERIZED BY:
infection of the nail
IMPETIGO IS CAUSED BY S. AUREUS, STREPTOCOCCUS, OR A MIXED BACTERIAL INVASION OF THE SKIN. THE ASSESSMENT INCLUDES:
honey colored crust
THERAPEUTIC RESPONSE OF ZOVIRAX:
decrease in pain
WARNING SIGNS OF SKIN CANCER:
border irregularity
COMMON SYMPTOMS OF SCABIES:
nocturnal pruritis
HERPES ZOSTER IS ALSO KNOWN AS SHINGLES, THE SAME VIRUS WHICH CAUSES CHICKEN POX. CLINICAL MANIFESTATION INCLUDE:
erythematous rash in the thoracic region
PATIENT REPORTS URTICARIA AND PAPULES ON THE ARMS. GATHER DATA REGARDING:
change in medication
FOLOWING CIRCULAR SKIN PUNCH TO CONFIRM DX OF SKIN CANCER, NURSE SHOULD OBSERVE SITE FOR:
hemorrhage
NURSING RESPONSIBILITY WHEN ACNE VULGARIS AFFECTS PATIENT’S SELF IMAGE:
study nursing diagnosis and interventions
NURSING INTERVENTION FOR ECZEMA:
maintain well hydrated skin
TINEA CAPITIS
fungal ringworm of the scalp
TINEA CORPORIS
fungal ringworm infection of the body (abdomen)
TINEA CRURIS
fungal infection of the groin area
TINEA PEDIS
fungal infection of the foot (athlete’s foot)
ASSESSMENT ON DARK SKIN INDIVIDUALS:
easier where epidermis is thin, such as lips and mucous membranes, palms of hands
SKIN LESIONS EVIDENT IN HERPES ZOSTER ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE IN:
varicella (chicken pox)
KELOIDS
TUMORS OF THE SKIN, KELOIDS ARE OVERGROWTH OF COLLAGENOUS SCAR TISSUE. TISSUE BECOMES RAISED, HARD, AND SHINY.
GROUP AT HIGH RISK FOR DEVELOPING SKIN DISORDER:
elderly
MANAGE CHRONIC DRY SKIN AND PRURITIS:
avoid astringents
water intake
limit shower
apply lotion
CELLULITIS, SEROUS INFECTION INVOLVING UNDERLYING TISSUE OF THE SKIN:
assessment includes edema, erythema, skin warm to touch
PSORIASIS IS MANIFESTED BY SILVERY SCALING PLAQUES LOCATED ON SCALP, ELBOWS, CHIN, AND TRUNK:
fingernails will show pitting with yellow discoloration
IMPETIGO:
highly contagious
direct and indirect mode of transmission
wash items separately
STAGE II PRESSURE ULCER
partial thickness skin loss of the epidermis
SCABIES, FEMALE PENETRATES THE SKIN AND MAKES A BURROW:
educate on mode of transmission, prolonged contact, overcrowding, travel to scabies incident areas
NURSING PRECAUTIONS FOR SCABIES:
gown and gloves
PITYRIASIS ROSEA:
skin raise caused by a virus that requires no treatment. begins as a shingle scaly lesion, with raised border, and pink center.
SKIN:
protection against invasion of microorganism, keep moisture in, thermal insulation
ACNE VULGARIS:
inflammatory papulopustular skin eruption involving sebaceous gland
CHILD WITH IMPETIGO AFTER APPLICATION OF ATB OINTMENT CAN RETURN TO SCHOOL:
48 hours after atb treatment
SKIN MANIFESTATION OF SLE (SYSTEMIC LUPIS):
erythematous butterfly rash over nose and cheek
NURSING INTERVENTION FOR CELLULITIS:
antibiotics, elevate body part, apply warm moist dressing, pain medication, monitor nutrition and hydration
CELLULITIS DX TEST:
gram stain to determine appropriate atb therapy
CONTACT DERMATITIS CAUSED BY DIRECT CONTACT WITH AGENTS AND PERSON IS HYPERSENSITIVE:
dx test and accurate health hx
PREDISPOSITION TO CELLULITIS:
malnutrition
COMMON ANTIBACTERIAL MEDS FOR SUPERFICIAL SKIN INFECTION:
bacitracin, gentamycin, bactroban
ACTIVE INGREDIENT IN ACNE MEDICATION:
isotretinoin, alcohol, salicylic acid, benzoyl peroxide, sulfur
