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intergumentary system Flashcards

1
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soft and downy like. It appears during pregnancy and begins to fall off before birth.

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lanugo

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thick yellow crusted lesion, cradle cap, seborrheic dermatitis

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sebum secretion

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blue gray spots; large flat lesions that are usually found on the lower back or buttocks of infants at birth.

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NB Lesions (Mongolian Spots)

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4
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vascular birthmark consisting of superficial and deep dilated capillaries in the skin which produce a reddish to purplish discoloration of the skin.

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Nevus flammeus (port-wine stain)

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5
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red color; irregular shape macular patch

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Capillary hemangiomas (stork bites)

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6
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raised, red, soft lump of various sizes, it may continue to grow for some time, but then turns grey, and fades completely between ages 5-10.

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Hemangioma simplex (strawberry marks)

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7
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called a milk spot or an oil seed; a keratin-filled cyst that can appear just under the epidermis.

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Milia

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8
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small rash of papules, yellow-whitish in color, and is enclosed by red skin.

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Erythema toxicum neonatorum

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9
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Skin thickens & separates with stretching also known as ____

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striae

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brown, black or light tan growth on the face, chest, shoulders or back. The growth has a waxy, scaly, slightly elevated appearance. Non – cancerous.

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Seborrheic keratosis

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common, chronic relapsing/remitting immune-mediated skin disease characterized by red, scaly patches, papules, and plaques, which usually itch.

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Psoriasis

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12
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“solar keratosis“& “senile keratosis” is a premalignant condition of thick, scaly, or crusty patches of skin.

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Actinic keratosis

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13
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its is best for assessing color changes in dark skinned people

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oral mucosa

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14
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depicts a more accurate for assessing jaundice in Asian persons than the skin

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Sclera

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15
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increased risk in Cancer with prolonged sun exposure

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people with fair skin( irish, polish, german)

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16
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higher incidence of keloids

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African-American

17
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ulcer (a crater) that develops in an area in which the circulation is sluggish and the venous return is poor.

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Stasis Ulcer

18
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we assess the skin through ___ and ___

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Inspection and palpation

19
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known as butterfly rash on face.

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lupus

20
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give the Developmental Variation in infants

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very smooth skin

appears pinker or redder

Physiological jaundice may occur 2-3 days after birth

little or no course terminal hair

babies skin are less oily & lacks offensive odor

21
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Developmental variation in pregnant women

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Increased blood flow ,skin
– hands & feet

Increase in sweating & sebaceous activity

Skin thickens & separates with stretching (striae)

Hormonal changes result in hyperpigmentation

Chloasma

linea nigra

22
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developmental stages in menopausal women

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flushing of the skin & increased pigmentation

increase in scalp hair loss

Chloasma

incidence of skin tags may occur

23
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developmental variation in older adults

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Skin atrophies

Decrease production; sebum & sweat

Drier skin & flattens (paper like)

Wrinkles develop

Decreased melanocyte function (hair greys; pale skin)

“Age spots”

Decrease in axillary, pubic, scalp hair
Women-increase facial hair (estrogen function loss)

Men – increase in nasal & ear hair
Nails grow slow; brittle

24
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tan or brown patches of any area

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sprue

25
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fawn color or yellow patchy

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Tinea vesicolor

26
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discoloration of the skin and elevated blood carotene levels. (not found in conjunctiva or sclera)

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Carotenemia

27
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Bluish discoloration of the skin & mucous membrane caused by decreased Oxygen in the blood.

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Cyanosis

28
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Central cyanosis with hypoxia; peripheral cyanosis from vasoconstriction: Caused by cold exposure or vascular disease.

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Dusky BLue

29
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Dilated superficial capillaries

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Erythema

30
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PRIMARY LESIONS are?

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Macule
Papule
Wheal/ hive
Nodule
Cyst
vesicle
pustule

31
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SECONDARY LESIONS

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Crust
Scales
Keloids
Fissure
Ulcer
Atrophy

32
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any abnormality in the tissue

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Lesions

33
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one that appears in response to changes in the internal or external environment of the skin
not altered by trauma

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Primary lesions

34
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result form changes in primary lesions
Either add to or take away from an existing primary lesion

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secondary lesions

35
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Type of 2ndary lesion caused by unrelieved pressure

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pressure ulcers

36
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CAUSES OF PRESSURE ULCERS

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pressure, shear, friction

37
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the waxy white substance found coating the skin of newborn human babies.

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vernix caseosa

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HEALTH ASSESSMENT (12 decks)

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