LAB EXAM Flashcards
(Loss of color) Decreased blood supply, anemia
Pallor
Bluish Discoloration, Cardiopulmonary problems, Deoxygenated blood is passed through the body, Vasoconstriction
Cyanosis
Yellow skin tone, liver disease, Gallbladder or pancreas, liver produces —— common in digestive tract, over production of —- until it reaches the skin, 2 answers
is produced if a red blood cell tends to die, it produces the ——, body should be able to use this normally but if there’s a overproduction it’ll travel from the liver to the skin
bilirubin
(—-), Increased blood flow associated with infection/inflammation, itchiness
2 answer
Redness, Erythema
Occurs due to trauma of the nails that appear as non uniform white spot
Leukonychia
Cancer, chemotherapy, arsenic poisoning, white horizontal
Mee’s lines
Discoloration, Pitting, Changes in the structure of your nails, auto immune disease
Psoriasis
Horizontal indentations, across the nail, serious illness or trauma, inward press of the nail, indentation
Beau’s Lines
Nails appear wider or swollen, upside down spoon
Clubbing
Inflammation of the proximal and lateral nail folds, fungal bacterial infection
Paronychia
Appearing washed out , narrow brown or pink strip near the tip, rest of the nail bed is white
-Liber diseases, Cardiovascular
Terry’s nails
When your nail separates from its nail bed
only happens with trauma and psoriasis
Onycholysis
Partial, Complete Hair loss
-Genetics, aging, endocrine disorders, chemotherapy, and skin diseases
Alopecia
Thinning of Hair, lifestyle habits, genetics, old age
Sparse Hair
2 main categories of skin lesions
Primary & Secondary lesion
