Learning outcomes definitions

Question 1

Where is acne ususally found and whodoes it affect? What is it?

Answer 1

Teenages/young people

Head and upper trunk

pustules

Question 2

What is dermatitis

Answer 2

The form known as
eczema is often associated
with asthma.
Dermatitis follows from
irritation or allergy.
Psoriasis may occur for the
first time at any age.

Question 3

What is Psoriasis?

Answer 3

Inflammatory skin disease characterised by scaling, often genetic predisposition

Question 4

What do the centreal thermoreceptors monitor?

Answer 4

Core temp in brain, spnal cord and viscera

Question 5

What part of the brain integrates heat conservation and production?

Answer 5

posterior hypothalmus

Question 6

What are endogenous pyrogens?

Answer 6

Pyrogens dervieved from the leucocyte in response to infection

Question 7

macule vs patch

Answer 7

macu;e smaller, patch bigger (over 0.5cm2)

inpalpable, normal texured kin of altered colour

eg freckle = macule

Question 8

papule vs plaque

Answer 8

P and l = PaLpable

PapuLe : small palpable alteration eg wart

PLaque = over 0.5cm2 palpable lesion eg psoriasis

Question 9

What is a nodule?

Answer 9

Large, circular swelling in the surface of the skin

Question 10

What is a blister?

Answer 10

Visiable accumulation of liquid within the skin

Question 11

Vesticle vs bulla

Answer 11

Vesticle = tiny lesion of liquid

Bulla = greater lession (over 0.5cm diameter)

Question 12

What is a weal?

Answer 12

Very transient cause of redness, represents dermal odeama

Question 13

What is a pustule? Follicular pustule?

Answer 13

Visable accumulation of free pus.

Follicular pustule = contained within a pilosebaceous follicle

Question 14

What does atrophy skin look like?

Answer 14

hiny with a loss of skin markings

Question 15

What is Telangiectasia?

Answer 15

Permanatly dilated blood vessles that fade with pressure

Question 16

When wouldcolour not fade with pressure?

Answer 16

if blood cells are outside of the vessel

Question 17

bruising fancy name

Answer 17

Ecchymosis

Question 18

Melanocytic naevi vs lentigo

Answer 18

Lentigo = small brown macule, increased no. melanocytes at derpal/epidermis junction

Melanocytic naevi (moles) = proliferation of pigmented naevus cells