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1
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describing lesion attributes

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“patient appears to present with NUMBER SHAPE TEXTURE COLOR TYPE SIZE.
CONFIGURATION DISTRIBUTION LOCATION.
a AMOUNT amount of CONSISTENCY COLOR ODOR exudate is observable”

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what are the lesion attributes

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number
size
color
shape
texture
type
distribution
location
configuration
exudate

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number lesion =

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single
multiple
actual

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size lesion =

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measured in mm or cm

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color lesion =

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red (erythema)
black
white
yellow

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shape lesion =

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round
annular (ring shaped)
irregular

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texture lesion =

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scale (eczema look)
crusted
smooth
firm
fluctuant

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type lesion =

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macule
papule
vesicle
patch
ulcer
pustule
bulla
fissure
nodule
plaque

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define macule

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  • less than 01 cm
  • flat, non palpable (cannot be felt)
  • represent change in color, not raises or depressed compared to the skin surface

EX: FRECKLES FLAT MOLES TATTOOS

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define papule

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  • circumscribed solid elevation up to 01cm in diameter on skin
  • solid or cystic raised spot
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define vesicle

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  • fluid inside up to 05cm in diameter (clear fluid) (blister)
  • ex: anthrax
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define patch

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  • flat discoloration
  • greater than 01cm
  • large area of color change
  • smooth surface
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define ulcer

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  • open sore on skin
  • reduction in blood flow
  • open wound
  • sore on the skin / mucous membrane accompanied by the disintegration of tissue
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define pustule

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DIFF THAN VESICLE
- pus filled sores
- inside has purulent (pus discharge) material
- common on face, chest, back
- infectious disease, bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites

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define bulla

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  • greater than 05mm
  • large vesicle
  • large blisters on the skin that are filled with clear fluid
  • caused by infection / inflammation of the skin
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define fissure

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  • split in the skin
  • bleeding due to dryness
  • abnormal keratinization / exfoliation
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define nodule

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  • similar look to papule / vesicle
  • to many cells aggregated in one place. feels like a ball of something but it’s fixed (won’t move, tender, non tender)
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define plaque

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  • circumscribed elevated platoed like greater than 01cm
  • solid lesion
  • raised red patches colored with silvery white buildup dead skin cells or scale
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configuration

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grouped
clustered

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distribution

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generalized (spread out)
localized (one area)

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location

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superior
posterior
anterior
proximal
distal
inferior

frontal , transverse , sagittal

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what information does exudate give us

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amount, consistency, color

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exudate amounts

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  • no visible
  • scant (moist tissue)
  • small (visibly moist tissue)
  • moderate (saturated tissue)
  • large (saturated tissue draining freely expressed / GUSHING)
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exudate consistency

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  • watery
  • thin
  • runny
  • thick
  • sticky
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exudate color

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red
black
white
yellow
clear
opaque
cloudy

26
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skin color descriptions

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  • pale (low circulation)
  • jaundiced
  • mottled (pattern of redness / paleness due to body temp)
  • cyanotic (blue = no oxygen, central reached organs body is trying to protect)
  • flushed
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define maceration

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  • skin in contact with moisture for TOO LONG
28
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what happens to the skin when it’s been macerated

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  • light in color
  • wrinkly
  • wet
  • soggy to the touch
29
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what is a woods lamp

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BLACK LIGHT
- distinguish hypopigmentation
(decrease) from depigmentation (loss)
- darken room and 4 to 5 inches from affected area

30
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what conditions will fluoresce with woods lamp?

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TINEA VERSICOLOR
- fluoresce pale white - yellow

31
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what conditions will not fluoresce with woods lamp?

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TINEA …
cruris
corporis
pedis

32
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what is wound culture

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SPECIMEN
- small sample taken from the body to represent the nature of the whole

33
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what is the goal of the tissue specimen

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provide lab with a sample biologically representative of the substance collected

34
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what to determine for wound culture

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collecting
WOUND SPECIMEN
OR
TISSUE / STS SPECIMEN

35
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have to’s for a physical examination

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OPQRSTTT
3 ssq’s

36
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define palpate

A

MCLATTTTE

37
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MCLATTTTE

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moisture
color
lesions
abnormalities
tenderness
temperature
texture
turgor (forearm abdomen)
edema

38
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body regions to inspect / palpate

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scalp
face
neck
shoulders
chest
abdomen
back
arms & hands
legs & feet

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