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LS-3 Dermatology Observation & discovery 3.3 Flashcards

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1
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Localized

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specific area

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generalized

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rash ALL OVER body

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Centrifugal

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rash that Start from MIDDLE and work their way OUTWARD

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Centripetal

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rashes spread from OUTSIDE INWARD

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Papules

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small bumps under 1cm

Small solid mass (latin=pimple)

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Nodules

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larger bumps over 1 cm

extends deeper into the skin

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Plaques

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large and flat like a plateau (solid mass on surface of skin)

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Vesicles

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small bumps (less than 1 cm) filled with clear fluid

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Pustules

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bumps filled with pus

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Bulla

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Larger vesicle such as a blister

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Abscess

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Larger pustules

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Macule, macula

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small, flat discolored area such as freckles

-(spot or stain Latin)

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Patch

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(Vitiligo)

larger macule

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1st Degree Burn

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Affects superficial layer or epidermis

sunburn

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2nd Degree Burn

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Involves the dermis

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3rd Degree burn

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injures subcutaneous layer

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4th degree burn

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involves underlying tissue like bone, muscle or fascia

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Erosion

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loss of skin

away/gnaw/eat

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Ulcer

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a sore

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Excoriation

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A scratch

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Fissure

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a crack in the skin (L: split or divide)

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Scale

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skin flaking off

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Crust

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dried substance (blood, pus) on the skin

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Vascular Lesion

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Wounds related to blood vessels

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Cherry Angioma

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small blood vessel tumor

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Telangiectasia

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(Spider angioma)
tel/angi/ectasia
overexpansion of the end of a blood vessel

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Petechia

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small bruise

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ecchymosis

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larger bruise

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keloid

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overgrowth of scar tissue

tumor resembling

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cicatrix (plural: cicatrices)

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scar

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epidermal tumors

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tumors on the skin

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nevus

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mole (mole or birthmark)

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dysplastic nevus

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a mole with bad changes/formations (often precancerous)

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verruca

A

wart

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Culture & Sensitivity (C&S)

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growing microorganisms in isolation in order to determine which drugs they might respond to

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Biopsy (Bx)

A

removal of tissue in order to examine it with your own 2 eyes (two/eye/procedure)

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Excisional Biopsy

A

removal of an entire lesion for examination (to cut it out)

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Incisional biopsy

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(to cut into it) removal of part of lesion for examination

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Dermatoscope

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instrument used to look at the skin

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dermoscopy

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procedure for looking at the skin

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adipocele

A

hernia filled with fatty tissue

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dermatofibroma

A

fibrous skin tumor

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erythrocyanosis

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red and or blue discoloration of the skin

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keratogenic

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causing horny tissue development

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keratosis

A

horny tissue condition

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necrosis

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tissue death

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onychia

A

a nail condition

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onychocryptosis

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an ingrown nail

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abnormal softening of a nail

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onychomalacia

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onychopathy

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nail disease

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onychophagia

A

eating (biting) the nail

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pachyderma

A

tough skin

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paronychia

A

condition of the tissue around a nail

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steatoma

A

fatty tumor

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xanthoma

A

yellow tumor

Medical Terminology Test 1 (10 decks)

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