Neuro & Integument Flashcards
What is included in Quick Neuro check?
- LOC
- Orientation
- Communication
- Motor Response
What state is described as may be awake but not fully attentive?
Lethargic
What state is described as sleeping all the time, one word answers or mumbling?
Obtunded
What state is described as spontaneously unconscious, vocalization limited to groan or mumble?
Stupor
What state is described as reflexive movement only but no deliberate or purposeful movement?
Coma
Arrector pili
muscle around hair follicle that contract to create goosebumps
Vellus hair
fine, faint hair that covers most of the body
Terminal hair
darker and thicker hair on scalp, eyebrows, axillae, pubic area
Sebaceous gland
produces sebum - a protective liquid substance used to lubricate skin and hair and prevents water loss
Eccrine glands
sweat gland, saline solution - sweat
Aprocrine gland
produces thick, milky secretion and open into hair follicles
causes body odor
What are some functions of the skin?
- protection
- prevention of penetration
- perception (sensory function)
- temperature regulation
- identification
- communication (blushing, pale)
- wound repair
- absorption and excretion of metabolic waste
- production of vit D
Lanugo
fine hairs that cover infants at birth
Vernix
white, lipidy substance made of sebum and epithelial cells, protects skin in utero
Milia
tiny bumps seen in newborns
Linea nigra
dark brown line down the abdomen in pregnant people, caused by hormones
Cholasma
hyperpigmentation on face - common in pregnant persons
Striae gravidarum
stretch marks
How does skin change with old age?
- decreased elasticity
- dry, winkles
- decreased subcutaneous fat and muscle tone
- decrease melanoctyes (causing white hairs)
- hair distribution changes
Edema - mild pitting, slight indentation, no perceptible swelling
1+
Edema - moderate pitting, indentation subsides rapidly
2+
Edema - deep pitting, indentation remains for a short time, limb looks swollen
3+
Edema - very deep pitting, indentation lasts a long time
4+
ABCDE of pigmented lesions
Asymmetry Border irregularity Colour variation Diameter greater than 6 mm Elevation and evolution
Annular
circular (ringworm)