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NURS 301 Flashcards

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OLDCARTS

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onset, location, duration, characteristics, aggravating and alleviating, related symptoms, treatment, and severity

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IPPA assessment techniques

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Inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation

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when inspecting skin look for

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lesions, tatto, piercings, scars, infections, rashes, bruising, bites, and wounds

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when assessing any skin disorder what do you use?

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ABCDEF, asymmetric, border, color, diameter, elevation, and feel

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where do you test turgor?

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under forearm

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if tenting is observed

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poor skin turgor is noted. tenting= skin slowly receding back into place

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Braden skin scale tests and is based off of

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tests risk for pressure ulcers. Is based off sensory perception, moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition, and friction and shear

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macule

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solely a color change ex: freckles, measles

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papule

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something you can feel. ex: mole, lichen planus, wart

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plaque

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papule that merge together, ex: psoriasis or lichen planus

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patch

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macule that are larger than 1 cm

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nodule

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solid, elevated, hard or soft

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wheal

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superficial, raised, transient, slightly irregular due to edema. Ex: mosquito bite, allergic reaction, TB testing

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urticaria

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Hives. very pruritic (itchy)

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coalesce

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come together to form one mass or whole.

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tumor

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firm/soft, deeper into dermis. May be benign or malignant. Ex: lipoma

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vesicle

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elevated cavity containing free fluid. Ex: varicella, herpes zoster

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bulla

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usually single chambered/superficial in epidermis. Thin wall and ruptures easily. Ex: blister, burns, contact dermatitis

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pastule

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turbid fluid (pus) in the cavity. elevated and circumscribed. Ex: impetigo and acne

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cyst

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encapsulated fluid filled cavity in dermis or subcutaneous layer. Ex: sebaceous cyst

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crust

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thickened, dried out, left when vesicles burst or dry up

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scale

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compact, flakes of skin, silvery, shedding of dead excess keratin cells

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fissure

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linear crack with abrupt edges. extends into dermis, dry Ex: athletes foot, cheilosis

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cheilosis

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painful inflammation and cracking of the corners of the mouth

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excoriation

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self inflicted abrasion, superficial. Ex: insect bites/intense scratching

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erosion

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scooped out but shallow depression. moist but not bleeding

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lichenification

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prolonged intense scratching eventually thickens the skin and produces tightly packed sets of papules. Ex: psoriasis

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keloid

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scar with excess scar tissue

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purpura

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small blood vessels join together or leak blood under the skin

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petechiae

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when purpura spots are very small

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ecchymosis

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large purpura (looks like bruises) look for multiple area at different stages

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alopecia

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balding

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basal cell carcinoma

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most common, starts out as skin colored papule and grows slowly

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squamous cell carcinoma

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red, scaly, equal to or greater than 1 cm, grows rapidly

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melanoma

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very aggressive, originates in the melanocytes, most are brown and black, but can be red, pink, purple. kills about 1 person an hour

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cultural considerations for skin

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coining and cupping

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areas of common skin breakdown in supine position

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occiput, scalpula, sacrum, heels

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annular

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ringed with clear center

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linear

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straight line

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circinate

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circular like a C

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confluent

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lesions run together

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discrete

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individual/distinct

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discoid

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disc - shaped without central clearing

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zostiform

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linear clustered along the nerve root

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generalized

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widespread

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villus hair

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short, fine, covers most the body, unpigmented

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terminal hair

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coarser and thicker. pigmented. scalp, eyebrows, pubic hair…

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clubbing

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shape of nails. late sign of perfusion to peripheral circulation. can be from smoking or congenital

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spooning

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concave curves in nails. from iron deficiency

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jagged

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shape in nails from chronic anxiety

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pitting

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seen in nails from psoriasis

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paronychia

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infection of the nail folds

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