Protection Flashcards
where can Colour change occur?
lips, mucous membrane, mouth, earlobes, nails
Erythema is?
redness
Pallor is?
whiteness
Cyanosis is?
blueish
Jaundice is?
yellow
Brownish is?
brown
Odessa is?
swelling in the tissue
Exudate is?
fluid leaking out of a lesion
Turgor is?
elasticity of tissue / pinch test
7 characteristics of decriping a lesions =
Location & Distribution: generalised, or in a specific area?
Colour: What is the colour? Has there been a change?
Pattern: cluster, line
Elevation: Raised? Flat? sunken?
Size/shape: may need to measure, has there been a change in size?
Edges: regular? Irregular?
Characteristics: hard, soft, fluid filled, exudate? Odour?
cutaneous membrane
Another name for skin
3 principles of skin assessment
prepare environment, gather relavant information, observe and feel the skin
sebum
oily type of gland, water repellant, incerease in puperty for acne
sweat glands types
Eccrine glands found in abundance. Produce & secrete sweat which has 2 functions… to act as an antibacterial & to lower body temperature &&& .Apocrine are found in lesser numbers, with the majority found in axilla & genital areas. Do not begin functioning until puberty. In comparison, aprocrine glands are not regulators of temperature, instead the produce odour (caused by bacterial growth)
clubbing means
when rounding of the nails happens to older adult mainly