RANDOM Flashcards
tripod position: COPD. What is copd?
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
____Morph.
3 types of body build
Ectomorph- thin
Mesomorph- normal
Endomorph- obese
Paling of skin
Pallor
Length of light palapation
1 cm or .5 inch
Length of deep palpation
2 cm or 1 inch
two handed palpation
Bimanual
Anemia/ decreased arterial perfusion
Pallor
Bluish tinge of skin
Cyanosis. (Peripheral, central)
ICTERUS
Jaundice
Why erythema is happening
Due to congestion of cappilaries
pasa. Collection of blood in the subcutaneous tissue causing purple discoloration
Ecchymosis
Hemorrhagic spots
PEtechiae
Normal scale for edema
zero
Skin lesion with white top center
Pustule
Reddened localized collection of edema fluid
Wheal
Secondary skin lesion
translucent, dry, paper-like. Resulting from thinning or wasting of the skin due to loss of collagen and elastin
Atrophy
Secondary skin lesion
Wearing away of the superficial epidermis causing shallow depression
Erosion
Secondary skin lesion
Thickened area resulting from chronic irritation
Lichenification
Deep area of skin loss. May bleed
Ulcer
Linear crack with sharp edges
Fissure
Secondary skin lesion
After a lesion or wound that is healed
Scars
Elevated, darkened, excess scar tissue.
Excessive collagen formation
Keloid
Liner erosion
Excoriation
Dandruff is what type of Secondary skin lesion
Scales