Session 7 Flashcards
This may be useful in inspectblack people
Palm and soles
It is best identified in the lips, oral mucosa, and tongue
Cyanosis
When skin and other parts turn blue
Cyanosis
Suggest liver disease or excessive hemolysis of red blood cells
Jaundice
The yellow color that accompanies high levels of carotene
Carotenemia
The red hue caused by increased blood flow results in the slapped cheeks
Erythema
Sightly but uniformly pigmented macule or patch with a somewhat regular border
Cafe au lait spot
Depigmented macule
Vitiligo
Common superficial fungal infection of skin
Thea versicolor
Skin condition characterized by areas of dark, velvetey, discolorstion in body folds and creases
Acanthosis Nigricans
The presence of excees fluid in interstitial space
Edema
Most common symptoms in clinical practice
Headache