Skin Flashcards
2 kinds of sweat glands
Eccrine and Apocrine glands
Sebaceous glands get infected and swell. Heals quickly with antibiotics.
MRSA
What meds cause bruising?
Aspirin and blood thinners
Change in nails with aging
Ridges, decrease in Vitamin B
Central Cyanosis
Face and lips, nail-beds, hands
Peripheral Cyanosis
Hands and feet; clot and loss of blood supply in arterial circulation.
Vasoconstriction in the periphery
Raynaud’s syndrome
What is jaundice associated with?
Liver disease
What can lead to brain damage in newborns if left untreated? How is it treated?
Elevated bilirubin
Phototherapy and sun exposure
Primary skin lesion, dilation of the blood vessels, edema.
Erythema
Little spots in capillary blood vessel due to disease process or low platelet level.
Petechiae
Lesions caused by trauma, abuse, or Heparin injections.
Ecchymosis (like a bad bruise)
So much edema it doesn’t pit.
Brawny edema
What can cause red toes?
Cellulitis and infection
How much do you need to gain to notice pitting edema?
5 kg or 11 lbs
+1 —> +4
Primary lesions
Moles
Vascular lesions
Bruising
Best way to analyze lesions for cancer
Biopsy
ABCDEF analysis of lesions for cancer
Assymetry Border Color Diameter Elevation Feeling
Moles that look different from others.
Ugly duckling
Spontaneous separation of the nail plate at the margin. Common
Onycholysis
Causes for onycholysis
Psoriasis, injury, infections
Where do nail fungal infections move?
At the cuticle
Ill with endocarditis. Micro-emboli dislodge, get larger and lodge distally.
Splinter hemorrhage
High mortality
Transverse depressions in the nail due to trauma.
Beau’s Lines
3 types of lesions
Primary (moles), Secondary, Vascular (bruising)
How curved is early signs of clubbing of the nails?
180º
Cause for nail pitting
Exposure to chemicals
What is Koilonychia associated with?
Iron deficiency
What is another term for Koilonychia?
Spoon Nails
What disorder is concave in shape/the opposite of clubbing?
Koilonychia (Spoon Nails)
Due to coronary artery disease, strong soaps, petroleum products.
Koilonychia
