Skin Flashcards
Identify:
Benign skin condition in older adults
-brown flat patches
Small bright red dots
Small hanging skin
Seborrheic keratosis
Cherry angiomas
Skin tags
Explain the ABCDE assessment tool for pathologic skin conditions
Asymmetry
Border irregularity
Color (varied)
Diameter > 6mm
Evolving/changing
List some skin cancer risk factors
Fair skin
blonde/red hair
blue eyes
Live near equator/high altitude
Family/personal history
Outdoor occupation/hobbies
Tanning beds
Identify:
Precancerous skin lesions
Irregular borders
Overlying hard keratotic scale or horn
Actinic keratoses
Identify:
non-melanoma skin cancer
-pigmented, curled borders/crater appearance, opaque/pearly
Basal cell carcinoma
Identify:
non-melanoma skin cancer
-often from actinic keratosis, similar appearance, red
Squamous cell carcinoma
Where do women and men usually get melanoma on the body?
What does the pronosis correlate with?
Women: lower legs
Men: trunk/head
Prognosis correlates w/ lesion thickness
The greatest risk for sun damage is between ____-____
SPF ___ or higher is recommended
__ or higher is for additional risk factors such as__________
10am-2pm
15+
30+: photosensitivity-causing meds, skin cancer history
Sunscream should be applied ____-____mins before exposure
Reapply every ___ hours and/or after _____
20-30 mins before exposure
2 hours
after swimming
Which skin conditions are viral with vesicles?
VZV
HSV1 or 2
Which skin conditions are viral with warts?
HPV
Which skin conditions are associated with infestations/bites?
Scabies, pediculosis, bees, wasps, ticks
How is scabies treated?
Scabies- mites- apply permethrin to skin overnight
Which skin conditions are fungal?
Candida - white patches
Tinea: scaling, corporis is ring-like
Which skin conditions are allergic?
Eczema/atopic dermatitis; urticaria
Contact dermatitis
Which skin conditions are autoimmune?
Psoriasis
-silver scaling plaques on scalp, elbows, knees, palms, soles, fingernails
-Rapid epidermal cell turnover
-Red base
_______ involves heat used to destroy tissue and coagulate blood vessels
Electrodessication
____ involves subfreezing temps and is used for warts, skin tags, and SKs
Cryosurgery
_______ involves skin cancer removal layer-by-layer
lengthy procedure that preserves normal tissue
Mohs surgery
Explain pruritis management
Break the cycle
COOL environment
Hydration/wet compress
Moisturize
Cool/tepid bath
Topical drugs
Prevent lichenification
