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Skin Flashcards

1
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What are the functions of skin?

A
  • protective barrier
  • temperature
  • sensation
  • vit D
  • apperance
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2
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What are the 3 main layers if skin?

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Epidermis
Dermis
Subcutaneous Tissues

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3
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What is a MACULE?

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a flat area of altered colour

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What is a PATCH?

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a flat area of altered colour >0.5cm

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5
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What is a PLAQUE?

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Palpable scaling raised lesion >0.5cm in diam

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6
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What is PAPULE?

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Solid raised lesion

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What is a NODULE?

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Solid raised lesion >0.5 in diam with a deeper comp.

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8
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What is a VESICLE?

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raised, clear filled lesion

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What is a BULLA?

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raised clear fluid filled lesion >0.5 in diam

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10
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What are examples of benign lesions?

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skin tags
moles
cysts
papillomas

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11
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What is another name for ‘skin tags’?

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Fibroepithelial Polyps

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12
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What is a skin tag?

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flesh coloured bag like lesion
in neck, trunk, face, Axilla and groin
very common, especially in middle age

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13
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What is another name for a mole?

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Navi

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14
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What happens overtime to a mole?

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Mole becomes nested in dermis

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15
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What are 2 types of cyst?

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Epidermoid

Pilar

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16
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What is a cyst?

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dervived from invagination of epithelium

17
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Characteristics of seborrheic keratosis?

A

Middle aged & older people likely to get.
Arises spontaneously, and is related to sun exposure.
Found on trunk, head, neck.
Harmless.
Treatment of leaving alone, or freezing

18
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What is Haemangioma?

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Very common, and occur in children.

-Blood vessels rise- create a red boil surface

19
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What are 4 MALIGNANT lesions?

A

Bascal Cell Carcinoma
Squamous Cell Carinoma
Bowens Disease
Melonoma

20
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What is Basal Cell Carcinoma?

A

Most common human cancer.

Slow growing, and occurs in sun exposed sites.

21
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What is Bowens disease?

A

Precusor
Due to sundamage, grows slowly.
rare under 30.

22
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What is squamous cell carcinoma?

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2nd most common skin tumour of sun exposed sites

23
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What is Melanoma?

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Very common, sun damage, aggressive & spreads widely

24
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What tool can be used to recognise Melanoma?

A 
A - asymmetrical
B - border
C - colour
D - diameter
E - enlarge
25
Q

Where is psoriasis normally found?

A

elbows, knees, scalp, lumbosacral, penis

26
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What is scabies?

A

Humcan Scabies Mites
common & itchy in young & elderly
spread by direct contact with someone who has scabbies.

27
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Where are Scabbies Mites found?

A

web spaces of fingers & palms of hands, wrists, ankles & soles of feet.

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