Skin Cancer and Burns

Question 1

Tumor

Answer 1

Cell growth

Question 2

Benign

Answer 2

not harmful

Question 3

Malignant

Answer 3

harmful or cancerorus

Question 4

Metastasize

Answer 4

spread to other parts of the body

Question 5

Biopsy

Answer 5

Removal of tissue for testing, to determine if harmful

Question 6

What are the types of skin cancer? (3)

Answer 6

1. Basal cell carcinoma
2. Squamous cell carcinoma
3. Melanoma

Question 7

Basal cell carcinoma

Answer 7

• Least malignant
• Stratum basal cells proliferate and invade the dermis - hypodermis
• Appears as shiny, dome-shaped nodules that later develop a central ulcer with a pearly, beaded edge
• Slow growing & not metastasize
• Be cured by surgical excision (Moh’s surgery) 99% of the time

Question 8

Squamous cell carcinoma

Answer 8

• Originates from keratinocytes
• Appears on scaly red papules, often on the head or hands (sometimes ear and lips)
• Grows quickly
• Surgical removal - Moh’s surgery

Question 9

Melanoma

Answer 9

• Cancer of melanocytes
• Most dangerous
• Highly metastatic & resistant to chemotherapy
• Early detection is crucial for survival
• Monitored using the ABCD(E) rule

Question 10

What is the ABCD(E) rule?

Answer 10

A(Asymmetry): Color doesn’t match across area
B(Border): Edges are uneven
C(Color): Black, brown, blue, or red
D(Diameter): 4mm
E(Elevation): raised on the skin surface

Question 11

What are burns classified on?

Answer 11

Their severity
* Layer(s) of the skin injured

Question 12

What are the 3 types of burns?

Answer 12

1. 1st degree
2. 2nd degree
3. 3rd degree

Question 13

First degree bruns

Answer 13

• Heals in 2-3 days without special attention
• Only epidermis is damaged
  SYMPTOMS: localized redness, swelling, and pain
  *Sunburn is usually 1st degree

Question 14

Second Degree Burns

Answer 14

• Injure the epidermis & upper region of dermis
  SYMPTOMS: similar to first degree but blisters appear
• Skin regeneration occurs with little to no scarring within three to four weeks if taken care of

Question 15

Third Degree Burns

Answer 15

• Entire thickness of skin is damaged
• Appears gray-white, cherry red or black
• Nerve damage
• Grafting

Question 16

What is the rule of nines?

Answer 16

Volume of fluid lost estimated by computing percentage of body surface burned.
* Divides body into 2 areas (each 9%)
* Genitals are 1% of body surface
* Only approx.

Question 17

Burns are critical if…

Answer 17

• 25% of the body are has second-degree burns.
• 10% of the body are has third-degree burns
• Third-degree burns affect the face, hands or feet.

Question 18

What are the major concern for burn patients?

Answer 18

• Dehydration
• Infection