Skin changes Flashcards
Arterial occlusions cause what?
6 P’s , which reflect blood loss and can cause amputation
- Paresthesia
- Perishing cold,
- Pulselessness
- Pain
- Paralysis
- Pallor/pale
___________ and _________ can indicate poor venous return d/t incompetent valves in veins => backflow and dilation of of vessels
- Superficial variscosities
- Edema
What are Superficial variscosities?
- small, irregular blue lines that indicate venous congestion
What contributes to poor venous return?
Systemic HTN
Chronic venous changes: _____________
superficial varicosities and edema
Stasis dermatitis: red/brown/prurple discoloration that develops overtime (chronic) due hemosiderin deposits from RBC breakdown
How does stasis dermatitis occur?
decrease flow or statsis on venous side of circulation
As stasis dermatitis becomes advanced, what changes do we see?
- Skin is thick and firm
- If swollen, called “brawny edema”
what are signs of venous insuff?
- 1. edema
- 2. varicose veins
- 3. skin changes and discoloration (stasis dermatitis)
- 4. skin ulceration
What is Cellulitis
acute or chronic?
Chronic Inflammation of skin and subcutaneous tissue that is most often infectious.
Skin is red, warm, swollen, and weeping w/o open sores.
bacterial endocarditis causes what skin changes?
- Acute janeway lesions; irregular macules on soles and palms that are NON-tender
- Last days- weeks
bacterial endocarditis causes what to appear on fingers and toes?
Acute Osler nodes that are 1mm - over 1 cm nodes that are tender and last hours -days
Bacterial endocarditis causes what on the periphery of nail beds?
Splinter hemorrhages: microemboli from vavular pathology
if splinter hemorrhages are isolated or minimal, they are most likely due to what
nail trauma
Whta is the most common form of xanthoma (lipid deposits due hyperlipidemia)?
chronic or acute?
Chronic
Xanthelmas palpebra: on eyelid