SKIN HAIR AND NAILS PPT Flashcards
_________ should not be tested at the back of patients hands because it is loose and thinness
skin should be resilient, moves easily when pinched (________)
skin should return to place immediately when released (________)
skin turgor
mobility
turgosity
in the elderly skin turgosity should be done on
________
________
________
inner aspect of thigh
sternum
glabellar area
primary skin lesions
a circumscribed flat discoloration
.5 cm or smaller
macule
primary skin lesions
large >.5 cm flat lesion with a color different from surrounding skin
differs from macule only in size
patch
primary skin lesions
small solid <.5 cm in diameter
raised above the surface skin and hence palpable
papule
primary skin lesions
large .5-5 cm
firm lesion raised above the surface of surrounding skin
differs from papule only in size
nodule
primary skin lesions
circumscribed
palpable
solid lesion
more than .5 cm in diameter
formed by confluence of papules
plaque
primary skin lesions
circumscribed collection of leukocytes and free fluid that varies in size
pustule
primary skin lesions
circumscribed collection of free fluid
more than .5 cm in diameter
bulla
primary skin lesions
a raised erythematous edematous, papule/plaque
usually presenting short lived vasodilation and vasopermeability
eg: utricaria
Wheal
secondary skin lesions
excess dead epidermal cells that are produced by abnormal keratinization and shedding
PSORIASIS
scales
secondary skin lesions
collection of dried serum and cellular debris
also called scab
impetigo
crust
secondary skin lesions
area of skin denuded by complete partial loss of epidermis
no associated loss of dermis
erosion
secondary skin lesions
focal loss of epidermis and dermis
heals with scarring
ecthyma
ulcer
secondary skin lesions
linear angular erosions that may be covered by crust and are caused by scratching
excoriation
