Skin, Hair, Nails

Question 1

The differences in skin of very young, older adults, the healthy adult

Answer 1

Very young-epidermis thickens, toughens, and darkens, the skin becomes lubricated
Older adult-loses elasticity, folds, sags, thin, dry, reduction in muscle tone

Question 2

Types of skin abnormalities

Answer 2

Pallor, cyanosis,erythema
Lesions- annular, confluent,discrete, gyrate,grouped, linear, target, zosteriform,polycyclic

Question 3

What is ABCDE

Answer 3

Asymmetry
Border
Color
Diameter
Elevation
Funny looking

Question 4

Skin assessment

Answer 4

General pigmentation-freckles, moles, vitiligo, birthmarks, pallor,erythema, cyanosis
Temperature-palpate skin with back of your hand
Moisture-perspiration, dehydration
Texture-smooth, firm, even
Thickness
Edema
Mobility and turgor-pinching a large fold of skin(elasticity of skin)
Vascularity/brushing
Lesions

Question 5

Nail assessment

Answer 5

Shape and contour
The profile sign -angle of nail base
Surface of nail-smooth,grooves?
Thickness
Nail firmly attached to base
Color
capillary refill

Question 6

Hair assessment

Answer 6

Color
Texture
Distribution
Lesions

Question 7

What causes edema

Answer 7

Jaundice, cyanosis

Question 8

Normal vs abnormal light skin

Answer 8

Light
Pallor-red
Cyanosis -dusky blue
Erythema-red/pink
Jaundice-yellow in sclera, and skin

Dark
Pallor-yellow-brown, ashen gray
Cyanosis-dark, but dull
Erythema-purplish, difficult to see

Question 9

Vitiligo

Answer 9

Absence of melanin pigment in patchy areas of white or light skin face, feet, and body

Question 10

Cholasma

Answer 10

Dark skin patches that affect the face and other sun exposed spots