Skin Hair Nails, Book

Question 1

Lanugo

Answer 1

Fine downy hair on fetus, falls off

Question 2

Vernix (caseosa)

Answer 2

Waxy or cheese like substance coating the skin of newborns

Question 3

Linea nigra

Answer 3

Dark line, typically hair, from navel to pubis

Question 4

Chloasma (Melasma)

Answer 4

Dark brown patch around the face

Question 5

Striae (stretch marks)

Answer 5

Stretching the skin from pregnancy

Question 6

Keloids

Answer 6

Skin will raise, become dark purple/brown and pull together

Question 7

Alopecia

Answer 7

Sudden hair loss

Question 8

Hirsutism

Answer 8

Hair where it doesn’t belong

Question 9

Pruritus

Answer 9

Itching

Question 10

Vitiligo

Answer 10

Loss of pigment, patches

Question 11

ABCDE

Answer 11

Asymmetry: round or regular
Border: Smooth or irregular
Color: Different color with in or light to dark
Diameter: >6mm
Elevation or Evolution: Changing or standing

Question 12

Uremic Frost

Answer 12

Grayish/yellowish of skin, frost like looking Urea sweating out, itchy

Question 13

Malignant melanoma

Answer 13

Most deadly skin cancer

Question 14

Pallor

Answer 14

Pink-white skin, not enough RBSs

Question 15

What are the causes of Pallor?

Answer 15

• Anemia
• Large or frequent blood loss
• Body isn’t producing enough RBCs
• Problem w/kidney or bone marrow
• Not enough protein or iron in diet

Question 16

Testing Pallor

Answer 16

• Mucous membrane
• Capillary refill
• Conjunctiva on eye lid
• Palms (book)

Question 17

Erythema

Answer 17

Red skin

Question 18

Cyanosis

Answer 18

Blue skin, Not enough oxygenated blood flow, hypoxia

Question 19

Jaudice

Answer 19

Yellow skin

Question 20

Diaphoresis

Answer 20

Sweating

Question 21

Dehydration

Answer 21

Not enough fluids (Turgor test, check for tenting)

Question 22

Lesions

Answer 22

Primary- pimple

Secondary-Picking at pimple

Question 23

Linear

Answer 23

Scratch, streak, line, or strip

Question 24

Zosteriform

Answer 24

Linear arrangement along a unilateral nerve route

Question 25

Grouped

Answer 25

Cluster of lesions

Question 26

Target or Iris

Answer 26

Concentric ring color in lesion

Question 27

Polycyclic

Answer 27

Annular lesions grow together

Question 28

Gyrate

Answer 28

Twisted, coiled spiral, snakelike

Question 29

Ring worm (Teniacapitus)

Answer 29

Wood lamp test, for florescent coloring

Question 30

Pediculosis capitis

Answer 30

Head lice

Question 31

Schamroth test

Answer 31

Clubbing=Chronic hypoxia (two finger gap between nails)

Question 32

Splinter Hemorrhages (Infected Endocarditis)

Answer 32

Strep throat that turned into a manic fever, leads to heart disease

Question 33

Mongolian Spots/Cafe au lait spot

Answer 33

Pigment spots on babies skin (birth mark)/Hyperpigmentation, blue-purple macular area at the sacrum or buttocks

Question 34

Carotenemia

Answer 34

Yellow-orange skin

Question 35

Contusion

Answer 35

Bruise (ecchymosis)- black blue

Question 36

Hematoma

Answer 36

Contusion with a lump of blood

Question 37

Psoriasis

Answer 37

White scaly patches, overproduces skin cancer, autoimmune disease

Question 38

Eczema

Answer 38

Red, irritated skin; inflammation, red, hot, swollen, raised, oozy

Question 39

Acute pain

Answer 39

Short termed and self-limiting, often follows a predictable trajectory, and dissipates after an injury heals

Question 40

Chronic pain

Answer 40

A diagnosed pain that continues for 6 moths or longer

Question 41

Somatic pain

Answer 41

Originates in the musculoskeletal tissues or the body surface

Question 42

Deep somatic pain

Answer 42

Arises from ligaments, tendons, bones, blood vessels and nerves

Question 43

Cutaneous pain

Answer 43

Originates in the skin or the subcutaneous tissue

Question 44

Visceral pain

Answer 44

Originates from the larger internal organs

Question 45

Radiating pain

Answer 45

Pain perceived at the source of the pain and extends to nearby tissues

Question 46

Referred pain

Answer 46

Felt in a part of the body that is considerably removed from the tissues causing the pain

Question 47

Intractable pain

Answer 47

Highly resistant to relief, using pharmacological and nonpharmacologic remedies to provide pain relief

Question 48

Neuropathic pain

Answer 48

Is the result of current or past damage to the peripheral or central nervous system

Question 49

Phantom pain

Answer 49

Perceived in a body part that is missing or paralyzed by the spinal cord

Question 50

Small potato or piece of fruit size?

Answer 50

Computer mouse

Question 51

3oz animal protein

Answer 51

Deck of cards

Question 52

1oz cheese

Answer 52

Small box of wooden matches

Question 53

2 tbsp

Answer 53

Golf ball

Question 54

4 tbsp

Answer 54

Four thumbs

Question 55

1 cup dry measure

Answer 55

Tightly clenched small woman’s fist

Question 56

B130/80 and greater = Hypertension

Answer 56

Blood pressure

Question 57

964-99.1 oral > 99.1 = fever

Answer 57

Temperature

Question 58

<50 and >100

Answer 58

Heart rate

Question 59

10-20

Answer 59

Respirations

Question 60

>95%

Answer 60

O2 saturation

Question 61

``` >25 = Overweight >30 = Obese ```

Answer 61

BMI

Question 62

``` P= Provocation/palliation Q= Quality/Quantity R = Religion/Radiation S = Severity Scale T = Timing ```

Answer 62

Method of pain assessment

Question 63

(Wight (pounds)/Height (inches)^2) X 703

Answer 63

Body Mass Index

Question 64

<18.5

Answer 64

Underweight

Question 65

18.3-24.9

Answer 65

Normal Weight

Question 66

25-29.9

Answer 66

Overweight

Question 67

30-39.9

Answer 67

Obesity

Question 68

>40

Answer 68

Extreme obesity

Question 69

Burning, numbness, tingling

Answer 69

Neuropathic pain