T1 - Care of Patient with Skin Probs (Josh) Flashcards
Which type of past medical history can lead to Xerosis (dry skin)?
Liver Disease
Renal Disease
Autoimmune Disease
What are some suggestions to prevent Xerosis?
Adequate hydration
Fewer hot showers
Moisturizer cream
Milder soaps
Humidifier in winter time
— is dry skin.
— is itching skin.
Xerosis
Pruritis
What are the different phases of wound healing?
Inflammatory Phase (3-5 days)
Proliferative Phase (day 4 - 2-4 wks)
Maturation Phase (3 wks - year or more)
Which phase of wound healing?
Begins at time of injury or cell death and lasts 3-5 days?
Inflammatory Phase
Phases of Wound Healing:
What happens in inflammatory phase?
Immediate response is VASOCONSTRICTION and clot formation
After 10 mins, VASODILATION ooccurs with increased capillary permeability and leakage of plasma (and plasma proteins) into surrounding tissue
WBCs (esp. microphages) migrate to wound
Phases of Wound Healing:
What are the clinical manifestations of the Inflammatory Phase?
local edema
pain
erythema
warmth
Phases of Wound Healing:
What happens in the Proliferative Phase?
Fibrin strands form a scaffold or framework
Fibroblast cells migrate into wound, attach to framework, divide, and stimulate the secretion of collagen
Collagen builds tough and inflexible scar tissue
Capillaries in areas surrounding the wound form buds that grow into new vessels
Capillary buds and Collagen deposits form the granulation tissue in the wound that contracts
Epithelial cells grow over the granulation tissue bed
Phases of Wound Healing:
What happens in the Maturation Phase?
Collagen is reorganized to provide greater tensile strength
Scar tissue gradually becomes THINNER and PALER in color
Mature scar is firm and inelastic when palpated
Wound Intention:
Which type of wound is well-approximated (ex: like an incision that is sewn up)?
First Intention
Wound Intention:
Which type of wound has a cavity-like defect (ie: loss of tissue)?
Second Intention
Wound Intention:
Which type of intention requires that healing come from the bottom up (ie: inside out)?
Second Intention
Wound Intention:
Which type of intention is intentionally left open for a time to irrigate and prevent infection from occurring?
Third Intention
Wound Intention:
Which type has loss of tissue?
Which type has no loss of tissue?
Second Intention = tissue loss (ie: cavity)
First and Third Intention = no tissue loss
Mechanisms of Wound Healing:
When would re-epithelialization occur?
2nd Phase of Wound Healing (Proliferative Phase)
Mechanisms of Wound Healing?
In — —, re-epithelialization occurs.
In — —, granulation occurs.
Partial-Thickness Wounds
Full Thickness Wounds
Explain the Mechanism of Wound Healing in a Full Thickness Wound?
Granulation occurs
Contraction (edging of wounds lean in towards each other) occurs
T or F: A Full Thickness Wound will most likely NOT close on its own.
True
likely will require a skin graft
Pressure Ulcer Staging:
How many stages?
4
Stage 1 – skin NOT broken
Stage 2 – skin broken
Stage 3 – tissue exposed
Stage 4 – bone exposed
***Unstageable – eschar that covers bottom so that we can’t judge depth
Which tool is used to assess for Pressure Ulcers?
Braden Score
15-16 = mild risk
12-14 = moderate risk
less than 11 = severe risk
— is a scaling disorder with underlying dermal inflammation.
Psoriasis
What is the clinical presentation of Psoriasis?
Plaque with silver color
What are risk factors for Psoriasis?
Infections
Skin Trauma, Recent Surgery
Genetics
Stress
Seasons (warm weather IMPROVES symptoms)
Hormones (puberty or menopause)
Meds
- lithium
- beta blockers
- antimalarials
- indocin
What are the three types of Psoriasis?
Psoriasis Vulgaris (most common)
Exfoliative Psoriasis
Palmoplantar Pustulosis (PPP)
Psoriasis:
Which type will NOT be silver in appearance?
Exfoliative Psorasis
Palmoplantar Pustulosis (PPP)
Psoriasis:
Which type is most common and is silver in appearance?
Which type is not very common and is eruptive and inflammatory?
Which type is not very common and has pustules on palms of hands or soles of feet?
Psoriasis Vulgaris
Exfoliative Psoriasis
Palmoplantar Pustulosis (PPP)