week 11 Flashcards
Name 6 signs of skin infection?
- Pain
- Swelling
- Redness
- Fever
- Throbbing
- Discharge
Chronic vs acute?
- Chronic - term used to identify conditions that
are often and habitual. Long term - Acute - term used to identify conditions that are
short and severe, New
What is Inflammation?
objective symptom with redness, pain, swelling, and
temperature
What does contagious mean?
an infectious or communicable
disease by contact
What does Etiology mean?
study of the cause(s) of disease
What does pathology mean?
study of disease
What are primary skin lesions?
skin changes produced by some
causative factor, a direct result of the
disease process
What are secondary skin lesions?
are a result from changes in
primary lesions, those which evolve from primary lesions or develop as a
consequence of the patient’s activities.
What is a mole?
Moles are small, brown-pigmented spots that may be
elevated.
What type of skin lesion is a mosquito bite?
primary
What do chiropractors do when they see a
patient with a serious skin lesion?
refer them to a specialist
