week 4

Question 1

3 layers of skin

Answer 1

epidermis, dermis, sub Q tissue

Question 2

strtum corneum does not revelope until what gestation

Answer 2

23-25 weeks

Question 3

newborns skin:

Answer 3

• loose fluid easily
• loose heat rapidly
• cannot shiver
• sweat minimally
• thin epidermis (absorbs)
• blister easlity (water containing and loose connection from dermis to epidermis)

Question 4

scalp hair of newborns called

Answer 4

terminal hair (usually loose is within a few moths of birth and replaced with hair of different color and texture

Question 5

vascularization of dermis is developed by what age?

Answer 5

2 years

Question 6

eccrine glands achieve full function when?

Answer 6

puberty (hands, feet and forehead)

Question 7

apocrine glands do not become active until when?

Answer 7

puberty (armpits, odorous etc)

Question 8

baby acne is called what? caused by what?

Answer 8

milia caused by sebaceous cysts (leave them alone)

Question 9

what is cradle cap?

Answer 9

seborrheic dermatitis OR dandruff is NORMAL (use baby oil, coconut oil, or Aquaphor, plastic baby comb)

Question 10

what are birthmarks? when doing a PMI of an integumentary system, why are birthmarks important to include?

Answer 10

congenital nevi…

Question 11

integumentary assessment seen in stuge weber diseases and what is this desease

Answer 11

facial port wine stains. causes seizures and cognitive delays

Question 12

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integumentary assessment in Von Recklinghausen disease (neurofibromatosis)

Answer 12

auxillary freckling AND/OR more than 6 - 5 mm in greatest diameter safe au lait spots

Question 13

new name for mongolian spots. what do we need to make sure of with these?

Answer 13

congenital dermal melanocytosis (CDM). document so people do not believe theses are bruised spots on a child.

Question 14

name for strawberry marks and when do they usually go away?

Answer 14

capillary hemangioma, age 5-7

Question 15

stork bites name , where they are located, and when they go away?

Answer 15

nevus simplex, neck, eye lids, face, go away usually by age 1

Question 16

trichotilomania what is it and what is is usually from?

Answer 16

hair pulling- OCD

Question 17

fungal skin infection name

Answer 17

tinia corporis

Question 18

acanthosis nigricans

Answer 18

product of insulin resistance (usually on the neck)

Question 19

hives name

Answer 19

urticaria

Question 20

describe chicken pox rash

Answer 20

erythematous macuale with a vesicle on top. when vesicle open up, creates a crust.

Question 21

describe roseola

Answer 21

rose colored blanchable macules or papules that sometimes surrounded by a pale halo

Question 22

what is the fitzpatrick scale?

Answer 22

scale used to determine the shade of skin and how it responds to UV rays. types 1-6

Question 23

what are the two determiners of the skin tone?

Answer 23

genetics and uv exposure

Question 24

assessments effected by the amount of melanin someone has in their skin

Answer 24

cyanosis, pressure injury assessments, inflammations, petechiae, erythema, ecchymosis, pallor, jaundice, nails

Question 25

what is erythema migrans

Answer 25

target shaped red rash caused from tick bite that indicates lyme disease

Question 26

what is the name of the soft downy hair covering body when a patient is malnourished?

Answer 26

lanugo

Question 27

what is the scarring that happens on the fingers from bulemia?

Answer 27

russell’s sign

Question 28

tinia capitus when it has worsened to a rasied lesion that is boggy and tender? how to treat?

Answer 28

kerion, treat with oral antifungals