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serves as insulator
provides padding
innermost layer of skin |
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contains elastin
contains no cells
collagen is main component
rich in sensory nerves |
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does not have a seperate blood supply
synthesis of vit D
melanin production |
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| A pt with a hx of CHF goes to outpatient clinic for f/u appt. How does nurse assess for dependent edema? |
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| Palpate the dorsum of the foot or the medial ankle |
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| In regulating body temp how much evaporative water loss can occur with hot weather or exercise |
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| Age related skin changes that are decreased are? |
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vit d production
thickness of dermis and epidermis
dermal blood flow |
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| decreased vit D production increases a pts susceptibility to what condition |
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| osteomalacia (softening of the bones) |
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| drumstick appearance of nail shape |
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| prolonged hypoxia or lung cancer |
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| ringlike with raised borders around flat, clear centers of normal skin |
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| with wavy borders resembling a snake |
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| lesions that merge with one another and appear confluent |
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| widespread involving most of the body with intervening areas of normal skin |
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| well defined with sharp borders |
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| elevated marble like lesions >1 cm wide and deep |
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| nodule filled with liquid or semisolid material that cant be expressed |
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| flat lesion <1cm in diameter |
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| vesicle filled with cloudy fluid |
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| blister <1cm in diameter filled with clear fluid |
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