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Chapter 12 - Skin Hair Nails
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Nursing
Undergraduate 2
09/17/2011

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Keloids
Definition
Scars that form at the site of a wound and grow beyond the normal boundaries of the wound.
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Vitiligo
Definition
The complete absence of melanin in pathy areas of white/light skin on the face, neck, hands, feet and body folds, and around orifices.
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Abornmal findings of skin texture
Definition
Hyperthyroidism - feels smoother (like velvet)
Hypothyroidism - Feels dry/flaky
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Abnormal findings of thickness
Definition
Very thin, shiny skin - arterial insufficieny
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Unilateral Edema
Definition
Local or peripheral cause
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Bilateral edema
Definition
Generalized over entire body (consider heart failure or kidney failure)
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