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| conclude skin and accessory structures |
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| hair, nails, swear glands, and sebaceous glands |
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| epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous |
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| thin, outtermost layer of skin composed of stratified squamous epithelium; 30 layers of dead keratinized cells |
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| made up of vascular connective tissue; dilates and constricts to external temps, internal(anxiety & hemorrhage); this is where you sensory nerves are |
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Subcutaneous Layer
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| anchor for upper structures, composed of loose connective tissue with fat that helps retain heat, protective cushion, and provide calories |
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| regulate body temp by water secretion through the skin's surface; most numerous and widespread sweat glands on body |
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| larger & deeper than eccrine glands; only in axillae, nipples, areolae, anogenital area, eyelids, and external ears; odorless secretions |
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| secrete a lipid-rich substance, sebum, which keeps the skin and hair from drying out; all areas except palms & soles (sebum secretion by sex activity varies thruout life) |
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| Risk factors of Skin, Hair, & Nails |
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| systemic disease, infection, family history of skin cancer or autoimmune disease, immobility, excessive sun exposure(m), exposure to chemicals or allergens(m), medications(m) Pg. 114 |
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| practiced by Cambodians & Veitnamese; body is rubbed vigorously with a coin while exerting pressure until red marks appear on bony prominences of rib cage, back, and chest; mistaken for abuse |
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| treatment for arthritis, stomach aches, bruises, and paralysis; cup is heated and placed on skin. may leave a reddened area, Latin America & Russian Cultures |
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Early Signs of Melanoma
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A-assymetry, B-border, C- color, D-diameter, E-elevation, F-Feeling
Look in Book for details on Pg. 119
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| texture, temp, moisture, mobility, turgor, and thickness |
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| skin should be smooth, soft, intact tih an even surface |
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| evaluate using dorsal aspect of your hands; shud be warm |
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| assessed by picking up and slightly pinching the skin on the forearm or under clavicle; shud move easily and return immediately |
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| varies based on age and area of the body; skin thickens until adulthood, and then decreases after 20 |
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| hair growth in women with an increase of hair on the face, body, and pubic area; may be a sign of an underlying endocrine disorder, menopause, and SE's of medicine |
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| smooth and rounded and flat in the center and slightly curved downward at the edges, pink and blanch with pressure |
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| when angle of the nail base exceeds 180 degrees |
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| Macule, Papule, Patch, Wheal, Nodule, Vesicle, Bulla, Pustule |
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| a flat, circumscribed area that is a change in the color of the skin; less than 1 cm in diameter. Ex:freckles |
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| an elevated, firm, circumscribed area less than 1 cm in diameter; Wart |
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| a flat, nonpalpable, irregular shaped macule more than 1 cm in diameter; Adam R's leg |
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| elevated irregular-shaped area of cutaneous edema; solid, transient; variable diameter; insect bites |
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| elevated, firm, cicrumscribed lesion; deeper in dermis than a papule; 1-2 cm in diameter; melanoma or neurofibroma |
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| elevated, circumscribed, superficial, not into dermis; filled with serous fluid; less than 1 cm in diameter; varicella or chicken pox |
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| vesicle greater than 1 cm in diameter; blister |
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| elevated, superficial lesion; similar to a vesicle but filled with purulent fluid; acne |
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| keloid, fissure, ulcer, atrophy |
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| irregul-shaped, elevated, progressively enlarging scar; grows beyond boundary of womb; following surgery |
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| linear crack or break from the epidermis to the dermis; may be moist or dry; athlete's foot |
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| loss of epidermis and dermis; concave; varies in size; pressure ulcer |
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| thinning of the skin and loss of skin markings; skin appears translucent and paperlike; aged skin |
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| Petechiae, ecchymosis, nevus |
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| tiny, flat, reddish purple nonblanchable spots in the skin less than 0.5 cm in diameter; pinpoint size; from tiny hemorrhages |
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| a reddish purple, nonblanchable spot of variable size; bruise |
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Nevus Flammeus
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| type of angioma that involves the capillaries within the ksin producing an irregular macular patch that can vary from light red to dark red, to purple in color;port wine stain |
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| Pressure Areas in Ethnic & Culteral Variations |
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| in dark skinned people, often are harder to see in early stages; applyin manual pressure to an area produces grayish or yellow-brown pallor that becomes purple; if remains purple, it indicates tissue damage |
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| describes a variety of superficial inflammaroty conditions of the skin that can be acute or chronic |
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| inflammation of the skin w/an unknown cause; it's commonly associated with hay fever, and asthma & thought to be familial |
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| inflammatory reaction of the skin in response to irritants or allergens such as metals, plants, chemicals, and detergent |
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| chronic inflammation of the skin of unknown cause affecting individuals thruout their entire life, often periods of remission and exacerbation |
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| inflammation of the skin on the lower legs most commonly seen in the older adult; stasis progresses to stasis ulcers if untreated |
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| common chronic skin disorder that can occur at any age, but usually develops by age 20; cause is unknown; disease is mild to severe; lesions appear as well cicumscribed, slightly raised, erythematous plaques with silvery scales on the surface |
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| small benign lesion caused by humans papilloma virus(HPV);more than 60 diff types; diff types of em' occur in many location in many sizes; any age |
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Herpes Simplex
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| HSV1-cold sores on nose, mouth, on tongue; HSV2-lesions on genitalia; last 2 weeks |
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| triggered by sun exposure, stress, and fever |
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| highly communicable viral infection, spread by droplets |
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| shingles; accute inflammation by reactivation of virus |
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| caused by a number of dermophyte fungal infections involving skin, hair, and nails |
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| caused by Candida albicans; found on skin, mucous membranes, GI tract, and vagina; causes infection under favorable environment, disease states, and systemic antibiotic administration pg. 143 |
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| acute streptococcal or staphylococcal infection of the skin and subcutaneous tiss; skin is red, warm to touch, and tender and appears indurated |
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| common and highly contagious bacterial infectioncaused by staphylococcal or streptococcal pathogens; usually in children in crowded situations w/poor hygiene; in summer time |
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| boil; localized bacterial lesion caused by a staphylococcal pathogen; often from folliculitis; on it goes as a pustule, the center fills with sanguineous purulent exudate; red, hot and extremely tender |
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| highly contagious infestation associated with the mit Sacopetes scabei; female mite burrows into the superficial layer of skin and lays eggs; direct skin-to-skin contact |
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| occurs after a bite from a tick infected with Borrelia burgdorferi; Northeastern states |
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| skin cancer-basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma, kaposi's sarcoma |
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| most common form of skin cancer; afflicts light skinned ages 40-80; locally invasive and rarely metastasizes |
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| second-most skin cancer; invasive skin cancer that typically appears on the heead & neck due result ultraviolt light exposure |
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| most serious form of skin cancer; malignant proliferation of pigmented cells; arise from nevi; have flaky or scaly texture, brown to pink to purple or mixed pigmentation |
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| malignant neoplasm that occurs in Con Tiss like cartilage, bone, fat, muscle, BV's, or Fibr Tiss |
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| discoloration of skin or mucous membrane caused by blood seeping into tissues |
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| always intentional and a common injury associated with abuse; tooth imprints |
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| frequently associated with abuse; MCT-immersion burn(hot WAter), contact burn-intentiaonally palcing a hot object on skin(branded pattern) |
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| parasites that invade the scalp, body, or pubic hair regions; body-corporis; pubic-pubis |
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| chronic inflammatory disease of the hair follicles resulting in hair loss on the scalp |
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| fungal infection of the nail plate cause by tinea unguium |
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