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| THE MOST COMMON INTERVENTION FOR SKIN DISORDERS IS |
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| TOPICAL MEDICATIONS ARE SAFER THAN SYSTEMIC MEDICATIONS BECAUSE ? |
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| THEY DON'T USUALLY ABSORB ENOUGH TO CAUSE SYSTEMIC EFFECTS |
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THE DISADVANTAGES OF TOPICAL MEDICATIONS ARE THAT THEY ARE: |
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TIME CONSUMING,
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EXPENSIVE,
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AESTHETICALLY UNPLEASANT DUE TO ODOR AND APPEARANCE
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AND MAY REQUIRE LARGE VOLUMES,
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THEY ARE DIFFICULT TO APPLY TO WEEPING LESIONS
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AND THEY MAY STAIN THE CLOTHING
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| THE MOST COMMON TOPICAL MEDICATIONS FOR SKIN DISORDERS ARE? |
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TOPICAL CORTICOSTEROIDS HAVE VARIOUS POTENCIES.
THE MORE POTENT TYPE CAN ? |
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CAUSE SIGNIFICANT LOCAL AND SYSTEMIC EFFECTS,
ESPECIALLY IF USED ON THE FACE |
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SIDE EFFECTS OF THE TOPICAL CORTICOSTEROIDS INCLUDE: |
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STRIAE
SKIN ATROPHY
TELANGIECTASIAS
GLAUCOMA
CATARACTS
PERIORAL DERMATITIS
CUSHING'S SYNDROME CAN OCCUR BUT IT IS VERY RARE. |
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| ESPECIALLY WHEN A STRENGTH INTENDED FOR USE ELSEWHERE ON THE BODY IS USED ON THE FACE |
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| GLAUCOMA AND CATARACTS SIDE EFFECTS OCCURANCE |
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| CAN OCCUR IF THESE MEDICATIONS ARE APPLIED AROUND THE EYES |
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| PERIORAL DERMATITIS- SIDE EFFECT OCCURANCE |
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| CAN OCCUR WHEN POTENT TOPICAL CORTICOSTEROIDS ARE APPLIED AROUND THE MOUTH |
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| CUSHING'S SYNDROME- SIDE EFFECT OCCURANCE |
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| USUALLY CUSHING'S SYNDROME WOULD ONLY OCCUR IF THERE IS CHRONIC EXCESSIVE USE OF POTENT TOPICAL CORTICOSTEROIDS OVER LARGE AREAS THAT ARE THEN COVERED WITH PLASTIC |
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TOPICAL MEDICATIONS RULE
NEVER? |
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| NEVER COVER ANY TOPICAL MEDICATION WITH PLASTIC WITHOUT A SPECIFIC PHYSICIAN'S ORDER BECAUSE ABSORPTION CAN BE INCREASED 100 FOLD WHEN THE MEDICATION IS COVERED WITH PLASTIC |
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BATHES AND DRESSINGS
THE ACTION OF THE SOLUTIONS USED: |
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| MAY BE TO HYDRATE AND DEBRIDE THE SKIN OR TO RELIEVE INFLAMATION |
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BATHES AND DRESSINGS
OTHER TREATMENTS |
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| ANTIPRURITICS AND COAL TAR ARE USED TO TREAT CERTAIN DISORDERS |
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STERILE DRESSINGS USING 4X4s
NONADHESIVE DRESSING
(SUCH AS TELFA)
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DRESSINGS MAY BE WET TO DRY
USING A VARIETY OF PRESCRIBED SOLUTIONS |
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| MANY TYPES OF DRESSINGS, SUCH AS THE WET TO DRY DRESSING |
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| THE SUCTION HELPS TO REMOVE DRAINAGE AND DEBRI AND TO BRING OXYGEN AND NUTRIENTS TO THE WOUND |
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| MOST WOUNDS HEAL FASTER WHEN THE VAC IS IN PLACE |
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| OPEN WET DRESSINGS ARE NEVER COVERED WITH OCCLUSIVE WRAP BECAUSE |
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| IT CAUSES MACERATION OF THE SKIN |
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| OPEN WET DRESSINGS ARE USED TO TREAT |
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| ACUTE INFLAMMATION, OOZING, CRUSTING AND ITCHING |
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| VARIOUS SOLUTIONS ARE USED. FOR EXAMPLE |
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NORMAL SALINE
WATER AND BURROWS SOLUTION
SILVER NITRATE
POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE |
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GAUZE
KERLEX
COMMERCIALLY PREPARED MASKS, GLOVES, AND SOCKS |
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| OCCLUSIVE WET DRESSINGS ARE DONE THE SAME WAY AS OPEN WET DRESSINGS BUT |
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| ARE COVERED WITH PLASTIC TO ENHANCE THE ACTION OF THE MEDICATIONS |
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| WHEN A SKIN BIOPSY IS DONE |
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| SMALL SAMPLE OF SKIN IS REMOVED AND SENT TO BE ANALYZED |
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| A SCALPEL IS USED TO SHAVE OFF A SAMPLE OF THE SURFACE OF THE LESION |
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| IS USED FOR MALIGNANT MELANOMA OR A DEEP INFLAMMATORY DISEASE |
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Shave/Excision Biopsy
PROCEDURE: |
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STERILE TECHNIQUE MUST BE USED.
THE CLIENT IS GIVEN A LOCAL ANESTHETIC AND
THE LESION IS REMOVED ALONG WITH 2 TO 4 MM OF NORMAL TISSUE ON ALL SIDES OF THE LESION.
THE WOUND USUALLY REUQIRES SUTURES |
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| USES A SPECIAL TOOL SIMILAR TO A LARGE BORE NEEDLE TO CUT A CORE OF TISSUE |
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| CORE OF TISSUE IS THEN REMOVED AND SENT FOR ANALYSIS |
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INTEGUMENT
PUNCH BIOPSY
NURSING CARE-ISH |
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Definition
A LOCAL ANESTHETIC IS USUALLY NEEDED.
SUTURES WILL BE NEEDED IF THE WOUND IS LARGER THAN 3MM
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| EXAMPLES OF TYPES OF SCRAPINGS TEST INCLUDE |
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SEE LECTURE:
CUZ ITS A BUNCH OF GARBAGE |
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INTEGUMENT
Woods Light/Cytology
TEST |
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A WOODS LIGHT IS A BLACK LIGHT THAT IS SHINED ON SKIN LESIONS IN A DARK ROOM
CERTAIN LESIONS SHOW AS DIFFERENT COLORS
FUNGUS LOOKS BLUE-GREEN |
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INTEGUMENT
Woods Light/Cytology
THE WOODS LIGHT CAN DIFFERENTIATE : |
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| DERMAL VS. EPIDERMAL LESIONS |
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| WHEN A SKIN SAMPLE, SUCH AS A BIOPSY IS EXAMINED FOR CELLULAR CHANGES SUCH AS CANCER |
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INTEGUMENT
THE PATCH TESTS |
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| USED TO IDENTIFY ALLERGENS CAUSING ALLERGIC CONTACT DERMATITIS |
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INTEGUMENT
PATCH TESTS ARE USED WHEN: |
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| THE DERMATITIS PERSISTS AFTER AVOIDANCE OF LIKELY ALLERGENS AND USE OF TOPICAL CORTICOSTEROIDS HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL |
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INTEGUMENT
THE PATCH TEST CAN BE: |
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INTEGUMENT
OPEN PATCH TEST |
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| THE SUSPECTED ALLERGEN IS APPLIED TO THE INNER UPPER ARM EVERY DAY FOR 3-5 DAYS BY PRICKING THE SKIN WITH A KNOWN ALLERGEN |
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INTEGUMENT
CLOSED PATCH TEST |
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THE SUSPECTED ALLERGEN IS APPLIED TO THE SKIN AND COVERED WITH A PATCH FOR 48 HOURS
A STANDARD ALLGERY KIT WITH 20 ALLERGENS IS USED.
SOME OR ALL OF THE ALLERGENS ARE APPLIED |
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INTEGUMENT
CLOSED PATCH TESTS
THE RESULTS ARE POSITIVE IF: |
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ERYTHEMA, VESICLES, OR AN INDURATION APPEAR
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INTEGUMENT
CLOSED PATCH TEST
THE TEST IS READ IN : |
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48 HOURS AND
AGAIN IN 3-7 DAYS TO CHECK FOR DELAYED REACTION |
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