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| hemmorhage under skin=bruise |
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venous insufficient ulcer
often painless chronic |
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hardening of skin surrounding a wound
pressure sores and venous insufficient wounds |
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| softening and deterioration of skin arround a wound due to moisture |
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tuberculosis, measles
PTs wear masks and patients isolated in negative pressure rooms |
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cough or sneeze
PTs wear mask no other special precautions |
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HIV/ hep B
spread at wounds, dressings, secretions, blood, body fluids, or contaminated surfaces
gloves and hand washing sufficient |
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retrovirus RNA infects host DNA
decrease T cells <250 turn HIV to AIDS
low immunity
person to person trans. via pool water not reported
Tx with protease inhibitors |
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inflammation of connective tissue often with infection
widespread poorly defined
hot red swollen orange like skin
tx with antibiotics elevation and cool wet dressings |
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superficial inflammation of skin
vesicles when acute
redness, edema, oozing, crusting, scaling, and itching
patient hx
tx w/ topical meds |
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abnormal clot in deep vein
if breaks free may become pulmonary embolus
skin appears cyanotis
temp may be warm cool or normal
pain tenderness,swelling,
postivie homans sign
tx with hospitalization, bed rest with foot elevated 6 inches and anticoagulants |
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inherited bleeding disorder
other complications hemarthoses,jt contractures, weakness, decreased aerobic fitness, postural scoliosis, gait deviations
tx w/ infusions, pain meds, rest ice, elevate during acute bleeds, excersie and conditiong in subacute chronic |
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liver inflammation, bacteria, viral chemical
HEP B through body fluids
enlarged liver tenderness jaundice
treat with meds |
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central nervous system infection involving dorsal root ganglion
vesicular eruption and nerogenic pain in skin following dermatome
unilateral
tx with steroids |
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| intermittent claudication |
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arterial insufficiency
ichemia
pain releived with rest
weak peripheral pulses
elevation causes pallor dependent position rubor
BP decrease in affected extremity
tx with walking to improve circulation
5-6 times a week for 20 minutes or until pain |
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inflammatory disease caused by ticks
common in NE US
bulls eye mark flu like s/s
late stage arthritis neuritis,ataxia,menigitis,cardia abnormalities
antibiotics,pain meds, reduce weight bearing |
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chronic disease
red rash with silver scales
scalp knee elbows genitals
can cause psoriatic arthritis and jt pain
history-trauma infection, pregnancy family, cold smoking, anxiety, stress |
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chronic diffuse disease of connective tissue
fibrosis of skin, joints,blood vessels. and internal organs
raynauds
symmetrical induration of skin of distal extremities and face with taut skin firm edema and bound down subcutaneus tissue
polyarthralgia with contractures in fingers wrists elbows with fibrotic synovium |
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