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1. Controls fluids
2. Regulates temperature
3. Protects against invasion from microbial and foreign bodies
4. Protects against damage from the UV rays of the sun
5. Touch |
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- The outermost layer of the skin.
- Consists of the stratum corneum and the cellular stratum.
- Forms protective barrier of the skin.
- Contains waterproofing protein keratin.
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Waterproofing protein.
Contained in the epidermis.
Restricts water loss and penetration of a variety of substances through the skin. |
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- A richly vascular layer consisting largely of fibroblasts and collagen.
- Contains a large network of sensory nerve fibers.
- Provides sensations of pain, itch, and temperature.
- Contains autonomic nerve fibers that innervate blood vessels, the arrectores pilorum muscles, the sweat glands, sebaceous glands, hair, and nails.
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| In the dermis; control thermoregulation by releasing water through the skin. |
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| Distributed throughout the body except for the lip, margins, eardrums, nail beds, inner surface of the prepuce, and the glans penis. |
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| The oil produced by the sebaceous glands. A lipid-rich substance that helps lubricate the skin and hair. |
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| Are larger and deeper than the eccrine glands and secrete an odorless white fluid in response to emotional or physical stimuli. |
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| Arise from the hair follicles deep within the dermis. |
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| Composed of adipose tissue. Connects the dermis to underlying organs and provides insulation and shock absorption; generates heat for the body. Provides a reserve of calories for use by the body. |
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| Develops between 23 and 25 weeks gestation. Premies born without this top layer of skin, and have no protective barrier. Not able to control water loss. |
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| Flat, circumscribed lesion, <1cm, usually rounded but may be oval, van be vascular hyper/hypopigmented |
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| Freckle, cafe au lait spot, vitiligo, flat mole (nevus), blue-gray macules of the neonate, mongolian spot, port-wine stain |
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| Flat, circumscribed lesion, >1cm, lesions usually rounded but may be oval, can be vascular, hyper/hypopigmented |
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| Circumscribed elevated lesions, <1cm |
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| Circumscribed elevated disc-shaped lesion >1cm; commonly formed by confluence of papules |
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| Fluid filled papule, <1cm |
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| Raised, fluid filled >1cm (big blister) |
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| Irregular border, distinctive type of solid elevation formed by local, superficial, transient edema; whit to pink, blanches; variable size and shape. |
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Assessment of hydration and nutritional status. Pinch fold of childs skin over the abdomen.
<2 sec=5%loss of body weight
2-3 sec=5-8% loss of body weight
3-4 sec=9-10% loss of body weight
>4 sec=>10%loss of body weight |
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| Bluish coloration of hands and feet present at birth; may perist up to 24 hrs; circumoral cyanosis also may be present; no treatment needed if gone after 24 hrs |
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| Pedunculated, flesh colored, soft, round papules usually arising on or near the tragus. May occur anywhere from corner of ear to mouth and require surgical removal; do not tie off with suture. |
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| Yellow coloration of skin and sclera caused by deposition of bile pigment resulting from hyperbilirubinemia; Draw bili level |
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| Reddish-blue mottleing or marbling of skin in response to changes in temperature; caused by dilation of capillaries and venules. Benign color variation, no tx needed unless doesn't disappear with warming. |
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| Small white to yellow papules, vesicles with erythematous base; occurs in respose to rubbing; starts as early as 24 hrs of life, may continue until 2 weeks old; Common benign skin lesion; Eosinophils in smear from papule confirm dx. |
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| Miliaria rubra, m. crystallina, m. pustulosa |
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| Clear thin vesicles or discrete erythematous papules seen primarily over forhead, neck, in creases, groin; Occurs as a reult of obstructed sweat glands in humid environment. Eliminate heat, humidity, to many clothes |
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| Transient neonatal pustular melanosis |
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| Vesicles that rupture leaving collaret of scale and pigmented macule; macules may remain for up to 3 months after birth; Benign, no tx. |
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| Contagious infection of skin caused by staph or strep bacterial invasion; begins as small erythematous macule that changes to vesicle or bulla and often ruptures leaving honey colored crust. Antibiotics. |
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