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19 Cards in this Set
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NEOPLASIA
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ABNORMAL GROWTH OF NEW TISSUE IE CALLOUS, MOLE
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CELLULITIS
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BACTERIA SKIN INFECTION
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MACULE
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SMALL SKIN DISCOLOURED, WITHOUT ELEVATION
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BROMHIDROSIS
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BODY ODOR
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ERYTHROCYANOSIS
(ERYTH-RO-CY-A-NO-SIS) |
COARSE MOTTLED BLUISH RED DISCOLORATION OF LEGS, THOUGHT TO BE FROM THE COLD
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PSORIASIS
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RED FLAKY SKIN
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BASAL CELL CARCINOMA
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SKIN CANCER, LEAST DEADLY, USUALLY ON NECK/ HEAD
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MALIGNANT MELANOMA
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SKIN CANCER, DARK PIGMENT, MOST DEADLY
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SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA
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MALIGNANT LESION, FIRM ELEVATED PAINLESS NODULE
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PRURITUS
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ITCHING
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FISSURE
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DEEP FURROW
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SEROTONIN
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HORMONE IN GIT & CNS MANY FUNCTIONS INCLUDING WELLBEING
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ASTEATOSIS
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ECZEMA
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LEUKODERMA
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LOSS OF PIGMENTATION OF THE SKIN
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URTICARIA
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HIVES
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LIPOMA
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BENIGN TUMOR COMPOSED OF ADIPOSE TISSUE USUALLY ENCAPSULATED IN A SUBCUTANEOUS LAYER OF SKIN
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DESCRIBE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN (5)
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1. PROTECT INNER ORGANS, BONES, MUSCLES AND BLOOD
2. VITAMIN D 3. HYDRATION 4. VESSELS PROVIDE SENSORY PERCEPTION AND RELATES BODY TEMP 5. ELIMINATES BODY WASTE |
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WHEN DOING A SKIN ASSESSMENT ON A CLIENT WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR
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1. RED SCALE OR RED AND NON SCALING
2. POSTULAR BLISTERS 3. ODD SHAPE, COLOUR OR DISTRIBUTION |
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LIST TOOLS USED TO DIAGNOSE SKIN DISORDERS
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1. BIOPSY
2. SWABS 3. SKIN SCRAPING ANALYSIS 4. FULL BLOODS 5. RAST TEST – ALLERGY TEST 6. ESR TEST – INFLAMMATORY DISEASES TEST |
