Ch 16 Abnormal Conditions,skin Neoplasms,lab Tests & Clinical Procedures

Front 1

Acne

Back 1

papular & pustular eruption of the skin

Front 2

Burns

Back 2

injury to tissues caused by heat
1st degree: superficial, no blisters
2nd degree: epidermal & dermal, with blisters
3rd degree:epidermis & dermis are dstroyed,subcataneous layer charred

Front 3

Cellulitis

Back 3

diffuse,acute infection of the skin marked by local heat,redness,pain,& swelling

Front 4

Eczema

Back 4

inflammatory skin disease with erythematosus,papulovescular lesions

Front 5

Exanthematous Viral Diseases

Back 5

rash (exanthem) of the skin due to a viral infection

Front 6

Gangrene

Back 6

death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply

Front 7

Impetigo

Back 7

bacterial inflammatory skin disease characterized by vesicles, pustules, and crusted-over lesions

Front 8

Psoriasis

Back 8

Chronic, recurrent dermatosis marked by itchy,scaly,red placques covered by silvery gray scales

Front 9

Scabies

Back 9

A contagious,parasitic infection of the skin wtih intense pruritus

Front 10

Scleroderma

Back 10

A chronic,progressive disease of the skin with hardening and shrinking of connective tissue

Front 11

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

SLE

Back 11

Chronic inflammatory disease of collagen in the skin,of joints,and of internal organs

Front 12

Tinea

Back 12

Infection of the skin caused by a fungus

Front 13

Vertiligo

Back 13

Loss of pigment(depigmentation) is areas of the skin(milk-white patches)

Front 14

Callus

Back 14

Increased growth of cells in the keratin layer of the epidermis caused by pressure or friction

Front 15

Keloid

Back 15

hypertrophied,thickened scar that occurs after trauma or surgical incisions

Front 16

Keratosis

Back 16

thickened area of the epidermis

Front 17

Leukoplakia

Back 17

White,thickened patches on mucous membrane tissue of the tongue or cheek

Front 18

Nevus

Back 18

Pigmented lesion of the skin

Front 19

Verruca

Back 19

Epidermal growth caused by virus(wart)

Front 20

Basal Cell Carcinoma

Back 20

Malignant tumor of the basal cell layer of the epidermis

Front 21

Kaposi Sarcoma

Back 21

Malignant,vascular,neoplastic growth characterized by cutaneous nodules. Frequently on the lower extremeties

Front 22

Malignent Melanoma

Back 22

Cancerous growth composed of melanocytes

Front 23

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Back 23

malignant tumor of the squamous epithelial cells of the epidermis

Front 24

cryosurgery

Back 24

use of subfreezing temperature via liquid nitrogen application to destroy tissue

Front 25

curettage

Back 25

use of sharp dermal curet(curette)to scrape away a skin lesion

Front 26

electrodesiccation

Back 26

tissue is destroyed by burning with an electric spark

Front 27

Mohs surgery

Back 27

thin layers of a malignent growth are removed,and each is examined under a microscope

Front 28

skin biopsy

Back 28

suspected malignant skin lesions are removed and sent to the pathology lab for microscopic examination

Front 29

skin test

Back 29

the reaction of the body to a substance by observing the results of injecting the substance intradermally or applying it topically to the skin (patch or scratch test for allergies)