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33 Cards in this Set
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aggravating factors for acne |
dirt/oil, weather extremes, endocrine disorders, drugs, sugar |
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cause of acne |
plugged sebaceous glands within hair follicles more secretions than can exit follicle |
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signs and symptoms of acne |
white heads, black heads, pustules, cysts, redness/inflammation, crusty, scar |
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treatment for acne |
topical
oral antibiotics surgical (chemical peel, microdermabrasion) lessen sun exposure home care |
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complications of acne |
cyst, abscess formation, scarring/keloids, side effects medications, psychological/social side effects |
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contact dermatitis causes and risk factors |
history of allergies varies form person may involve repeated use |
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types of contact dermatitis |
contact with irritants hypersensitivity/allergic reactions acid/alkali |
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signs and symptoms of contact dermatitis |
pruritis, redness, inflammation, tenderness, localized swelling, rash, pustules, vesicles, crusting, scaly, raw |
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melanocytic nevus |
congenitally pigmented lesions |
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melanocytic nevus types |
junctional intradermal compound |
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junctional melanocytic nevus |
melanocytes at dermis/epidermis junction, most likely to become malignant |
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intradermal melanocytic nevus |
melanocyte in connective tissue |
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compound melanocytic nevus |
combined junctional and intradermal |
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cold sores |
recurrent herpes labialis |
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cause of cold sores |
HSV |
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cod sores cure |
none antiviral meds can help heal within 2 weeks |
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aphthous ulcer |
nonviral origin intraoral heals within a week painful |
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basal cell carcinoma |
cancer |
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causes/risk factors of basal cell carcinoma |
regular exposure to sunligh, UV, light skin/hair, 75% of skin cancers, remains local, invades surrounding tissue "locally invasive" rarely metastasize |
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signs and symptoms of basal cell carcinoma |
ulcerated, bleeds easily, does not heal well, pearly, waxy, flat, sl raised, visible blood vessels, scar lesion |
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prevention of basal cell carcinoma |
minimize sun exposure |
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squamous cell carcinoma causes/risk factors |
changes in existing lesion, ulceration, lack of healing, areas exposed to sunlight, UV, dray, chemical pollution, genetic disposition, age |
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signs and symptoms of squamous cell carcinoma |
firm, reddened, scaly, crusty, nodular, flat, variable |
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skin changes of squamous cell carcinoma |
color, size, texture, appearance, pain, inflammation, bleeding, itching, asymmetrical, irregular diffuse borders, multiple colors |
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prevention of squamous cell carcinoma |
minimize skin exposure |
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causes and risk factors of malignant melanoma |
acute, intense, intermittent, blistering, sunburn, may develop near existing lesions, healthy skin, unexposed skin, race, gender (male), age, UV (UVA/UVB together induce melanoma, suppress immune system of the skin) |
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examinations/tests for malignant melanoma |
CVC, X-rays, CT, MRI, biopsy, total body exam |
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ABCD system for malignant melanoma |
Asymmetry Border irregularity Color Diameter |
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superficial spreading melanoma |
SSM 70% of cutaneous melanomas/young arises from long standing nevus any body surface |
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lentigo maligna melanoma |
LMM 10-15%/ elderly most common melanoma in hawaii invasion form of lentigo malign a face, ears, arms, upper trunk |
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acral lentiginous melanoma |
ALM black, brown discoloration on hands/feet/palms most common in african am. and asians |
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nodular melanoma |
NM 10-15%/ elderly trunk/legs/arm/scalp symmetrical/uniform dark, brown, black amelonotic short radial growth period, high risk lesion, invasive by time of detection |
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treatment for malignant melanoma |
surgy (w or w/o lymph node removal chemotherapy radiation biological therapy (precision medicine) |
