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record weight to the nearest ____ for an infant
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1/2 ounce
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record weight to the nearest ____ for an toddler
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1/4 lb
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measure body length supine until age....
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2
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what is the normal waist-hip ratio for men?
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<1
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what is android obesity on men?
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Waist-hip ratio of 1 or >
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what is normal WH ration on women?
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<.8
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what is the WH ratio for women with android obesity
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> .8
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android obesity
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greater proportion of fat in the upper body, especially in the abdomen
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gynoid obesity
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most of fat in the hips and thighs
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what is abnormal WC for women?
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>35 inches
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what i abnormal WC for men?
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>40 inches
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An abnormal WC increases risk for...
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cardiovascular and metabolic diseases
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initial pain assessment
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examiner asks 8 questions
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what are the questions in the initial pain assessment relating to (5)?
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location
duration quality intensity aggravating/relieving factors |
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brief pain scale
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patient rates pain in past 24 hours on 0-10 scale
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short-form Mcgill questionnarie
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rank a list of descriptors in terms of their intensity and give an overall intensity rating of their pain
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visceral pain
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originates from larger, internal organs
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deep somatic pain
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originates from blood vessels, joints, tendons, bone
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cutaneous pain
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skin surfaces and subcutaneous tissues
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cutaneous pain feels like....
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sharp, burning
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referred pain
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pain felt at one site when it orignates in another...could be visceral organs
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acute pain
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short term, self-limiting pain that disipates after injury heals
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what is the purpose of acute pain?
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self protection
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chronic or persistent pain
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pain lasts 6 monhts or longer
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infants and the aged have what amount of pain in comparison to adults?
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same
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repeitive and poorly controlled pain can result in....(5)
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neurodevelopmental problems
poor weight gin learning disabilities psychiatric disorders alcoholism |
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what are the 9 most common causes of pain in older adults?
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arthritis
osteoarthritis osteoporosis PVD cancer peripheral neuropahties angina chronic constipation |
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what is the most reliable indicator of pain?
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subjective report form patient
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anthropometric measures
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measurements that evaluate growth, development, and body composition
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what are the 6 known essential elements?
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lipids
protein vitamins minerals water |
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kcal value per gram for carbohydrates
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4 kcal
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kcal value per gram for protein
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r kcal
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kcal value per gram for lipids
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9 kcal
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kcal value per gram for alcohol
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7 kcal
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what is the kcal % for carbs per day?
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45-60%
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what are the 9 essential amino acids?
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histidine
isoleucine leucine lysine methionine phenylalanine threonine tryptophan valine |
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complete protein
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contains all 9 essential amino acids
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what is the body weight % for obesity?
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120%
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what is the body weight % for overweight
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>110-120%
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what is the body weight % for mild manutrition?
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80-90%
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what is the body weight % for moderate malnutrition?
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70-80%
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what is the body weight % for severe malnutrition?
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<70%
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total body fat for athlete women
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16-20%
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total body fat for athletic men
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6-13%
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total body fat for fitness men
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14-17%
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total body fat for fitness women
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21-24%
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acceptable body fat for women
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25-31%
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obese body fat for women
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32%+
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acceptable body fat for men
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18-25%
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obese body fat for men
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25%+
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Underweight BMI
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<18.5
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normal weight BMI
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18.5-24.9
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overweight MBI
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25-29.9
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obese BMI
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30-39.9
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extreme obesity BMI
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40+
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what are the two problems associated with high WC?
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Cardiovascular and metabolic disease
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what are normal numbers for triglycerides?
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<150 mg/dL
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what are boderline high triglyceride levels?
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150-199 mg/dL
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what are high triglyceride levels?
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200-499 mg/dL
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what are very high triglyceride levels?
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500 mg/dL
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what is the normal range for cholesterol?
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120-200 mg
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what is the boderline risk levels for cholesterol
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> 200-239
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what is high risk cholesterol levels?
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240 and >
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what HDL level puts men at a higher risk for heart disease?
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< 40 mg/dL
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what HDL level puts women at a higher risk for heart disease?
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<50 mg/dL
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what HDL level gives some protection against heart disease?
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60 mg/dL or higher
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LDL level is optimal?
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<100 mg/dL
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what DLD level is near optimal?
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100-129 mg/dL
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what LDL level is borderline high?
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130-159 mg/dL
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what LDL level is high?
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160-189 mg/dL
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what LDL level is very high?
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190 mg/dL+
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atherosclerosis
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plaque deposits of LDL in the arteries that feed the heart and brain
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pruritus
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itching
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alopitia
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baldness
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nevus
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mole
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normal color of skin
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pink
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pallor
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paleness
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erythemia
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redness
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cyanosis
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blueish
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jaundice
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yellow
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how do you assess temp?
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back of hand or dorsa
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normal temp
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warm
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diaphoresis
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excessive moisture
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normal texture
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smooth and firm
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normal thickness
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uniformly thin
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how do you measure pitting edema?
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4 pt scale
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cherry angiomas occur on patients in what age group?
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30+
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ecchymosis
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bruise
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mongolian spot
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hyperpigmentation in colored individuals. purple to black area
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cafe au lait spot
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large oval patch of light brown skin
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storkbite
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a flat, irregularly shaped red or pink patch found on the forehead, eyelid, or upper lip but most commonly at back of neck
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langugo
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fine downy skin on newborns
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milia
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tiny white papules on the newborn skin
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vernix caseosa
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moist, white, cream cheese–like substance that covers part of the skin in all newborns
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comodones
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white heads
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senile lentigines
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small flat brown spots that occur after severe sun exposure
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seborrheic keratosis
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looks dark, greasy, and “stuck on”
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senile keratosis
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red-tan scaly plaques that increase over the years to become raised and roughened. They may have a silvery-white scale adherent to the plaque.
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what kind of cancer can senile keratosis become?
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squamous cell carcinoma
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achrochordons
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skin tags
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annular
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circular lesions that begins in center and spreads to periphery
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confluent lession
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run together
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discrete lesion
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distinct, individual lesions that remain separate
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grouped lesions
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clusters of lesions
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gyrate lesion
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twisted, coiled spiral...snakelike
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target lesion
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resembles the iris of the eye, concentric rings of color in the lesion
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linear lesion
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a scratch, streak, line, or stripe
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polycyclic lesion
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annular lesions growing together
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zosteriform
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linear arrangement along a nerve route
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macule
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solely a color chage, flat and circumscribed, <1 cm
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patch
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macules that are > 1 cm
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papule
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something you can feel caused by superficial thickening in the dermis
<1 cm |
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plaque
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Papules coalesce to form surface elevation wider than 1 cm. A plateaulike, disk-shaped lesion
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nodule
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Solid, elevated, hard or soft, larger than 1 cm. May extend deeper into dermis than papule
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tumor
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Larger than a few centimeters in diameter, firm or soft, deeper into dermis; may be benign or malignant
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wheal
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Superficial, raised, transient, and erythematous; slightly irregular shape due to edema (fluid held diffusely in the tissues)
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vesicle
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Elevated cavity containing free fluid, up to 1 cm; a “blister.”
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urticaria (hives
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wheals coalesce to form extensive reaction, intensly pruritic
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bulla
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blister larger than 1 cm diameter; usually single chambered (unilocular); superficial in epidermis; it is thin walled, so it ruptures easily
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pustule
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Turbid fluid (pus) in the cavity. Circumscribed and elevated
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cyst
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encapsulated fluid filled cavity in dermis or subcutaneous layer lifting skin
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crust
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the thickened, dried out exudate left when vesicles/pustules burst or dry up
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scale
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compact, desiccated flakes of skin, dry or greasy, silvery or white, from shedding of dead excess keratin cells
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fissure
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linear crack with abrupt edges, extends into dermis, dry or most
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ulcer
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deeper depression extending to dermis, irregular shape, may bleed. leaves scar when it heals
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erosion
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scooped out but shallow depression, epidermis lost, mosist but no bleeding, heals without scar sbecause erosion does not extend to dermis
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excoriation
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self-inflicted abrasion; superficial, sometimes crusted. scrathces from intense itching
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scar
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after a skin lesion is repaired, normal tissue is lost and replaced with connective tissue....permanent fibrotic change
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lichenification
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prolonged intense scratching eventually theickens the skina dn produces tightly packed sets of papules
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keloid
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hypertrophic scar. resulting skin level is elevated by excess scar tissue. high incidence among blacks
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atrophic scar
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resulting skin level depressed with loss of tissue, a thinning of the epidermis
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port wine stain (nevus flammeus)
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A large, flat macular patch covering the scalp or face,
usually along cranial nerve V |
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strawberry mark
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A reddish-blue, irregularly shaped, solid and spongy mass of blood vessels. It may be present at birth, may enlarge during the first 10 to 15 months, and will not involute spontaneously.
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cavernous hemangioma
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A raised bright red area with well-defined borders about 2 to 3 cm in diameter. It does not blanch with pressure. It consists of immature capillaries, is present at birth or develops in the first few months, and usually disappears by age 5 to 7 years. Requires no treatment,
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telangiectasis
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Caused by vascular dilatation; permanently enlarged and dilated blood vessels that are visible on the skin surface.
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spider or star angioma
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A fiery red, star-shaped marking with a solid circular center. Capillary radiations extend from the central arterial body. With pressure, note a central pulsating body and blanching of extended legs. Develops on face, neck, or chest; may be associated with pregnancy, chronic liver disease, or estrogen therapy, or may be normal.
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venous lake
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◂ Venous Lake
A blue-purple dilatation of venules and capillaries in a star-shaped, linear, or flaring pattern. Pressure causes them to empty or disappear. Located on the legs near varicose veins and also on the face, lips, ears, and chest. |
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purpuric lesions
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Caused by blood flowing out of breaks in the vessels. Red blood cells and blood pigments are deposited in the tissues (extravascular). Difficult to see in dark-skinned people.
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petechie
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Tiny punctate hemorrhages, 1 to 3 mm, round and discrete, dark red, purple, or brown in color. Caused by bleeding from superficial capillaries; will not blanch. May indicate abnormal clotting factors. In dark-skinned people, petechiae are best visualized in the areas of lighter melanization (e.g., the abdomen, buttocks, and volar surface of the forearm)
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purpura
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Confluent and extensive patch of petechiae and ecchymoses, >3 mm flat, red to purple, macular hemorrhage. Seen in generalized disorders such as thrombocytopenia and scurvy. Also occurs in old age as blood leaks from capillaries in response to minor trauma and diffuses through dermis.
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ABCDE
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asymmetry
border irrgularity color variation diameter > 6mm elevation and enlargement |
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how frequency should self skin evaluations be done?
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monthly
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what is the angle in nails?
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160 degrees
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vertigo
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spinning
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dysphagia
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difficulty swallowing
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mormocephalic
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size and shape of skull is normal
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when do fontaneels close?
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all by 2 years
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myopia
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nearsightedness
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hyperopia
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farsightedness
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presbyopia
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glass like quality in lens that decreases the eyes ability to adjust for near vision
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when should you refer to an opthamalogist?
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20/30 or lower
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how do you test near vission?
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handheld vission screener
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how do you test far vision?
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snellen eye chart
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how do you test visual fields
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confrontation test (compare their peripheral vision to your own)
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range of peripheral vision
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50 superior, 70 inferior, 90 temporally, 60 nasally
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how do you test extraocular muscle function
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corneal light reflex
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what are you testing in the corneal light reflex?
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parallel allignment of the eye axes
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what is the normal findings of the eyeballs?
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no protrusion or sunken appearance and aligned
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conjuctiva and sclera normally
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pink on lower lids and white on sclera
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PERRLA
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pupils equal, round, react to light, and accomadation
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