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Skin rxtn to contact with an allergen
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Contact Dermatitis
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name of skin found on palmar and plantar surfaces
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stratum lucidum
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-largest organ system in body
-protects and shelters organ -serves as a protective barrier against the environment -regulates temp -receptors for pain,touch, pressure and temp -acts as an organ of excretion of water, salts and nitrogenous wastes. -produces cells for wound repair and site of production of vitamin D |
Functions of skin
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partial or complete hair loss
-can be attributed to genetics, thyroid dysfunction as well as fungal infections. |
alopecia
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seperation of the nail from the nail bed; color casn vary from white to tan or yellow.
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onycholysis
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painful, red swelling of the nail
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paronychia
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"black and blue" mark
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ecchymosis
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yellow-green to orange cast or coloration.
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jaundice
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congenital inability to form melanin
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albinism
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observe for color, bleeding, ecchymosis, vascularity, lesions, moisture, temp, texture, turgor, and edema
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inspection of skin
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Arrangement
Discrete:seperate:insect bite Confluent: merge and run together: hives Annular: circular: ringworm Grouped or clustered: herpes simplex Linear: shape of a snake:poison ivy Generalized:scattered:measles Zosterform:linear arrangement along nerve root: herpes zoster |
arrangement
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Lesion Non-palpable
color change only flat and circumscribed less than 1 cm ex:freckle |
macule; primary
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non-palpabale
macules larger than 1 cm |
patch
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something you can feel less than 0.5cm
ex:wart |
papule
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papules group to form solid lesion greater than 0.5cm
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plaque
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solid, elevated, can be soft or hard greater than 1cm
ex:cyst |
nodule
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firm or soft greater than a few cm; same as nodule only greater than 2 cm.
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tumor
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localized edema in epidermis
ex:mosquito bite |
wheal
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hives
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urticaria
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raised fluid filled lesion
elevated cavity filled with free fuild up to 1 cm ex:herpes simples, chicken pox |
vesicle
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same as vesicle only greater than 0.5cm
ex:blisters, 2nd degree burns |
bullae
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circumscribed and elevated pus in cavity
ex:acne |
pustule
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encapsulated fluid filled cavity in dermis or sub cutaneous elevates skin
ex: sebaceous cyst |
cyst
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Secondary Skin Lesion
dried serum, blood, pus. color red, honey yellow |
crust
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flaking; dandruff
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scale
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layers of skin roughened, result of rubbing
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lichenification
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