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29 Cards in this Set
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10 components of a skill |
1) Asepsis 2) Assessment 3) Body Mechanics 4) Comfort 5) Documentation 6) Organization 7) Resources 8) Safety 9) Teaching |
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What glands produce a lipid, sebum, secreted through hair follicles |
sebaceous glands |
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What glands produce sweat? |
Eccrine glands |
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Who are at risk for skin lesions? |
Fair skin history of sunburns excessive sun exposure sunny climate moles |
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Yellowing of skin, sclera and mucous membranes |
Jaundice |
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bluish colour of nail beds, lips and mouth |
cyanosis |
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What is vitiligo? |
cells that produce melanin die or stop functioning. |
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what may cause vitiligo? |
hereditary, stress, immune system dysfunction |
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Skin - expected findings related to moisture |
smooth and dry skin folds are moist perspiration with exercise |
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Unexpected findings related to moisture |
dry and flaky Eczema and dermatitis Diaphoresis |
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Expected findings for skin texture |
smooth and firm with even surface what is clients normal??? clalluses |
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What is skin turgor? |
elasticity - A good general measure of overall health and hydration status |
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What is edema? |
fluid that has accumulated outside of the vascular spaces due to filtration imbalance. not expected. |
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What are expected skin lesions? |
Freckles, Skin tags, cherry angiomas, atrophic warts |
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What are lesions? |
traumatic or pathalogical changes in previously normal structures |
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What is a primary lesion? |
when a lesion develops on previously unaltered skin |
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What is a secondary lesion? |
when a lesion changes over time |
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ABCDE for lesion assessment |
Asymmetry Border Irregularity Colour variation Diameter - greater than 6mm Elevation or enlargement |
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What is Intertrigo? |
Rash in folds of skin |
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Nails are composed of what kind of protein? |
Keratin |
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When does clubbing occur? |
COPD, congenital heart disease and cyanosis |
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How many bones in skeleton? |
206 |
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Long bones produce |
RBC's |
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Name areas of spine and how many bones in each? |
Cervical 7 Thoracic 12 Lumbar 5 Sacral 5 Coccyx 3-4 fused |
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What are the two curves of the spine called? |
Lordotic and kyphotic |
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What attaches bone to bone |
ligaments |
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What attaches muscle to bone? |
Tendons |
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What is scoliosis |
lateral curvature of spine |
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Review - supported fowlers, full fowlers. semi, fowlers, fowlers, side lying, sim's, trendelenberg |
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