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57 Cards in this Set
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pruritis |
itching |
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purpura |
purple blotches |
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petechia |
pinpoint hemorrhages
plural = petechiae |
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pallor |
loss of skin color (paleness) |
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nevus |
mole
plural = nevi |
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keloid |
tough, irregularly-shaped scar |
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jaundice |
yellow skin
also called icterus, |
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erythema |
red skin |
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edema |
swelling |
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ecchymosis |
flowing of blood into tissue |
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disseminate |
to spread |
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diaphoresis |
profuse sweating in the absence of exercise |
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abrasion |
scrape |
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decubitis ulcer |
bed sore |
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debridement |
clean out the wound |
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cicatrix |
scar |
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alopecia |
hair loss |
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albino |
lack of melanin |
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abscess |
collection of bacteria, puss, and other material |
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actinic keratosis |
hard, scaly skin (pre-cancer) |
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cellulitis |
tissue |
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fissure |
small split or tear in skin |
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gangrene |
death of tissue |
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herpes |
viral infection |
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lesion |
abnormal area of tissue |
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psoriasis |
thick, red, flaky skin |
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scabies |
skin disease caused by a very small mite |
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scleroderma |
hardening of the skin |
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systemic lupus erythematosus |
long-term chronic inflammation |
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urticaria |
hives |
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XRT |
radiation therapy |
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Px |
prognosis |
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Tx |
treatment, therapy, traction |
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supine |
lying face up |
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prone |
lying face down |
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lateral |
lying on the side |
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lithotomy |
lying face up with legs up |
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hepat/o |
liver |
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arth/o |
joint |
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oste/o |
bone |
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mamm/o, mast/o |
breast |
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rube |
red |
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rose/o |
pink |
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alb/o |
white |
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poli/o |
gray |
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iliac |
pelvic region |
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incidence |
the number of NEW cases of a disease occurring in a population over a period of time |
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prevalance |
the number of ALL cases (old and new) of a disease present in a population at a specified time |
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morbidity |
illness; disease; the frequency of the appearance of adverse effects or complications following a surgical procedure or treatment
What could happen? |
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mortality |
the death rate; the ratio of the number of deaths to a given population |
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cancer staging |
the process of describing the extent of a disease or the spread of the cancer from the site of origin |
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T |
extent of the primary tumor |
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N |
presence or absence of regional lymph node involvement |
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M |
absence or presence of metastases |
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skin cancer ABCDE rule |
A = asymmetry B = border irregularity C = color D = diameter E = elevation |
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-cide |
agent that kills |
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-stat |
agent that inhibits growth |
