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41 Cards in this Set
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abrasion
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skin cut/scraped off
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anchordons
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skin tags
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blanching
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when skin is pinched and turned white and then turns back to normal
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debridement
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particles that need to be removed
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eschar
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black or brown destroyed skin
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eviseration
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when organs come out of an open wound
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exudate
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drainage of the wound
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induration
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hardening or firm skin
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laceration
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torn skin
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keratolytic
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something that can be removed by kerotin
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lentigo
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pigmented spots on skin. . . age spots
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nevus
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mole
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purulent
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drainage that contains pus. . .
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pruritis
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itching
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sanguineous
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red discharge. . rbcs
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serosanguineous
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clear and red discharge
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serous
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clear discharge. . .wbcs
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slough
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skin that is removed in order to heal
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wound
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disruption and functions of tissues in the body.
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dehiscense
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openning/splitting of sutures or wound site
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angioma
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tumor primarily composed of lymphatic vessels/blood vessels.
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macule
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distinct flat area with color different from surroundiing tissue(freckle, ptechiae)
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papule
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any raised, solid lesion with clearly defined margins; smaller than 1 cm in diameter(mole, wart)
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vessicle
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raised, fluid-filled cavity, less than 1 cm in diameter. (herpes simplex, herpes zoster)
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pustule
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raised, well-defined cavity that contains pus. (ex. acne, impetigo)
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patch
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macule greater than 1 cm(vitiligo)
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plaque
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combined papules that form a raised area greater than 1 cm in diameter(psoriasis
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nodule
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raised, solid lesion greater than 1 cm in diameter; may be hardor soft and may extend deeper into dermis than papule(fibroma, xanthoma)
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wheal
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superficial, irregular swelling caused by fluid accumulation(allergic response)
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tumor
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firm or soft lesion that extens deep into dermis; may be firm or soft(lipoma, hemangioma)
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bulla
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thin-walled, fluid-filled chamer greater than 1 cm in diamter(blister)
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crust
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thick, dried exudate remaining after vesicles rupture(impetigo, weeping eczematous dermatitis)
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scale
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dry or greasy skin flakes(psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis, eczema)
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fissure
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distinct linear crack extending into dermis(cheilosis, tinea pedis)
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erosion
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shallow, superficial depression
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ulcer
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depression deeper than erosion, may bleed(pressure ulcer)
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exoriation
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abrasion caused by scratching(scratching with insect bites, scabies, drmatitis
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nevus
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flat or raised, color darker than surrounding skin(mole)
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cyst
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fluid-filled cavity in dermis or subq tissue(sebaceous cyst)
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how many bacteria in an organism is considered infected?
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10,000
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what is a contusion
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a bruise(a wound that is closed)
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