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44 Cards in this Set
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Alopecia
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hair loss
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assisted bath
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nurse helps patient do bath, usually back and buttock, legs
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axilla
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armpit
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Canthus of Eye (inner and outer)
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Points where lower and upper lids meet
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Caries
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Cavities, decay of teeth
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Complete bath
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total body area washed (usually refers to bed bath)
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cyanosis
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blueing/purplish color of skin
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dandruff
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flaking of scalp
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decubitus
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-pressure ulcer
-bedsore, Area where skin tissue is destroyed |
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dermis
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layer under epidermis
contains blood and nerves |
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ecchymosis
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large, irregularly formed hemorrhage
area on skin |
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edentulous
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without teeth
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epidermis
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outermost 2 layers of skin
contains pigment |
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erythema
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redness of skin
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friction
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rubbing
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gingiva
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gums
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hamatoma
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mass of blood
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ischemia
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deficiency of blood in area
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jaundice
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yellowing of skin
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keratin
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protein substance in hair and nails
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nares
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nose openings
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lentigo
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brown macula, age spot
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lesion
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pathologically altered skin
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maceration
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process of softening a solid by:
steeping in fluid sloughing of skin |
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macula
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small, flat area on skin
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melanin
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pigment giving color to skin and hair
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necrosis
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death of cells
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pallor
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paleness of skin
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papula
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small, raised area on skin
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partial bath
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omit bathing chest, abdomen, legs, thighs, and feet
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pediculosis
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infestation with lice
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perineum
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between vulva and anus in female, between scrotum and anus in male
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peridontal disease
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destruction of tooth supporting structure,
gums shrink away from teeth |
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petechia
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-small <0.5 cm
-red/purple hemorrhagic pin point spots on skin from capillary bleeds |
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plaque
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gummy mass of microorganisms on and around teeth
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pruritis
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itching
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purpura
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red/purple spots
d/t minute hemorrhages within skin >0.5 cm |
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pustule
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elevation of skin
filled with purulent material |
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seborrhea
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overproduction of natural lubrication
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sebum
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natural lubrication of skin
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shearing
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friction causing resistance on surface layers of skin
while underlying tissue moves in direction of body movement |
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smegma
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thick cheesy secretion
found under: female labia & male prepuce |
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sordes
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accumulation of: foul brown crusts
On: teeth and mucous membranes |
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vesicle
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serous, small, fluid
area on skin |
