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15 Cards in this Set
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Malignant Skin Neoplasms
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Most Common malignant condition presence of skin lesion that does not heal
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ABCD Rule
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assemetry, border, color change, diameter
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Risk Factors
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Fair skin, blond red hair, chronic sun exposure, exposure tar and arsenics, living near equator
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Malignant Melanoma
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neoplastic growth of malinicytes and abilty to mestastize anywhere in the body, irregular color surface and border, red white blue black brown, under 1cm in size, back and chest in males, legs and back in females, excision down to fascia
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RF malignant Melanoma
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chronic uv exposure, tanning, fair skin and eyes, immunosuppresion, herbicides
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Types of melanoma
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SSM Superficial Spreading melanoma, most common type, most curable, produces on legs and upper back and from preexisting mole
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CM melanoma
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marks on lower legs and backs in women, trunk, head and back on men, ABCD, progressive change,
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Collaborative Care melanoma
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Lesions should be biopsed using excisional, tumor thickness is most important diagnosis, initial treatment is surgery
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Staging melanoma
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0-4, stage 4 is palliative
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cosmetic procedures - lasers
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remove fine wrinkles, swelling, reddness and bruising, kept moist with oinment, keep out of sun
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face lift
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reposition lower 2/3 of face and neck, prevention of hematoma is most important postop treatment
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Nursing Care Facelift and eyelid lifts
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apply ice packs 24-48 hrs to reduce swelling ad hematoma, complications can occur if smoke or igorous exercise
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Liposuction
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removes sq fat, preop (informed consent and realistic expectations) immediate results not anticipated takes a year, monitor of circulation
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Skin Grafts
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Free grafts and skin flaps, auto graft (own body) or isograft (identical twin), skin flaps move skin from one part of body to another used to cover wounds with poor vascular bed
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Burns
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injury to a tissue of the body, heat chemicals, electrical, radiation
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