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12 Cards in this Set
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Mongolian Spots
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bluish, bruise-like markings on back, buttocks, arms and thighs, abdomen
blacks, Native Americans, fade by age 2 |
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vitiligo
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uneven skin colortion
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cyanosis
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bluish, or greish discoloration, peri-oral, and nail beds
mild--dull severe--pale, bl tinged lips, oral mucosa, conjunctiva |
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Erythema
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local or generalized skin redness and warmth
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Pallor
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pale to ashen with no pink tones
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Jaundice
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yellow orange
sclera oral mucous membranes palms soles |
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Elderly skin presentations
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Dryer skin
Variety of lesions Due to aging of the skin Cherry angiomas decreased dermal vascularity pale--decreased melanin lentigo--age spots, liver spots pressure points purpura cutaneous tags horns |
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Primary lesions
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arise from normal skin due to irritation or disease
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macule
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less than 1 cm
circumscribed boarder flat, nonpalpable, brown, red, white, tan , purple moles (nevi), freckles |
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Patch
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same as macule greater than 1 cm, may have irregular boarders
vitiligo, bruise |
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Papule
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warts
less than 0.5 cm, elevated, palpable solid mass superficial |
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Plaque
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same as papule except greater than .5 cm coalesed papules w/ flat top
psoriasis |
