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23 Cards in this Set
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Pallor
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Lack of Color
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Erythema
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Reddened Area
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Cyanosis
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Bluish tint to the skin (Respiratory issue)
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Jaundice
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yellowish (liver)
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Urticaria
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HIves, itching, swollen, reddened, raised area
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Ecchymosis
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Bruising
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Petechiae
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Red/purplish dots (They do not blanch).
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Pruritis
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Itching
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Hematoma
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localized collection of blood that creates an elevated ecchymoses (Associated with trauma)
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Macule
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FLAT, non-palpable area, less than 1cm (Freckle) or greater than 1cm (Port wine stain)
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Papule
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ELEVATED, solid, less than 0.5 cm in length (Warts)
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Plaque
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Elevated, firm rough lesion with flat surface, greater than 0.5 cm (Psoriasis)
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Wheal
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Elevated, irregular, cutaneous edema, various sized,
INSECT bites, ALLERGIC reactions, ITCHING |
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Nodule
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Elevated, firm, circumscribed lesion
LIPOMA, Squamous Cell Carcinoma |
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Tumor
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Elevated, solid, palpable mass
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Vesicle
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Elevated, circumscribed, superficial, filled with serious fluid, Less than 0.5 cm,
Poison Ivy, Varicella, Herpes |
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Bulla
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Greater than 0.5 cm in length
Blister, poison ivy |
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Pustule
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Elevated, superficial lesion filled with purulent fluid
ACNE, Impetigo |
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Cyst
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Encapsulated lesion, filled with liquid or semi-solid material
SEBACEOUS CYST |
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Vitiligo
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Pigmentary disorder, loss in menalocytes, non-scaling white patches
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Telangiectasia
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Fine, irregular red lines - Capillary dilation and increased venous pressure
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Atrophy
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Thinning of the skin surface, skin appears translucent and paper-like.
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Fissure
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Linear break from epidermis to dermis
Athlete's foot, chapped lips or hands |