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41 Cards in this Set
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bacterial infections
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impetigo
carbuncle follicullitis cellulitus furuncle erysipelas |
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impetigo
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honey colored crusted lesion
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folliculitis
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small pustules at hair follicle
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furuncle
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painful tender red area around hair drain pus and necrotic debris on rupture
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carbuncle
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multiple connecting furuncles
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cellulitus
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red hot tender edema chills maliase fever
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erysipelas
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superficial cellulitus
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viral infection
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HSV
h zoster verruca vulgaris plantar warts |
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H zoster
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linear distribution
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verruca vulgaris
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flesh colored papule limited to epidermis
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fungal infection
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candidasis
tinea corporis - cruris -pedis -onychomycosis |
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corporis
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ringworm
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pedis
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athletes foot
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cruris
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jock itch
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onychomycosis
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toenails
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benign skin lesion
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acne
moles psoriasis seborrheic keratoses skin tags lipoma lentigo |
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psoriasis
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silver scaly plaque
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seborrheic keratoses
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deeply pigmented rough warty surface
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lipoma
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tumor adipose tissue
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lentigo
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liver spots
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electrodesiccation and electrocoagulation
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tissue destroyed by burning
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curettage
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removal and scooping away of tissue using scooping technique
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cryosurgery
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extreme cold applied to skin to induce tissue destruction
-expect pain, red blister will form but will flatten and fall off |
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mohrs'
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controlled removal of a cutaneous malignance tissue removed thin layers
minimize scars |
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LPN skin care
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-prescribed therapies like dressing and meds
-monitor skin changes -reinforce Rn teaching |
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NAP Skin care delegation
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assist bath
-apply wet dressing or add med to bath -report change skin appearance |
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skin graph
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either provide protection to underlying structure or reconstruction of area
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free graft
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transfer graft to needed site from a donor site
-autograft- pt own body -isograft- identical twin |
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skin flap
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move section of skin and subQ tissue from one part of the body to another without ending vascular attachment
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mechanical debridement
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-wet to dry partially healed
only slight necrotic tissue -irrigation - burn pts remove cell debri and excess drainage -hydrotherapy - burn pts not in clean granulated wound |
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surgical debridement
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reserved for burns or extremely deep or L ulcers
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abcde of moles
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asymmetry
border color or changing diameter < than 6mm elevated or evolving |
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risk factor for skin cancer
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fair skin type
history sun exposure family history exposure to tar and systemic arsenicals |
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actinic keratosis
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premalignant form of squamous cell carcinoma
-affects nearly all older white population -looks ir shap flat slightly red papule indistinct borders hard |
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basal cell carcinoma
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most common
-cure rate greated 90 with treatment and if caught early |
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squamous cell carcinoma
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-sun exposed skin
-very aggressive -potential metastasize -early detection cure rate high -smoking contribute to scc on mouth and lips |
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initial treatment melanoma
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surgery
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tissue biopsy
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definitive test for diagnosing skin lesions
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soft tissue expansion
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resurfacing defect like a burn scar
-remove a disfigured mark like tattoo -prelimiary step in breast reconstruction |
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wet dressing used
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when skin oozing from inf or inflammation
-to relieve itching -suppress inflammation -debride a wound |
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seborrheic dermatitis
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cradle cap
-chronic recurring inflammatory response |
