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Define: Dermatology |
Medical branch of science that studies the skin and itstreatment and functions, disorders and diseases |
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Define: Pathology |
The study of disease |
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What is the name of the study of the cause of disease? |
Etiobgy |
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What is the difference between an analysis and a diagnosis? |
Analysis is an investigation into the symptoms of a disorder Diagnosis is the recognition of a disease |
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Define: Prognosis |
The foretelling of the probable course of a disease |
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What is the difference between subjective and objective symptom? |
Objective can be seen Subjective can be felt |
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What is the medical term for a callus? |
Keratoma, hyperkeratosis |
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Define Edema and Erythema |
Edema- Swelling from fluid imbalance in the cells or from a response to injury or infection Erythema- Redness |
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Define Pruritus |
Skin inflammation that causes itching |
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Define Acute |
Medical term for severe |
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What is a lesion? |
Structural changes in the tissues caused by damage or injury |
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List 10 of the primary lesions of the skin |
1- Bulla 2- Cyst 3- Macule 4- Nodules 5- Papule 6- Pustule 7- Tubercle 8- Tumor 9- Vesicle 10- Wheal |
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List 8 of the secondary lesions of the skin |
1- crust 2- excoration 3- acne excoriee 4- fissure 5- keloid 6- scale 7- scar 8- ulcer
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What is the difference between a papule and a pustule |
Papules do not contain fluid
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Define congenital disease
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present from birth |
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Define systemic disease |
disease that is caused by under or over functioning or internal glands |
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A chronic inflammatory skin disorder of the sebaceous glands is characterized by comedones and blemishes is called what? |
acne |
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Define acne rosacea |
chronic inflammation disorder of the cheeks and nose. redness, dilation of blood vessels, formation of papules and pustules causes are unknown. can be hereditary, bacteria,mites and fungus |
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What is another name for a sebaceous cyst? |
steatoma |
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Define dermatitis |
Inflammatory condition of the skin |
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What is another name for a boil? |
furuncle |
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What does a ruptured follicle deep within the dermis cause? |
cyst |
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What are three other terms for infectious |
communicable contagious transmittable
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What is the name for the pigment found in the skin? |
melanin |
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A lesion that lack pigment shows what? |
hypopigmentation |
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What are the ABCDE's when assessing a possible cancerous mole? |
Asymmetry Border Color Diameter Evolving
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