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20 Cards in this Set
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is the skins ease of rising
ability to place promptly when released reflects elasticity of the skin |
mobility
turgor |
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look for _____ in oral mucous membranes
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dehydration
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__ fluid accumulating in the intercellular spaces graded 1+ to 4+
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edema
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potassium hydroxide preparation microscopic examination of skin scrapings helps diagnose superfical ___ ___
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fungal infections
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fine __ hair coats the body whereas coarser ___ hairs grow at the eyebrows, eyelashes and scalp
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vellus
terminal |
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160 is normal 180 and nail base spongy to palpation emphasema and bronchitis
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clubbing
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inicates the status of peripheral circulation a sluggish color return takes longer than 1 or 2 seconds
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capillary refill
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teach all adults to examine their skin one a month using the ___ rule to raise warning signals of any suspicous lesions.
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abcde
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excess body hair
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hirsutism
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brown linear streaks may indicate
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melanoma
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pits, grooves or lines may indicate ____ ___ or ___ ___
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nutrient deficiency or acute illness
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thickened and rigid
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arerial insufficiency
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_ due to increased sebacous gland activity
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acne
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gray, scaly well define areas with broken hair
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tinea capitis (ringworm)
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commonly called liver spots these are small flat brown macules. extensive sun exposure
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senile lentigines
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these are raised, thickened areas of pigmentation that look crusted scaly and warty
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keratoses
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with aging toenails are thickened and may grow misshapen almost grotesque
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chronic peripheral vascular disease
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a scratch streak line or stripe
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linear
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a hypertrphic scar the resulting skin level is elevated by excess scar tissue, which is invasive beyond the sit of original injury
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keloid
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solid elevated hard and soft larger than 1 cm. may extend deeper into dermis that papule
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nodule
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