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Assessment of the Skin, Hair, and Nails Flashcards

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The largest organ of the body; ‘cutaneous membrane’

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Skin

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The focus on the Skin

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Structure and Function

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Physical barrier that protects from the underlying tissues and organs from microorganisms, physical trauma, ultraviolet radiation, and dehydration

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Skin

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Plays a vital role in temperature maintenance, fluid and electrolyte balance, absorption, excretion, sensation, immunity, vitamin D synthesis, and individual identity

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Skin

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Three Layers of the Skin

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Epidermis
Dermis
Subcutaneous Tissue

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Outer layer of the Skin / Consists of dead keratinized cells that render the skin waterproof

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Epidermis

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Five Layers of the Epidermis

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Stratum Corneum
Stratum Lucidum
Stratum Spinosum
Stratum Granulosum
Stratum Germinativum

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Keratin

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Keratinocytes

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Melanin

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Melanocytes

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Determinants of the Skin

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Melanin
Capillary Blood Flow
Chromophores
Collagen

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Inner layer of the Skin / Creates unique pattern of friction in hands and feet

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Dermis

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Two Layers of the Dermis

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True Dermis
Dermal Papillae

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Friction ridges

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Fingerprints

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Immune Response

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Langerhans Cells

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Sensory Response

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Merkel Cells

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Pressure / Vibration

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Pacinian Corpuscles

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Inflammation / Itch-Bound

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Bradykinin

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Components of the Skin

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Collagen
Elastic Fibers
Nerve Endings
Lymph Vessels

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Secretes an oily substance

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Sebaceous Glands

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Secretes across all sweat

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Sweat Glands

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Sweat and thermoregulator

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Eccrine Glands

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Milky sweat odor

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Apocrine Glands

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Stores fat / Provides insulation / Contains pathways

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Subcutaneous Tissue

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The formation of layered keratinized cells

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Hair

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The focus on the Hair
Structure and Function
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Found over much of the whole body
Hair
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Develops within a sheath of epidermal cells
Hair Follicle
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At the base of the Hair Follicle
Hair Growth
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Along dermal blood vessels
Hair Bulb
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Visible above the Skin
Hair Shaft
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Is surrounded by the Hair Follicle
Hair Root
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Types of Hair
Lanugo Hair Vellus Hair / Peach Fuzz Terminal Hair / Permanent
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Given featured hair
Lanugo Hair
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Short, pale, fine, and present much over the body / Initiates Puberty
Vellus Hair / Peach Fuzz
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Longer, generally darker, and coarser / Thermoregulation provider
Terminal Hair / Permanent
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Yellow to Red pigmentation
Pheomelanin
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Brown to Black pigmentation
Eumelanin
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Tyrosinase
Graying
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The transparent plates of keratinized cells
Nails
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The focus on the Nails
Structure and Function
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Formed fundamental packed plates
Nails
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Grows out across
Cuticle
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Extends over
Nail Body
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Crescent-given area
Lunula
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Blue pigmentation
Cyanosis
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Yellow pigmentation
Jaundice
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The leaning towards rendered health significance
Biological and Cultural Behavior Variations
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More functioning Eccrine glands
Tropical
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Less functioning Eccrine glands
Non-Tropical
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Fewer functioning Apocrine glands
Asians
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Less functioning Apocrine glands
Americans
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Highest risk for Skin issues
Fair-Skinned
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Later risk for Skin issues
Dark-Skinnned
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The essential examination
Health Assessment
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Subjective Data
Interview Information
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Objective Data
Preparing the Client Equipment Physical Assessment
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Pale
I
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Fair
II
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Dark
III
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Mediterranean
IV
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American / Middle Eastern
V
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Black
VI
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Flat small macules of the Skin
Freckles
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Depigmentation of the Skin
Vitiligo
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Stretch marks of the Skin
Stria
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Warty pigmented lesion of the Skin
Seborrheic Keratosis
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Affect of the Skin
Scar
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Brownish marks of the Skin
Mole / Nevum
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Non-Blanchable Erythema of Intact Skin
Stage 1
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Partial-Thickness Skin Loss with Exposed Dermis
Stage 2
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Full-Thickness Skin Loss
Stage 3
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Full-Thickness and Tissue Loss
Stage 4
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Obscured Full-Thickness Skin and Tissue Loss
Stage 5
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Small, flat, nonpalpable skin color change
Macule and Patch
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Elevated, palpable, solid mass
Papule and Plaque
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Elevated, solid, palpable mass
Nodule and Tumor
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Circumscribed elevated, palpable mass containing serous fluid
Vesicle and Bulla
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Elevated mass with transient borders that are often irregular
Wheal
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Pus-filled Vesicle or Bulla
Pustule
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Encapsulated fluid-filled or semisolid mass which is located in the Subcutaneous Tissue or Dermis
Cyst
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Loss of superficial Epidermis
Erosions
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Loss extending past Epidermis
Ulcer
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Linear mean
Fissure
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Round red or purple macule
Petechiae
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Round or irregular macular lesion
Ecchymosis / Ecchymoses
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Localized collection of blood
Hematoma
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Papular and round, red, or purple lesion
Cherry Angioma
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Red arteriole lesion
Spider Angioma
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Bluish type lesion
Telangiectasis
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Straight line
Linear Configuration
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Circular
Annular Configuration
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Grouped together
Clustered Configuration
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Individual / distinct
Discrete Configuration
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Coin-shaped
Nummular Configuration
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Small to large lesions
Confluent Configuration

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