Chapter 13, 22 Flashcards

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In this skin disorder, there are patchy depigmentation from destruction of melanocytes

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vitiligo

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In pallor, anemia has decreased____ and shock has decreased_____

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anemia= decreased hematocrit

shock= decreased perfusion, vasoconstriction

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Describe how the skin disorder for both light skin & dark skin will look like in a patient with vitiligo.

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patchy milky-white spots, often symmetric bilaterally

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In this skin disorder, there is total absence of pigment melanin throughout the integument

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albinism

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In local artery insufficiency, describe how the dark skin would be.

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dark skin= ashen gray, dull & cool to palpation

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In this disorder, there is an increase amount of unoxygenated hemoglobin; Chronic heart and lung disease cause arterial desaturation

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cyanosis

*REMEMBER DUSKY BLUE

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What is the skin disorder jaundice?

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Increased serum bilirubin from liver inflammation or hemolytic disease such as after severe burns, some infections

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Where do you check for jaundice in a dark skin patient? Where is best noted to know they have jaundice?

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Check sclera for yellow near limbus

Best noted= hard & soft palate; the PALMS

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In carbon monoxide poisoning, what color would you see in a light & dark skin patient?

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light skin= BRIGHT cherry red

dark skin= cherry red

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This patient has a bronzed appearance, tan like, especially around the nipples, perineum, genitalia, and pressure points like inner thighs, buttocks, elbow, axillae

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addison’s disease

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This disorder is tan to light brown, irregularly shaped, oval patch with well-defined borders on the skin

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cafe au lait spots

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This disorder has yellow-orange in forehead, palms and soles, nasolabial folds, but no yellowing in sclera or mucous membranes

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Carotenemia

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Where are the findings of carotenemia in a dark skin patient?

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Yellow-orange tinge in palms and soles

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This primary skin lesion is a plateau like, disk-shaped lesion

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plaque

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This primary skin lesion is like a blister. Examples would include: herpes simplex, chickenpox, herpes zoster (shingles), contact dermatitis

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vesicle

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This primary skin lesion is an encapsulated fluid-filled cavity in dermis or subcutaneous layer, tensely elevating skin.

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cyst

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This primary skin lesion has wheals coalesce to form extensive reaction and is intensely pruritic.

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Urticaria or hives

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This primary skin lesion has a solely a color change and its flat

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macule

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This primary skin lesion is solid, elevated, hard or soft, larger than 1 cm. May extend deeper into dermis than papule

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nodule

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This primary skin lesion something you can feel and its caused by superficial thickening in epidermis

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papule

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This primary skin lesion Larger than a few centimeters in diameter, firm or soft, deeper into dermis & may be benign or malignant;

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tumor

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What are examples of tumors?

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lipoma & hemangioma

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This primary skin lesions are like macules but are larger than 1 cm.

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patch

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What are some examples of patches?

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mongolian spot, vitiligo, café au lait spot, chloasma, measles rash.

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This primary skin lesion is superficial, raised, transient, and erythematous; slightly irregular shape from edema
wheal | ex. mosquito bites, allergic reaction
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This primary skin lesion has turbid fluid (pus) in the cavity. Circumscribed and elevated. Examples: impetigo, acne.
pustule
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This primary skin lesion is usually single chambered (unilocular); superficial in epidermis; thin-walled and ruptures easily.
bulla
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This secondary skin lesion is described as thickened, dried-out exudate left when vesicles/pustules that burst or dry up;
crust
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This secondary skin lesion is described as desiccated flakes of skin, dry or greasy
scale
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What skin lesion is colored silvery or white, from shedding of dead excess keratin cells? Give an example of this
scale | ex. psorasis, eczema
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What skin lesion can be colored red-yellow, honey, or yellow? Give an example.
crust | ex. impetigo
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This skin disorder have examples like cheilosis—at corners of mouth caused by excess moisture; athlete's foot.
fissure
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This skin disorder looks smooth, rubbery, shiny and “clawlike”; feels smooth and firm.
keloid
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How does a scaphoid abdomen look like?
abdomen caves in; abnormally sunken abdominal wall
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How does a protuberant abdomen look like?
bulging; abdomen is distended
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These types of bowel sounds are diminished, absent, signals decreased motility
hypoactive bowel sounds
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These types of bowel sounds are loud, gurgling sounds that signals increased motility
hyperactive bowel sounds
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Whats the term name for stomach growling?
borborygmus
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What is hepatomegaly?
enlarged liver
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Characteristics associated with Cullen sign?
bluish periumbilical color occurs with intraperitoneal bleeding
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What does a positive Murphy sign indicate?
inspiratory arrest
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What does shifting dullness test for?
the second test for ascites; the note of percussion will change from tympany to dull if fluid is present
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Which diseases might cause an enlarged spleen?
Mononucleosis, trauma, leukemia, lymphoma, portal hypertension, and HIV
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What causes costovertebral angle tenderness?
Sharp pain occurs with inflammation of the kidney or perinephric area
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What does a systolic bruit indicate?
pulsatile blowing sound and occurs with stenosis or occlusion of an artery
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What is indicated by rebound tenderness?
Blumberg sign Peritoneal inflammation= appendicitis
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What causes costovertebral angle tenderness?
Sharp pain occurs with inflammation of the kidney or perinephric area Discomfort at the angle formed on each side of the trunk by the junction of the last rib with the lumbar vertebrae; associated with kidney pain. When percussing the abdomen.
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What are abnormal findings associated with palpation?
Muscle guarding, rigidity, large masses, tenderness | Involuntary rigidity is a constant, board-like hardness of the muscles
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What stage of pressure ulcer/injury is associated with redness but the skin is not broken?
stage 1- non blanchable
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What stage of pressure ulcer/injury is described as loss of the epidermis and the dermis is exposed?
stage 2- partial thickness skin loss
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What stage of pressure ulcer/injury can see the subcutaneous fat but the muscle, bone or tendon isn't exposed?
stage 3- full thickness skin loss
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What stage of pressure ulcer/injury exposes the muscle, bone, or tendon?
stage 4-full thickness skin & tissue loss
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If you ask a patient about any changes in appetite and weight, what disorder is it referring to?
anorexia
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What is dysphagia?
difficulty swallowing occurs with disorders of the throat or esophagus
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Food intolerance is associated with? What is pyrosis?
Lactase deficiency resulting in bloating or excessive gas after taking milk products Pyrosis is heartburn
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Black tarry stools are associated with
GI bleeding
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Non tarry black stools are associated with
Iron medications
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Gray stools are associated with
hepatitis
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Red blood stools occur with
GI bleeding or localized bleeding around the anus (ex: hemorrhoids).
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abnormalities are indicated in the presence of dullness on percussion
occurs over a distended bladder, adipose tissue, fluid or a mass
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abnormalities are indicated in the presence of hyperresonance on percussion
present with gaseous distention
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This term is defined as scooped out but shallow depression. Superficial; epidermis lost; moist but no bleeding; heals without scar
erosion
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This term is defined when the surface of the skin has deeper depression extending into dermis, irregular shape; may bleed; leaves scar when heals
ulcer
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This term is self-inflicted abrasion; superficial; sometimes crusted; scratches from intense itching.
excoriation
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Examples include: insect bites, scabies, dermatitis, varicella.
excoriation
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normal tissue is lost and replaced with connective tissue (collagen).
scar
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This describes when skin level is depressed with loss of tissue; a thinning of the epidermis. Example includes striae.
atrophic scar
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Prolonged, intense scratching eventually thickens skin and produces tightly packed sets of papules AND looks like surface of moss
Lichenification
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What areas can you find keloids?
Found in ear lobes, back of neck, scalp, chest, and back; may occur months to years after initial trauma
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This type of pressure injury is begins in the muscle closest to the bone; common skin sites are coccyx, sacrum, buttocks, heels
Deep tissue pressure injury
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Describe the appearance of a patient with brown skin and has pallor would look like.
Brown skin→ appears yellow-brown, dull
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Describe the appearance of a patient with black skin and has pallor would look like.
black skin → appears ashen gray, dull
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Describe how light skin and dark skin patients would look like with albinism.
light skin= Whitish pink | dark skin= tan, cream, white
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In dark skinned patients with cyanosis, how would their skin look like?
Dark but dull, lifeless; only severe cyanosis is apparent in skin
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What areas would you check for cyanosis in dark patients?
Check conjunctivae, oral mucosa, nail beds
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How would patients with light skin & dark skin that have hyperemia would look like?
light skin= red, bright pink | dark skin= purplish tinge; palpate for increased warmth with inflammation, taut skin, and hardening of deep tissues
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How would patients with light skin & dark skin that have polycythemia would look like?
light skin= Ruddy blue in face, oral mucosa, conjunctiva, hands, and feet dark skin= redness in lips
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Describe light skin patients with carotenemia.
Yellow-orange in forehead, palms and soles, nasolabial folds, but no yellowing in sclera or mucous membranes
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Define uremia. | Describe light skin patients with uremia.
Renal failure causes retained urochrome pigments in the blood Orange-green or gray overlying pallor of anemia; may also have ecchymoses and purpura
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What skin condition is caused by increased melanin pigment in basal cell layer?
cafe au lait spots
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Examples: elevated nevus (mole), lichen planus, molluscum, wart (verruca) are this type of skin lesion.
papule
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Examples: xanthoma, fibroma, intradermal nevi are this type of skin lesion.
nodule
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Examples: friction blister, pemphigus, burns, contact dermatitis are this type of skin lesion
bulla
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psoriasis and lichen planus are examples of what skin lesion?
plaque
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This type pressure injury shows epidermis may separate, revealing dark wound or blood-filled blister.
Deep tissue pressure injury (DTPI)
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What causes pulsation of the aorta?
widened pulse pressure, (hypertension, aortic insufficiency, thyrotoxicosis) and abdominal aortic aneurysm
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signs and symptoms of abdominal pain
knees flexed up, facial grimacing, and rapid, uneven respirations
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If you are palpating a patient to find out if they have an enlarged spleen, what quadrant would you palpate?
Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)
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If you are palpating a patient to find out if they have an enlarged liver, what quadrant would you palpate?
Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)
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An abnormal finding for a patient with Murphy sign would indicate if pain is present?
In a person with inflammation of the gallbladder (cholecystitis)
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When performing an abdominal assessment, what are the steps in order?
Inspection Auscultation Percussion Palpation (LAST)