Final Exam New Material Flashcards
Skin body weight %
15-20%
Skin function
-protection
-holding organs
-sensory
-fluid balance
-temp control
-absorb radiation
-vit D making
-synth. lipids
Primary Skin Lesion
-1st
-response to meds or radiation
-Macule, papule, tumor, wheal
Secondary Skin Lesion
-changes to primary lesion
-scale, crust, scar, ulver, atrophy
Factors Affecting Ability to Heal
-tobacco, psychological status, nutrition
Skin Lab Values
-Pre-albumin: nutritional status
-glucose
-hemoglobin
-hemocrit: wound healing
Aging in Integumentary Sys.
-changes in hair (color, thinning, balding, pattern)
-Changes in skin (hyperpigmentation, wrinkling, pain perception, thinning, temp regulation, less vit D production—> osteoporosis)
-Vascular changes (decreased healing, decreased vascularity, thinning)
-Decreased protection (statrum corneum, less langerhans cells (loss of immune surveillance)
Atopic Dermatitis
-chronic or relapsing inflammatory skin disease characterized by pruritus
-precursor to allergies
Contact Dermatitis
-acute or chronic skin inflammation caused by exposure to an external agent, that may act as an irritant or allergen
Eczema/Dermatitis
-superficial itchy inflammation of the skin caused by irritant exposure, allergies, or genetics
-ebbs and flows
Stasis Dermatitis
-development of erythematous itchy plaques that may open to form shallow ulcers on the lower legs
- underlying venous hypertension and resultant venous insufficiency
Rosacea
-chronic facial disorder of middle-aged and older people
-form of acne, vascular and allergen components
Incontinence-Associate Dermatitis
-skin damage resulting from chronic urine or feces exposure
Bacterial Skin infections
-impetigo
-cellulitus
Viral Skin infections
-Herpes Zoster
-Warts
Fungal Skin infections
-Ringworm
-Athelets foot
-Yeast
Parasitic Skin infections
-Scabies
-Pediculosis (lice)
Skin Cancer Benign lesions
-Seborrheic keratosis
-nevi (moles)
Skin Cancer Premalignant Lesions
-actinic keratosis
-bowen disese
Skin Cancer Malignant Nonmelanoma Carcinomas
-basal cell carcinoma
-Squamous cell carcinoma
Skin Disorders Associated with Immune Dysfunction
-Psoriasis
-Lupus
-System sclerosis
-Polymyositis
Burn Severity
-depth (determined by temperature, source, and duration) and total body surface involved
1st Degree Burn
-epidermis damage
-sun, UV, brief flame/water/flash
-mild, no blisters
-painful, tingling, eased by cool water
-3-7
2nd Degree Burn
-epidermis and dermis
-Scalding liquids or immersion of liquids
-blisters, edema, weaping
-pain, cold sensitive
-14-28 days