Integumentary infections Flashcards

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Atopic dermatitis: Definition

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  • chronic or relapsing inflammatory skin disease
  • Characterized by pruritus
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Atopic dermatitis Risk factors

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  • Multifaceted - include genetic, immunologic and environmental factors
  • Family history and aberrant skin barrier gene coding
  • Can go along with allergic reaction sometimes
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Atopic Dermatitis: clinical manifestations

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  • rash: Red, oozing, crusting, mainly on flexor side
  • Xerosis: dry skin
  • Pruritus: itching
  • Typically rash spares diaper area
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Atopic dermatitis: medical management

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Medical management
- Topicals (lanolin): coat the skin to add protection
- Systemic medications (antibiotics, antihistamines, antimicrobials, corticosteroids, immunosuppressants, nonsteroidals)
- UV irradiation: dries out the skin
- Education: controlling and minimizing triggers
- Goal of treatment: break inflammatory cycle causing dryness, cracking, itching and scratching

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Atopic dermatitis: PT concerns

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  • Caution with modalities, gels, creams, soaps, cleansers
  • Avoid agents containing alcohol as it can dry out the skin making it crack/open to further infection/irritation
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Contact dermatitis: definition

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a local inflammatory reaction due to external exposure

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Contact dermatitis: risk factors

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immunocompromised

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Contact dermatitis: Clinical manifestations

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  • Erythema: reddening of skin
  • Pruritus
  • Edema
  • Wheals
  • Maculopapular vesicles
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Medical management of contact dermatitis

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  • Examination, patch testing for allergens, topicals, antihistamines
  • Removal of agent
  • Similar to AD
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PT concerns for contact dermatitis

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  • Prosthetics, silicone, gels, lotions, soaps, cleaning products
  • Learn what to avoid
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Eczema and dermatitis: definition

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periods of remittance and relapse of superficial itch, inflammation of the skin

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Eczema and dermatitis types

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  • Types: seborrheic (scalp), nummular (discoid = disc shaped), and stasis dermatitis (related to circulation usually)
  • relapsing/remitting
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Eczema and dermatitis: risk factors

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Risk factors:
- Common in children and adults
- Can be genetic
- Medications
- Stasis dermatitis = venous hypertension/venous insufficiency)

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Eczema and dermatitis: Clinical manifestations:

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Discoid lesions, circular
Red itchy patches

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Eczema and dermatitis: Medical management:

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  • Topical to bring down the superficial irritation
  • Regulation BP/cholesterol if its related to circulation
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PT concerns for eczema and dermatitis

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  • modalities can irritate
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Rosacea:
Definition

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chronic facial disorder of middle-aged and older people; condition caused by vascular and inflammatory componenets)

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Rosacea: Risk factors:

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no known cause

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Rosacea: Clinical manifestations:

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  • Acneiform rosacea can occur with papules (oil in it), pustules and oily skin
  • Cheeks, nose and chin have persistent rosy appearance
  • Pustules, papules, burning or stinging
  • Fascia edema
  • Certain things may cause it to flare up
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Rosacea: Medical management:

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  • Topical or systemic therapy
  • Pulsed dye lasers to seal superficial vessels and help with discoloration
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Incontinence-associated dermatitis:
Definition:

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damage from chronic exposure to urine of feces

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incontinence-associated dermatitis:
Clinical manifestations:

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  • Person may be uncomfortable in seated position or positions that put pressure on genital area
  • Burning, itching or tingling
  • Erosion of skin and maceration
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incontinence-associated dermatitis: Medical management

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  • Gentle cleaning, moisture barrier cream, pressure relief
  • High-grade moisture-wicking underpads
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Skin bacterial infections

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  • Impetigo contagiosa - contagious
  • Pyoderma - contagious
  • Folliculitis (pimple/boil) = contagious but minimal chance of spread
  • Cellulitis - contagious
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Skin viral infections

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  • Verrucae (warts) - contagious, self inoculable
  • Verruca plantaris (plantar wart) - contagious; self inoculable
  • Herpes type 1: cold sore = contagious
  • Herpes 2: genital = contagious
  • varicella -zoster virus: contagious (chickenpox)
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Skin fungal infections

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  • Tinea corporis (ringworm): person to person, animal to personal, object to person
  • Tinea capitis (scalp) = person to person, animal to person
  • Tinea cruris (jock itch) = person to person, animal to person
  • Tinea pedis (athletes foot) = transmission to other people rare
  • Candidiasis = person-person; transmitted during birth from mother to neonate
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Impetigo definition

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superficial skin infection, highly contagious, more in children 2-6 or older adults commonly caused by staph or strep.

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Impetigo: risk factors

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Risk factors:
- Poor hygiene
- Close contact
- Malnutrition
- Minor skin trauma

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Impetigo Clinical manifestations:

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  • Erythematous macules (flat spots) that develop into papular lesions of vesicles (small blisters)
  • Become pustular (pus-filled)
  • Itching and scratching of vesicles after they break/crust
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Impetigo Medical management:

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  • Self-limiting with good hygiene
  • Topical and or systemic antibiotics (cover both staph/strep)
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PT concerns for impetigo

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highly contagious

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Cellulitis:
Definition:

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rapidly spreading bacterial infection of skin and subcutaneous tissue most common in extremities

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cellulitis: risk factors

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Risk factors:
Immunocompromised
Older adults
Venous insufficiency
Thrombophlebitis
Obesity
Surgery
Substance abuse
Open wounds

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cellulitis Clinical manifestations:

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Pain
Erythema
Edema
Elevated temperature of affected skin
fever/chills
Malaise
Most commonly affects extremities

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cellulitis: Medical management:

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Intravenous antibiotic infusion
Debridement

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Cellulitis: PT concerns:

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Monitor progression
Education
Wound care

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Warts (verrucae)
Definition:

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common, benign viral infections of skin and adjacent mucus membranes caused by human papillomaviruses

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Warts verrucae: Risk factors:

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Usually direct contact

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Warts Verrucae: Clinical manifestations:

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Depends on type and location
Verruca vulgaris (hands nad extremities)
Plantar (foot) - no drainage and occur on pressure points

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Warts verrucae: Medical management:

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Diagnosis on visual exam
OTC salicylic acid
Surgical removal
Cryotherapy
Laser
Chemical cautery
Oral medications
Immunotherapy

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Ringworm (tinea corporis)

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  • fungal
  • scales forming circular lesions with clear centers - commonly in hair, skin or nails
  • Transmission with direct contact
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Athletes foot (tinea pedis)

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  • peeling, itching, strong odor
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Yeast (candidiasis)

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  • wet moist areas; bright red rash with tiny macules and papules, scaly
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Medical management of fungal infections

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Medical management: antifungal cream or oral antifungal medications

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PT concerns with fungal infections

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PT concerns: education hygiene

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Parasitic infections of the skin

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Scabies: highly contagious, spread by mites
Lice

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Scabies: clinical presentation

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  • Intense pruritus (worse at night), excoriated skin, one or more burrows with vesicle at one end
  • Direct or indirect contact
  • Flexor surface of wrist, web spaces of fingers, axilla, waistline, nipples (females), genitalia (males), umbilicus
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Scabies: treatment

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Treatment; removal of mites - scabicide ) permethrin of lidane

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Pediculosis (lousiness) - lice/human pediculus humanus parasite

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  • Severe itching, eczematous changes, white or gray nits (eggs) at base of hair follicle
  • Spread by direct or indirect contact
  • Diagnosis: inspection
  • Treatment: disinfectant solution (shampoo or soap containing permethrin)
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Seborrheic Keratosis
- where is it?
- when is it likely to occur?
- Describe characteristics
- treatment:

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  • Basal cells
  • Usually middle age
  • Waxy, smooth, or raised
  • After inflammatory dermatosis
  • Don’t treat unless they become itchy/painful
  • Treatment: cryotherapy
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Nev

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  • Aggregation of melanocytes
  • Usually doesn’t spread
    bleed/itch = could be a problem
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Benign lesions of the skin

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  • serborrheic keratosis
  • nevi
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Premalignant lesions

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  • actinic keratosis (solar keratosis)
  • Bowen disease
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Actinic keratosis (solar keratosis)
- Caused by
- incidence
- characteristics
- treatment

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  • UV rays
  • Nearly 100% older caucasian population
  • Well-defined crusty patch (3-6mm)
  • Treatment: 5-fluorouracil, masoprocol cream, cryotherapy, curettage (cutting out)
  • Avoid sun
  • Can be multicolored - ask have you noticed a change in this
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Bowen Disease definition

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Squamous cell in situ or SCC in situ
Definition: nonmelanoma skin cancer

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Bowen disease: risk factors

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Risk factors:

  • fair-skinned men >50
  • Sun
  • Chemical exposure (arsenic)
  • HPV
  • Associated with internal malignancy
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Bowen disease clinical manifestations

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Clinical manifestation
Persistent, brown to reddish brown, scaly plaque with well-defined margins

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Bowen disease: Medical management:

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surgical removal,
cryosurgery,
curettage
5-fluorouracil

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bowen disease: PT concerns:

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Potential to become invasive and metastasize

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Malignant non melanoma carcinoma

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  • basal cell carcinoma
  • squamous cell carcinoma
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Basal cell carcinoma: Definition

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slow growing epithelial

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Basal cell carcinoma: Etiologic and risk factors:

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Sun exposure
Caucasian
Head and neck

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Basal cell carcinoma: Clinical manifestations:

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Red
Crusty
Non-healing

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Basal cell carcinoma: Medical management:

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Biopsy
Excision
Chemotherapy

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Basal cell carcinoma:PT concerns:

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Potential to metastasize
Caution with contamination
Modalities
Patient education

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Squamous cell carcinoma: Definition and incidence:

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2nd most common, epidermal keratinocytes, caucasian, ear, face, lips, dorsum of hand and nose

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Squamous cell carcinoma: Risk factors:

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Sun exposure

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Squamous cell carcinoma: Clinical manifestations

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Red to flesh colored surrounded by scaly tissue
Poorly defined margins
Discolored
Raised and crusty over

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Squamous cell carcinoma: Medical management - diagnosis

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Biopsy
CT
MRI
Blood work: change in WBCs

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Squamous cell carcinoma: PT concerns:

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Metastasis (lymph node)
Caution with modalities and contamination
education with patient

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Malignant melanoma: definition

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invasive melanomas

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Malignant melanoma: risk factors

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  • UV exposure (intensity>duration)
  • Personal or family history of melanoma
  • Fair skin, light hair, blue/green eyes
  • Presence of marked freckling on upper back, nevi, congenital melanocytic nevi
  • Ultraviolet radiation exposure
  • Immune suppression
  • Genetic disorder: xeroderma, pigmentosum
  • Age: older adults or individuals younger than 30
  • Being male
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Malignant melanoma: Clinical manifestation:

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70% from pre existing nevi
Most common on head, neck, trunk, legs
Raised, changing appearance,
Pruritus
Hyperkeratosis

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Malignant melanoma: Medical Management

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Excision
Oral chemotherapy
Immunotherapy

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Malignant melanoma: PT concerns:

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Potential to metastasize
Caution with contamination, modalities
Education with patient

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Malignant melanoma: Types:

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  • Superficial spreading melanoma: 70% of all cutaneous melanomas
  • Nodular melanoma: most aggressive
  • Lentigo maligna melanoma
  • Acral lentiginous melanoma
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Kaposi Sarcoma: definition

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Connective tissue malignancy, 4 types
- Older Mediterranean or Eastern European men (classic),
- Younger African (endemic)
- Organ transplant (iatrogenic),
- Individuals with HIV (epidemic)

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Kaposi Sarcoma: Etiologic and Risk Factors-

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Immunocompromised, male,
herpes virus

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Kaposi Sarcoma Clinical Manifestations-

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usually Leg,
early- pink mistaken for bruise or nevi, later red/purple/blue macules-> ulcers,
itching

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Kaposi Sarcoma: Medical Management- (diagnosis and treatment)

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biopsy, CT, MRI
Tx.
Antiviral therapy, chemotherapy, surgical removal, laser,
cryotherapy

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Kaposi Sarcoma: PT Concerns-

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Potential to metastasize,
caution with friction, and open areas.
Prevent infection, education

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Psoriasis: Definition:

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Chronic genetic recurrent inflammatory dermatosis, equal general incidence across lifespan, remitting/recurring

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Psoriasis: risk factors

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Genetic link
Immune system dysregulation
Rapid skin turnover that can cause build up

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Psoriasis: clinical manifestations

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Well-defined erythematous plaques covered with silvery scale
Does not spread

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Psoriasis: Medical management
- Dx
- Tx

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  • Diagnosis history/presentation
  • Treatment: topical corticosteroids, vitamin D, UVB treatment (control flaky), oral meds - methotrexate, psoralens, retinoids
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Psoriasis:PT concerns

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Skin care
Maintain mobility
Complications from immunosuppressants
Long term corticosteroid use

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Lupus Erythematosus: definition

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cutaneous (discoid) incidence increases with age 60-69, women: men = 10:1
Systemic women:men = 3:1 characteristic rash – butterfly rash that spreads across nose and cheeks

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Lupus Erythematosus: Risk factors

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Unknown, autoimmune defect
Thought to be related to infection or genetic

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Lupus Erythematosus: clinical manifestations

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  • Cutaneous (Discoid) raised, red, smooth plaques
  • Follicular plugging: white, oily discharge
  • Central atrophy
  • Face, scalp, ears, neck, arms
  • Fatigue, arthralgia, anemia, arthritis
  • Acute cutaneous LE,
  • Butterfly rash over nose and cheeks and forehead
  • Rash on extensor surface of arms, widespread erythema and bullous lesion (concentrated in an area and has fluid)
  • Cardiovascular changes, pulmonary changes live and kidney
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Lupus Erythermatosus: medical management

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  • Topical
  • Intralesional or systemic medication
  • Plaquenil for pulmonary inflammation
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Lupus Erythermatosus: PT concerns

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Variable presentation
Caution with exercise intensity during flares
Skin care
Education
Watch for multisystem involvement

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Systemic Sclerosis:
definition/incidence:

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Previously called scleroderma,
autoimmune disease affecting connective tissue → fibrosis of the skin, joints, blood vessels and internal organs
Women (3):men (1) onset around 20-50

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Systemic Sclerosis: Risk factors

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Dysfunctional connective tissue repair following injury

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Systemic Sclerosis: clinical manifestations

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  • B/L non pitting edema in fingers and hands
  • Thick, hardening skin
  • change in pigmentation and skin mobility
  • thinning –> ulcerations –> raynauds
  • Mulitsystem involvement
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Systemic Sclerosis: medical management

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Difficult to diagnosis, antibody presence
CT, skin presentation
Symptoms management
Medications
Exercises, joint protection techniques
Skin protection techniques
Stress management

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Systemic sclerosis: PT concerns

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Possible multisystem presentation
Education
Maintain mobility (stress strain curve)

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Raynaud phenomenon

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Vascular vasoconstriction usually with cold exposure
Sudden blanching, cyanosis and erythema of fingers and toes
Hands/feet become white, numb, and then bluish
During rewarming, fingers and toes become painful

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Polymyositis and dermatomyositis: definition/incidence

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Idiopathic inflammatory disease of muscle
More common in women than men

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Polymyositis and dermatomyositis: risk factors

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Cause unknown, autoimmune
Related to environmental or genetic factors

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Polymyositis and dermatomyositis: clinical manifestations

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  • Exacerbations and remissions
  • characterized by symmetric and progressive proximal weakness (pelvis, neck, pahryns)
  • Gottron papules of gottron sign
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Polymyositis and dermatomyositis: Medical management -diagnosis

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Diagnosis difficult - progressive symmetric weakness
Labs (CK)
biopsy
EMG

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Polymyositis and dermatomyositis: PT concerns

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Skin lesions
Immunosuppressed
Other system involvement
Education
Prevention of decreased mobility

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Cold injuries: definition

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Cold (frostbite) can be superficial or deep and hypothermia

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Cold injuries risk factors

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Prolonged exposure to cold
Lack of insulating body fat
Advanced age
Homelessness
drug/alcohol abuse
Various peripheral vascular vasoconstriction disease
Diabetes
Altered mental status
Improper clothing
Improper use of cryotherapy

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Cold injuries: clinical manifestations

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  • Nose, cheeks and/or ears initial vasoconstriction
  • Freezing with ice formation on tissues
  • Additional injury with thawing
  • Superficial: burning, tingling, numbness, swelling and mottled blue, gray skin color
  • Deep: skin becomes white until thawed and then turns purplish blue, produces pain, blisters, tissue necrosis and gangrene
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Cold injuries: medical management

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  • Diagnosis with history and presenting symptoms
  • Localized superficial
  • Slow rewarming
  • Avoid rubbing or massage
  • Deeper or more severe needs medical treatment - topical aloe vera cream
  • Foam dressings to maintain moisture and provide insulation
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Burns: defintion

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68% of patients with burns are males
Most occur at home
Children vulnerable

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burns: risk factors

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Exposure to thermal, chemical, electrical or radiation source
25% or greater of total body surface will have systemic response

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Burns clinical manifestations

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Superficial to full thickness (down to muscle)

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Burns: medical management

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Depends on type and extent
Major burn treatment 3 phases:

  • Emergent and resuscitation phase: right then and there of injury
  • Acute phase: other systems kick in
  • Rehabilitation phase: mobilizing
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Burns PT concerns

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  • Infection
  • Multisystem involvement
  • Prevention mobility restrictions
  • More deep = more systemic
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What is the burn chart used for kids called

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Pediatric burn chart = pediatric scald burn/corresponding lund and browder chart

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What other complications can arise from burns and what systems?

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  • Urinary: fluids maintained and need to get things out of body (look for change in urine0
  • Respiratory: excess fluids puts pressure on the lungs; can also burn the lungs
  • Peripheral vascular: overload + swelling
  • Infection: increase risk
  • GI: exchanging in GI therefore it is in high alert with filtering
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Pressure injuries: risk factors

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  • Poor health
  • Poor nutrition
  • Decrease mobility
  • Neuropathy
  • Skin perfusion
  • Microclimate
  • Prolonged pressure
  • Shearing
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Clinical manifestation sof pressure injuries

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Over bony prominences
Circular pattern
Necrotic tissue

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Medical management of pressure injuries

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  • Clinical observation
  • Eliminate cause
  • Wound care - topical antimicrobials/antibiotics
  • Surgical removal of tissue/repair and replace tissue
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PT concerns of pressure injuries

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  • Prevent breakdown
  • Turning schedules, wound care
  • Caution with transfers
  • Bed mobility and positioning
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Pigmentation disorders: definition

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Altered melanin primary or secondary

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Pigmentation disorders: risk factors

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External
Other exogenous pigments

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clinical manifestations of pigmentation disorders

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  • Hyperpigmentation pigmented nevi
  • Mongolian spots
  • Juvenile freckles
  • Lentigines (liver spots = darker) from sun exposure
  • Cafe au lait spots (flattened areas of dark skin)
121
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Early melanoma detection

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A: asymmetry
B: borders - clear and even is good
C: color - multicolored is not good
D: Diameter - bigger than an eraser
E: evolution - changing over time

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Cutaneous sarcoidosis defintion

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  • Abnormal masses or growths (granulomas)
  • 20% of diagnoses get skin lesions, women, scandinavians, african americans, more serious
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Cutaneous sarcoidosis risk factors

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genetic

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Cutaneous sarcoidosis clinical manifestations

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Raised patches, deep lumps
Open sores
Granulomas
Skin, lung, live, lymph nodes, eyes

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Q

Cutaneous sarcoidosis medical management

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  • X-ray, CT other
  • Corticosteroids, immunosuppressants
  • Methotrexate, azathioprine, hydroxychloroquine, tumor necrosis factor alpha
126
Q

PT concerns fo cutaneous sarcoidosis

A
  • Progression may limit motion
  • Fatigue
  • Other system involvement
127
Q

Blistering disease: Definition:

A

middle aged or older adults all races, unknown cause

128
Q

Blistering disease: Risk factors

A

None

129
Q

Blistering disease: Clinical manifestations:

A

Formation of flaccid bullae or blisters, oral mucous membranes or scalp

130
Q

Blistering disease: Medical management

A

Depends- hospitalization, symptomatic
Corticosteroids, intravenous antibiotics

131
Q

Blistering disease: PT concerns:

A

Protect open areas, caution with modalities, gels and creams