Integumentary System Flashcards

(39 cards)

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Cyanosis

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Blue

Lack of oxygen or profusion of the cells.

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The function of the integumentary system

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Protective barrier against foreign invaders. Regulates body temperature. Reception of information through pressure receptors. Lib bungs for body cavities and organs.

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Erythema

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Red

Fever, blush, burn or infection

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Pale

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White

Anemia

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Cirrhosis

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Orange

Liver or pancreatic disorder

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Ashen

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Gray serious illness, death

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Bronze

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Brown-orange

Adrenal problems

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Ecchymosis

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Purple

Bruising or deep tissue injury

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Jayndice

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Yellow

Bile problems involving liver, gallbladder, or pancreas

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Papule

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Small elevation (wart)

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Macul

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Flat (freckle)

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Vesicle

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Papule with clear fluid (blister chicken pox)

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Pustule

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Papule with pus ( pimple,boil )

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Nevus

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Brown elevation (mole)

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Nodule

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Lump under skin (sebaceous cyst)

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Decubitus

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Ulceration (pressure sore)

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Avulation

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Tissue torn out (dog bite)

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Excoriation

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Tissue rubbed off (scrape or rubbing. Of two skin surfaces)

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Laceration

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Cut with clean edges (knife cut)

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Fissure

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Torn by use at a site of pressure (rectal fissure)

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Tear

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Ragged edges (skin shearing from friction)

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Puncture

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Small surface area but deep wound (stab wound)

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Dermatitis

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Inflamed, irritated skin

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Eczema

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Erythema, scaling, and itching due to allergic reaction

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Psoriasis
Overgrowth of epidermis resulting in silvery scales
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Verrucas (wart)
Benign, fleshy tumor caused by virus
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Herpes simplex
Viral lesion with water vesicles; type I nose and mouth. Type ii gentile
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Tinea pedis (athletes foot)
Fungus flourishes in groin and other skin folds; causes scaling, itching, and burning to feet and between toes
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Tinea cruritis (jock itch)
Fungus that flourishes in groin and other skin folds; causes burning and redness
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Tinea corporis (ring worm(
Red lesions in a circular pattern blanched in the center caused by fungus NOT a worm
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Impetigo
Golden crusts on oozing lesions, bacterial, spread through direct contact or with personal items like towels or bed clothing
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Furuncle (boil)
Staph infection in hairy area of body such as groin, neck, or armpit; common in diabetics or those with I paired immunity; needs systemic antibiotic
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Carbuncle
Group of Furuncle
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Basal cell carcinoma
Shiny pearl like lesion due to overexposure to the sun
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Squamous cell carcinoma
Reddened patch of skin that will not heal due to overexposure to sun
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Melanoma
Large asymmetrical, dark,malignant mole that swiftly spreads through body and can be terminal
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1at degree burn
Redness (sun burn)
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2nd degree burn
Blisters and redness
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3rd degree burn
Full thickness damage through skin into nerves and muscles