PE Describing Extra Flashcards
(48 cards)
Document your ___ not just the Dx
Findings
Macule
flat
<10mm
Patch
flat
>10mm
Wheal
raised
Papule
raised
<5mm
Nodule
raised
>5mm
Plaque
> 10mm
raised
On top of skin
“scaly white”
What skin finding has a (+) Auspitz sign?
Plaque
Vesicle
fluid filled
<5mm
Bulla
fluid filled
>5mm
Vesicles and Bulla are
sterile
Pustule
fluid fulled
infectious
Focal fluctuant collection to area.
under the skin
cyst
cysts can be
benign or malignant
scaling
know it
crusting is usually
infectious
impetigo “honey comb drainage”
Excoriation
lines of “scratches”
fIssure
lines into skin
Stasis dermatitis or PAD
Ulcer
Stretch marks-permanent
Atrophy/Striae
Scars that stay within surgical margins
hypertrophic scar
Scars that go beyond surgical lines
Keloid scar
Keloid- sunscreen for
6mo
blanching means
Capillary beds intact