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| When INSPECTING the skin, what characteristics do you look for? |
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Definition
| Color, uniformity, thickness, symmetry, hygiene, lesions, odors |
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| When PALPATING the skin, what do you look for? |
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Definition
| Moisture, temperature, texture, turgor, mobility |
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| When INSPECTING the hair, what do you look for? |
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Definition
| Color, distribution, quanity |
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Term
| When PALPATING the hair, what are you trying to assess? |
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Definition
| Texture of hair and possibly the scalp also. |
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Term
| When INSPECTING the nails, what do you look for? |
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Definition
| pigmentation of nails and beds, length, symmetry, ridging, beading, pitting, and peeling; measure nail base angle |
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Term
| When PALPATING the proximal and lateral nail folds, look for: |
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Definition
| redness, swelling, pain, exudate, warts, cysts, tumors |
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Term
| When PALPATING the nail bed, look for: |
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Definition
| texture, firmness, thickness, uniformity, adherence to nail bed |
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Term
| What is Lanugo on a newborn? |
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Definition
| fine silky hair on newborn's shoulders and back; this is shed within 10-14 days. |
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Term
| What makes newborns predisposed to hypothermia? |
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Definition
| poorly developed subcutaneous fat layer |
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Term
| What hormone is increased in an adolescent that gives the skin an oily appearance and what does it predispose them to? |
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Definition
| Androgen levels increase, predisposing them to acne |
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