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| papules or small flat bumps rising slightly from the skin’s surface. These papules have sharp outlines and are generally gray or grayish black in color, but they have been described as being red or pink as well. |
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| cherry-red to purple colored benign skin tumor of unknown origin that appears most frequently after age 40. |
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| pinpoint, round spots that appear on the skin as a result of bleeding under the skin. The bleeding causes the petechiae to appear red, brown or purple. Petechiae may look like a rash. Usually flat to the touch, petechiae don't lose color (blanch) when you press on them. |
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| is the loss of hair. Hair loss can be caused by different reasons, including damage to the hair shaft or follicles. |
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| Yellow pigmentation of skin or sclera. |
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| soft, red, meaty vascularized new tissue that demonstrates healing. |
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| stringy yellow or white substance attached to wound bed that needs to be removed before the wound can heal. |
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| black necrotic tissue that will need to be removed as well. |
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| drainage/odor coming from wound and excessive amounts indicate an infection. |
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| partial or total separation of wound layers, clients with > amounts of fat are more at risk for this. increase in serosanguineous drainage is a sign that it is likely to happen |
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| total separation of wound layers and protrusion of visceral organs through a wound opening. |
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| skin condition characterized by redness or rash. |
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| Hair growth-assess adrenal function. |
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| Wound drainage- thick, yellow, green, tan or brown. |
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| draw two tissue surfaces close together as in the repair of a wound. |
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| Wound drainage- clear, watery, plasma. |
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| Wound drainage- pale, red, watery: mixture of clear and red fluid. |
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| Wound drainage- bright red: indicates active bleeding. |
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| slough adhere or cling-difficult to remove. |
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