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| flat lesion < 1cm diameter |
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| flat lesion > 1cm diameter |
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| superficial, raised lesion < 1cm diameter |
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| superficial, raised lesion > 1cm diameter |
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| deep, raised lesion < 2cm diameter |
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| deep, raised lesion > 2cm diameter |
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| raised, fluid filled lesion < 1cm diameter |
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| raised, fluid filled lesion > 1cm diameter |
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| raised, pus filled lesion (any size) |
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| arise from normal skin, categorized according to surface characteristics (flat or raised) and size |
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| lesions that result from changes in primary lesions. |
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| thickening and hardening of the skin, often resulting from the irritation caused by repeated scratching of a pruritic lesion |
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| between folds of skin, under breasts, axillary etc. |
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| shallow abrasion, resulting from scratching |
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| deeper than excoriation, the wearing away or gradual destruction of a surface, such as a mucosal or epidermal surface as a result of inflammation |
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| thin skin, that is wasted |
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| bruise due to trauma, predictable pattern and color change |
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| tiny purple or red spots appearing on the skin. Coagulation disorder (no clotting) |
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| deep accumulation of blood in the tissues |
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| like the cherry angioma, but edges are spread out (like a spider) |
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| exuberant cherry angioma, dilated capillaries, pale red to reddish purple |
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| fluid cells or other substances slowly exuded or discharged |
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| Braden scale Stage 1 pressure Ulcer |
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| Braden scale Stage 2 pressure Ulcer |
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| Partial thickness skin loss |
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| Braden scale Stage 3 pressure Ulcer |
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| Full thickness skin loss, can see subQ tissue |
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| Braden scale Stage 4 pressure Ulcer |
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| When is a pressure ulcer unstageable? |
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| When it has eschar (scabs, black tissue) |
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