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Skin
Bates Skin Assessment
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Anatomy
Graduate
09/28/2016

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epidermis
Definition
outer horny layer of skin and inner cellular layer of skin make up this
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dermis
Definition
nourishes epidermis, made of connective tissue, sebaceous glands, sweat glands, hair folicules
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subcutaneous tissue
Definition
this layer of skin is made of adipose tissue
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melanin
Definition
brownish pigment that gives skin its color
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carotene
Definition
golden yellow skin pigment
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deoxyhemoglobin
Definition
darker bluer pigment in skin
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central cyanosis
Definition
bluish color due to low O2 level in the blood
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peripheral cyanosis
Definition
blueish color when cutanous blood flow decreases and slows, can be a normal response to anxiety or cold
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vellus hair
Definition
hair that is short, fine, inconspicuous, relatively unpigmented
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terminal hair
Definition
coarser, thicker hair, usually pigmented
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nails
Definition
protect distal ends of fingers and toes
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180*
Definition
angle b/t proximal nail fold and nail plate is usually less than
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lunula
Definition
whitish moon at nail bed
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sebaceous glands
Definition
glands that produce fatty substance secreted onto the skin surface through the hair follicles, absent from palms and soles
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eccrine glands
Definition
glands that are widely distributed, open directly onto skin, produce sweat to help control body temp
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apocrine glands
Definition
glands found in axillary and genital regions, open into hair follicules, stimulated by emotional stress
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adult body odor
Definition
bacterial decomposition of apocrine sweat is responsible for
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pruritis
Definition
term for itching
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dyshydrotic
Definition
skin term related to water to sweat
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hyperhydrosis
Definition
excessive or profuse sweating
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xerosis
Definition
term for excessive dryness
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induration
Definition
process of becoming firm or hard
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causes of generalized itching
Definition
d/t dry skin, aging, pregnancy, uremia, jaundice, lymphoma/leukemia, drug reaction, lice
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erythematous
Definition
red color
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violaceous
Definition
blue color
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brawny
Definition
brown color
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jaundiced
Definition
yellow color
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hyperpigmented
Definition
dark color
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hypopigmented
Definition
light color
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vitiligo
Definition
color present in absence of melanin
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heliotropic
Definition
term for chaging colors
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acral
Definition
distribution of fingers, toes, ears, nose, top of head and genitalia
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dermatomal
Definition
follows liner pattern along body
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shingles
Definition
follows dermatomal pattern, often preceded by pain, burning, tingling, can be very painful
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pityriasis
Definition
follows christmas tree distribution (trunk and proximal extremities), fine scaly papules & plaques, dull pink or tawny. more common to spring and fall, spontaneous recovery in 6 weeks
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intertriginous
Definition
term for in the dark or folds
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photosensitivity pattern
Definition
tern for in a pattern which is exposed to sun/light
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widespead/generalized
Definition
term for condition that is everywhere-including palms/soles
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systemic infection or allergic response
Definition
can cause widespead/generalized rash/lesions
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diascopy
Definition
using a glass slide to determine if something is blanching/nonblanching
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annular
Definition
ring shaped lesion
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macule
Definition
up to 1 cm flat(not elevated or depressed) spot different in color
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patch
Definition
>1 cm flat spot different in color
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papule
Definition
circumscribed solid elevation up to 1 cm
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plaque
Definition
circumscribed elevation > 1 cm, confluence of papules
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nodule
Definition
palpable solid round or elevated mass/lesion >0.5 cm
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tumor
Definition
palpable solid round or elevated mass/lesion > 2 cm
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vesicle
Definition
papule with clear fluid up to 1 cm
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bulla
Definition
papule with clear fluid >1 cm
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pustule
Definition
papule with cloudy fluid
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wheal
Definition
rounded or flat topped, pale red papule/plaque, evanescent, disappearing without hours, round, gyrate, or irregular
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erosion
Definition
breakdown of epidermis to dermin
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lichenification
Definition
thickening, roughening of the skin, often from chronic rubbing
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atrophy of skin
Definition
thinning of skin layers
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ecchymosis
Definition
bruising
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scale
Definition
small thin place of horny epithelium, heaved up keratin
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crust
Definition
accumulation of debris, thick or thin
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ulcer
Definition
open area caused by superficial loss of tissue, usually with inflammation
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fissue
Definition
deep furrow, cleft or slit
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keloid
Definition
hypertrophic scarring extending beyond borders of initiating injury
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skin cancer
Definition
most common cancer in US
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basal cell
Definition
80% of skin cancer is this type
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actinic keratosis
Definition
scaly, crusty growths (lesions) caused by damage from the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays, may evolve into squamous cell skin cancer
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melanoma
Definition
causes 80% of deaths from skin cancer
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actinic lentigines
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macular brown or tanned spots usually on sun exposed areas
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ABCDE for moles
Definition
Asymmetry, Borders, Color variation, Diameter >6 mm, Evolving/Elevation
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ragged, notched or blurred borders
Definition
types of borders that may indicate skin ca
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blue, black mixed with white or red color of moles
Definition
color of moles that could inidcate cancer
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compound nevi
Definition
a mixture of junctional nevi and intradermal proliferation
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alopecia
Definition
loss of hair in areas where it normally grows
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trichotillomania
Definition
compulsion to pull out ones own hair
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paronchia
Definition
superficial infection of proximal and lateral nail folds
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pitting
Definition
punctate depressions of nail
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transverse linear depressions "beau's lines"
Definition
transverse depressions of nail plates, usually bilateral, following systemic disease
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wheal
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ulcer
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targetoid
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Serpiginous
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subherreic keratosis
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scales
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reticulated
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pustule
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psoriasis
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plaque
Definition
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patch
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papule
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nodule
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macule
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lichenification
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keloid
Definition
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junctional nevi
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interdermal nevi
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herpes zoster
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herpes simplex
Definition
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fissure
Definition
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ecchymosis
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crust
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bulla
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beau's lines
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grouped
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