NUR 2092 Health Assessment 1 Exam
- pruritus
Answer most common skin symptom; occurs with dry skin, aging, drug reac- tions, allergy, obstructive jaundice, uremia, lice
- erythema
Answer intense redness of the skin is from excess blood (hyperemia) in the dilated superficial capillaries
- necrotic
Answer black or brown tissue; death of cells
- abrasion
Answer a wound caused by rubbing the skin or mucous membrane
- laceration
Answer the act of tearing or splitting; a wound produced by the tearing and/or splitting of body tissue, usually from blunt impact over a bony surface
- jaundice
Answer a yellowish skin color indicated rising amounts of bilirubin in the blood; first noted in the junction of the hard and soft palate in the mouth and in the sclera
- cyanotic
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bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes resulting from inadequate oxygenation of the blood
- dermis
Answer the inner supportive layer of the skin consisting mostly of connective tissue, or collagen; has resilient elastic tissue that allows the skin to stretch; contains nerves, sensory receptors, blood vessels, and lymphatics
- straia
Answer stretch marks; flat, thinned skin with a pink hue that may occasionally be pruritic
- adipose
Answer made up of lobules of fat cells; the subcutaneous tissue stores fat for energy, provides insulation, and aids in protection
- alopecia
Answer partial or complete absence of hair where it normally should be growing; i.e. the head
- ecchymosis
Answer a hemmorhagic spot or blotch, larger than petechia, in the skin or mucous membrane, forming a non elevated, rounded or regular blue or purplish patch
- petechiae
Answer minute, pinpoint, non raised, perfectly round purplish-red spots caused by intradermal or sub mucous hemorrhage, which later turn blue or yellow
- excoriation
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