Burns
Skin Cancer
Pressure Ulcers
Hair and Nails
Skin layers
100
Redness, swelling, and blisters
What is second degree or partial thickness burns
100
Most common type of skin cancer
What is Basal Cell
100
air mattresses, chair cushions, protective boots, splints, footboards, sheepskin mattress pads, and heel and elbow protectors
What is pressure reducing equipment
100
Tissue that covers nail root
What is a cuticle?
100
Outer layer of skin
What is epidermis
200
Destruction of the epidermis, dermis, and may be into subcutaneous, no pain, area looks white /gray
What is third degree
200
What is the major cause of basal cell carcinoma?
What is chronic sun exposure
200
Redness of skin
What is stage I pressure ulcers
200
Made up of dead cells
What is nail beds
200
Innermost layer; mitosis takes place here
What is the Stratum Basale?
300
sunburn
What is first degree burns
300
Brown black patches/nodules with irregular borders; many start from pre-existing moles
What is melanoma
300
Deep hole; skin around area may be involved; extends into epidermis, dermis, and, subcutaneous
What is stage III decubitus ulcer
300
Protection of ends of fingers and toes from injury and the ability to pick up and grasp items
What is the function of nails?
300
Oily secretions on the surface of the skin are produced in glands
What is sebaceous glands
400
Patient will experience a great deal of fluid loss and possible infection
What is third degree burns
400
Wart like growth; irregular shaped scaly patches that may become open sores
What is squamous cell cancer
400
Extensive destruction of skin layers down to the muscle and bone
What is Stage IV decubitus ulcer
400
Base of the follicle which contains cells called matrix which is mitosis takes place
What is the hair root?
400
melanin is produced in this layer
What is stratum basale
500
Patient is admitted with burns to his anterior face, anterior trunk, and bilateral anterior arms. What percentage of his body is burned?
What is 31.5%
500
Less likely to metastasize
What is basal cell cancer
500
May look like an abrasion, blister, or shallow hole; extends into epidermis and possibly into the dermis
What is Stage II decubitus ulcer
500
Attached to base and side of hair follicle, contracts with fear/cold and pulls hair upright
What is the Arrector pili muscle?
500
protein in epidermal cells that makes the skin relatively waterproof
What is Keratin?
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