Skin basics
This body system consists of the skin, hair, nail, and glands.
What is the Integumentary System?
Areas of the body where the bone lies close to the skin.
What are bony prominences?
Most common site for pressure ulcers to develop.
What are bony prominences?
Redness, warmth, swelling, and drainage are signs/symptoms of what?
What is infection?
What is butter?
The outermost layer of skin.
What is the Epidermis?
This body position has the person laying on their "front" abdomen.
What is prone position?
What is 2 hours?
Outer layer of skin is partially or completely separated from the deeper tissue underneath; often leaves a loos flap of skin hanging over the wound.
Common treatment for cellulitis; kills bacteria.
What are antibiotics?
The bottom layer of the skin; the fatty layer that helps insulate the body.
What is the Hypodermis?
Skin injury that results from skin deterioration due to pressure, and/or shearing.
What is pressure ulcer AKA pressure injury?
Medical term for red skin.
What is erythema?
This type of burn is caused by the sun, (sunburn).
What is a radiation burn?
Injection of this toxin into an over-active nerve can stop/decrease hyperhidrosis.
What is Botox?
Function of sudoriferous glands.
What is secrete sweat to cool the body?
Another name for herpes zoster.
What is Shingles?
Red skin that does not turn pale or white when pressed with a finger.
What is non-blanching erythema?
This painful skin condition is caused by a bacterial infection of the skin and tissue below the skin.
What is cellulitis?
Medical term for surgical repair of a deep/large burn; skin/tissue is taken from another body part, and applied to the burned area.
What is a skin graft?
This medical term means ear wax.
What is Cerumen?
This device prevents bed cover from resting/pressing down on residents' legs/feet.
What is bed cradle AKA foot cradle?
Stage 3 pressure ulcers are very deep, therefore they are very painful. True or False
What is false?
Medical term for maggot wound therapy.
What is biological debridement?