Unwanted Pressure
Non-blanchable erythema, intact skin.
What is Stage 1 Pressure Injury?
Can be caused from exposure to thermal or nonthermal sources (wet, dry, radiation, friction and chemicals)
What is Burns?
A cluster of Furuncles.
What is Carbuncle?
Caused by Vaicella-Zoster Virus after remaining dormant.
What is Shingles?
Pink, cone-shapes, smooth, waxy pearl pustules resulting from localized chronic infection.
What is Molluscum Contagionsum?
Extensive tissue damage; muscle, bone and tendons visible.
What is Stage 4 Pressure Injury?
Affects the epidermis by causing partial thickness, pain, erythema, blistering and edema.
What is Second-Degree Burn?
A loss of call differentiation.
What is Anaplasia?
Comes in three different forms; can be shiny, waxy, scaly, red or crusty, and occurs mostly in Caucasian men.
What is Skin Cancer?
Infections that begin in the hair follicle and spread to the surrounding dermis.
What is a Furuncle?
Full thickness with damage to subcutaneous tissue down to underlining fascia.
What is Stage 3 Pressure Injury?
Superficial. Causes Pain, erythema and edema.
What is First-Degree Burns?
Steps of Cancer.
What is Initiation, Promotion, and Progression?
Acute inflammatory reaction triggered by direct exposure to an irritant or allergen.
What is Contact Dermatitis?
Chronic inflammatory skin condition, typically affecting the face. May present erythema, spider-like blood vessels or acne-like eruptions.
What is Rosacea?
Full thickness of the skin, yet any other damages to tissue is unseen due to slough or eschar.
Extends into deeper tissues causing charred, potentially numb, skin.
What is Third-Degree Burns?
Slow growing, remains in one area, can be moved if pushed, may or may not require treatment.
What is Benign?
Flat, bluish-gray patches found on the lower back or buttock at birth that typically fade by the age or 5-6.
What is Mongolian Spots?
A skin condition where pores become clogged with oil, debris, or bacteria forming raised pustule, nodule, or cyst.
What is Acne Vulgaris?
Skin broken with partial thickness.
What is Stage 2 Pressure Injury?
_____________ could include local infection, hypovolemia, shock, hypothermia, respiratory issues, eschar, scarring and contractures.
What is Complications?
Rapid, cancerous, invading and requires treatment?
What is Malignant?
A hereditary condition resulting in little to no melanin production in skin, hair and iris.
What is Albinism?
Rare condition characterized by patches of hypopigmentation.
What is Vitiligo?