Ulcers
These ulcers typically have a pink or red hue and lack an open wound. They may feel tender, firm, warm, or hard.
Stage I Pressure Ulcers
Your skin's natural oil. It is produced by the sebaceous glands.
Sebum
A genetic skin disorder that results in no melanin production.
Albinism
A part of the mnemonic "Come Let's Get Sun Burned", this is the deepest layer of the epidermis. Made of stem cells.
Stratum Basale
A method used to determine fluid loss in burn patients.
Rule of Nines
These ulcers cause damage to the epidermis, exposing or even damaging the dermis, and creating shallow, open wounds.
Stage II Pressure Ulcers
The pigment that determines the color of a person's hair and skin.
Melanin
An autoimmune disorder that damages melanocytes, resulting in areas of the skin lacking pigmentation (patches).
Vitiligo
The superficial layer of the dermis that is made of loose, areolar connective tissue.
Papillary layer
These ulcers create craters digging deep into the skin. They cut through the epidermis, dermis, and expose the subcutaneous layer, though muscle, tendon, and bone are NOT exposed.
Stage III Pressure Ulcers?
The protein that gives skin, hair, and nails its water-resistant and hard properties.
Keratin
A bacterial skin infection commonly found in children. It is most often recognized as honey-colored blisters around the mouth, hands, nose, and legs.
Impetigo
A part of the mnemonic "Come Let's Get Sun Burned", this is the most superficial layer of the epidermis.
Stratum Corneum
The process of cancer cells invading other parts of the body, forming new cancers, typically moving through the blood or lymphatic system.
Metastasis
The most serious kind of ulcer. It is a full thickness injury and exposes and damages muscle, tendon, or bone.
Stage IV Pressure Ulcers
The cuticle of the nail.
Eponychium
A chronic condition caused by excessive skin cell multiplication, causing patchy red rashes with thick silvery scales.
Psoriasis
A part of the mnemonic "Come Let's Get Sun Burned", this is the layer of the epidermis only found in thick skin (palms/soles).
Stratum Lucidum
These ulcers are typically stage three or stage four. They cannot be identified due to the presence of eschar or slough covering the wound and require debridement.
Unstageable pressure ulcers
The tiny smooth muscles attached to hair follicles that, when stimulated, cause goosebumps.
Arrector Pili
A type of skin cancer that forms in the stratum spinosum of the Epidermis.
Squamous cell carcinoma
Deepest layer of the dermis that has an abundant amount of collagen and elastic fibers.
Reticular Layer
A method used to determine potential growth of skin cancer by examining moles.
ABCDE method