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This layer of skin is attached to muscle and bone is composed primarily of connective tissue and fat cells
Sub Q
eccrine and apocrine are examples of what
sweat
a physical force that separates layers of tissue in opposite directions is called ?
shearing
a black light that can identify certain fungal infections
woods light
what dissolves thickened cornified skin such as warts, corns and calluses
keratolytics
what is scabies caused by
infestation of tiny itch mites
how is lice trasmitted
through direct contact
what should be at the bedside for a patient with a broken jaw that is wired shut
wire cutters
What medication is used for severe acne
accutane
which type of burn is painless
full thickness
shingles is an acute reactivation of what virus
varicella zoster virus that lies dormant in the spinal nerve roots
which ethnicity is more susceptible to skin cancer
fair skinned people
what nursing intervention is done for an infected tongue ring?
take out piercing and use mouthwash
what is the primary intervention for burns
iv fluids
what are the defining characteristics of stage 1,2,3,and 4 of pressure ulcers
1. redness and failure to resume normal color
2. red, blister, skin tear
3. shallow crater, drainage
4. odor and ulcerated
what causes sweat to smell
bacteria
what are the differences between a furnuncle, furnunculosis and carbuncle and what do we advise our patients to not do?
furnuncle= boil= elevated, raised borders, red
furnunculosis= multiple furnuncles
carbuncle= furnuncle with pus