Basic terminology
What is the difference between a sign vs. a symptom?
Give an example of each.
Symptom = something that is felt (eg. itchy)
What is another name for a mole?
Nevus
What type of burn penetrates the hypodermis (damaging glands, hair follicles and nerve endings)?
3rd degree
Psoriasis
Which animal parasite lives in the seams of clothing, sucking blood from the host and causing itchiness?
Lice / Pediculosis
What would be the name for whitening of the skin, due to lack of blood flow?
Blanching
What is a Port-Wine Stain, and is it contraindicated for massage?
Not contraindicated for massage (there are no problems for massage with this condition).
What is another name for a scrape?
(eg. rug burn)
Abrasion / Excoriation
What is the anatomical name for "cradle cap" / dandruff?
Seborrheic Dermatitis
What is general name for fungal infections of the skin that create lesions?
(Hint: Not Dermatophytosis or Mycosis which indicate fungal infections of skin, hair, nails and deeper tissues)
Tinea
(Examples:
Tinea Capitis - on the head, causes alopecia
Tinea Corporis / "ring worm" - usually on trunk and extremities
Tinea Pedis / "athletes foot)
What does decreased skin turgor indicate?
Dehydration
What flat moles are commonly called "liver spots" or "age spots"?
(Though they are not related to either of these things. These flat moles are caused by too much sun. The melanocytes start to produce excess melanin)
Lentigo
What is another name for the type of scar tissue that is caused by a tearing of the dermis during rapid growth/weight gain?
(Need the anatomical name, not the layman term)
Striae / Stretch marks
Acne Rosacea
What two bacteria's are the main cause of infectious bacteria diseases?
And name one infectious bacterial disease they can cause.
Staphylococcus and Streptococcus.
Infectious bacterial diseases:
Furuncle/ boil, Carbuncle / cluster of boils
Impetigo
Cellulitis
What are the 5 signs of inflammation?
Heat, redness, swelling, pain, loss of function
Benign blood or lymphatic vessels that swell and become raised. Appear as a red tumor (abnormal growth of body tissue) on the surface of the skin.
What is it?
Angioma
Contracture scar
Which neoplastic disorder is characterized by warty, waxy moles that are usually rough and raised, caused by abnormal growth of keratinocytes?
(Rarely precancerous, though sometimes it does progress to carcinoma).
Seborrheic Keratosis
The varicella zoster virus causes chickenpox, and if reactivated later in life, it is called:
Shingles / Herpes Zoster
What is a lesion? Give an example.
Any damaged tissue
(Eg. Macule, Papule, Pustule, Vesicle, Cyst, Abscess, Scale, Fissure, Ulcer)
What is the name of the autoimmune disease that progresses through life, where melanin is not produced in some areas, especially around the joints?
Vitiligo
Definition: Overproduction of collagen in the dermis, which creates a permanently raised mass of collagenous scar tissue.
(Usually from a complication of an injury, surgery or piercing)
Keloid scar
Which neoplastic disorder looks very similar to Seborrheic Keratosis, is caused by sun exposure and is a precancerous condition?
Actinic Keratosis
Warts are caused by what kind of infectious pathogen?
(Bacteria, Virus, Fungi or Animal Parasite)
Virus