| A | B |
|---|
| Teach patient this when given a prescription of antibiotics, antivirals, or antifungal agents for their skin disorder... | Complete the entire course |
| Reason for gray hair... | Loss of pigment |
| Importance of sunlight pertaining to the skin... | synthesis of vitamin D |
| Cause of odor in perspiration... | bacteria on the skin |
| Hardening ingredient of hair and nails... | Keratin |
| Diagnostic test to confirm malignancy... | Skin biopsy |
| Suspect this first when patient has a skin rash... | drug allergy |
| Color associated with liver disease... | Jaundice (yellow) |
| Thickened nails typically signifies this... | fungal infection |
| Cells that produce pigmentation of the skin.... | melanocytes |
| Questions to ask if patient has new rash... | anything new? (medications, foods, detergents, etc) |
| Diagnostic test for allergies...allergen placed on disc which is placed on the skin... | patch test |
| Environmental factors that may penetrate the skin and give an entry for organisms... | chemicals, microbes, insect bites, trauma, etc |
| Keratin is found here... | fingernails, hair, skin |
| Connective and fat cells layer of skin... | subcutaneous tissue |
| Possible cause of cyanosis... | deoxygenated tissue |
| Nail clubbing associated with this... | chronic respiratory conditions creating hypoxia |
| A skin rash known as hives... | Urticaria |
| One of the best ways to gather important information about a skin condition... | direct observation |
| Horizontal depressions or grooves | Beau's lines |
| Primary function of sebum... | prevent drying, and therefore cracking, of skin and hair |
| Tight, shiny skin indicates this... | fluid retention (edema) |
| The nurses role in preparing for inspection with a Wood's lamp... | Darken the room |
| Medical term for bruising... | ecchymosis |
| A flat, nonpalpable skin color change... | Macule |
| Treatment for psoriasis using ultraviolet light... | photochemotherapy |
| Using this helps remove sebum and reduce the acid mantle of protection... | wash with alkaline soaps |
| Common change in elderly which is the reason tenting on the hands is not a good sign of skin turgor... | Loss of elasticity and skin atrophy |
| A factor causing wrinkles among the elderly... | loss of subcutaneous tissue |
| Cherry-red color to the face signals this condition... | carbon monoxide poisoning |
| Steps to checking skin turgor... | gently grasp skin and pull up gently, timing how long it takes to return to original shape |
| Reason many elderly are cold... | Loss of subcutaneous fat |
| Medications that soothe, protect, and soften the skin... | emollients |
| Pallor is often indicative of this... | anemia |
| Production of melanin controlled by a hormone secreted by this gland... | hypothalamus |
| Clinical finding of the nail in iron deficiency anemia | Concave shape |
| Elevated, sharply defined lesions that are usually less than 0.5 cm in diameter and contain serous fluid | vesicles |
| This is when apocrine glands become active... | puberty |
| Someone with agoraphobia should do this to increase vitamin D synthesis... | Sit under an ultraviolet light each day |
| Type of lesion seen with impetigo... | pustule |
