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Bates’ Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking 2nd Edition By Beth Hogan-Quigley; Mary Louise Palm; Lynn S. Bickley 9781496305565 Chapter 1-24 Complete Guide $17.99   Add to cart

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and History Taking 2nd Edition By Beth Hogan-Quigley; Mary
Louise Palm; Lynn S. Bickley 9781496305565 Chapter 1-24
Complete Guide
Common or concerning symptoms for hair/skin/nails? - ANSWER: Hair loss, Rash, Moles

When inspecting and palpating the skin, note characteristics of... - ANSWER: 1. Color
2. Moisture
3. Temperature
4. Texture
5. Mobility and turgor
6. Lesions

Best places to assess red color of oxyhemoglobin... - ANSWER: fingertips, lips, and mucous
membranes

(dark skin? - palms and soles)

Where to look for central cyanosis? - ANSWER: Lips, oral mucosa and tongue

Where to look for jaundice? - ANSWER: Sclera of eyes

Peripheral cyanosis occurs - ANSWER: when cutaneous blood flow decreases and slows and tissues
extract more oxygen than usual from the blood. This is normal, and may be a response to anxiety or a
cold environment.

Vellus hair - ANSWER: short, fine and inconspicuous

Terminal hair - ANSWER: coarser, thicker, more conspicuous, usually pigmented (scalp, eyebrows)

Types of sweat glands - ANSWER: eccrine - control body temp
apocrine - axillary and genital regions

Causes of itching without rash... - ANSWER: dry skin
pregnancy
uremia
jaundice
lymphomas and leukemia
drug reaction
lice
diabetes and thyroid disease

Pallor - ANSWER: Results from decreased redness in anemia and decreased blood flow (fainting or
arterial occlusion)

Causes of central cyanosis - ANSWER: advanced lung disease, congenital heart disease,
hemoglobinopathies

Cyanosis of heart failure is - ANSWER: usually peripheral, reflecting deoxygenation or impaired
circulation

COPD and pulmonary edema may give rise to central cyanosis

, Jaundice suggests - ANSWER: liver disease or excessive hemolysis of red blood cells

Erythema - ANSWER: Red skin hue due to increased blood flow

When testing mobility and turgor... mobility is... turgor is... - ANSWER: Mobility - the ease with which
the skin lifts up
Turgor - the speed with which the lifted skin returns to place

Café-Au-Lait Spot

Slightly but uniformly pigmented macule or patch with a somewhat irregular border, benign -
ANSWER: Six or more suggests neurofibromatosis

Jaundice - ANSWER: Diffusely yellow skin caused by liver disease and hemolysis of red blood cells

Carotenemia - ANSWER: Caused by high diets in carrots or other yellow vegetables or fruits

Heliotrope - ANSWER: violaceous patches over the eyelids in the collagen vascular disease
dermatomyositis

Pityriasis Rosea - ANSWER: Reddish oval ringworm-like papules or plaques

Psoriasis - ANSWER: Thick, small to very large plaques, which are pink or red with silvery white scale.
Typical locations are elbows, knees and lower back (sacral area). Often pruritic.

Tinea versicolor - ANSWER: tan, flat, scaly plaques

Atopic Eczema (adult) - ANSWER: Appears mainly on flexor surfacesR:

Macule - ANSWER: Small flat spot up to 1.0 cm

(ex. hemangioma, vitiligo)

Patch - ANSWER: Flat spot, 1.0 cm or larger

(ex. cafe-au-lait spot)

Palque - ANSWER: Elevated lesion 1.0 cm or larger, often formed by coalescence of papules

(ex. psoriasis)

Papule - ANSWER: Up to 1.0 cm

(ex. psoriasis)

Nodule - ANSWER: Knot-like lesion larger than 0.5 cm, deeper and firmer than a papule

(dermatofibroma)

Cyst - ANSWER: Nodule filled with expressible material, either liquid or semi-solid

(ex. epidermal inclusion cyst)

Wheal - ANSWER: Somewhat irregular, relatively transient, superficial area of localized skin edema

(ex. urticaria)

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