NUR2092 Exam 2 focused review 2021

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Skin lesions:  Wheals – insect bite, TB injection site  Petechiae – is a small (1–2 mm) red or purple spot on the skin, caused by a minor bleed from broken capillary blood vessels. ... Suspicious lesion (possible cancer) o Changes in the size, shape, or color of a mole or growth. o A lesion that is rough, oozing, bleeding, or scaly. o A sore lesion that will not heal. o Pain, itching, or tenderness to a lesion  Asymmetry  Borders  Colors  Diameter  Evolving  primary Macules Papules Patches Plaques Nodules Wheals Tumors Urticaria Vesicles Cysts Bullas Pustules  secondary Crusts Scales Fissures Erosions Ulcers Excoriations Scars Atrophic Scars Lichenifications Keloids  Pustules – a small blister or pimple on the skin containing pus  Cysts – closed capsule or sac-like structure, usually filled with liquid, semisolid, or gaseous materials  Vesicles – small, fluid-filled sacs that can appear on your skin. The fluid inside these sacs may be clear, white, yellow, or mixed with blood (smaller blister)  Bullae – fluid-filled sac or lesion that appears when fluid is trapped under a thin layer of your skin (blister)  Linear lesions – Think plant contact, presents in lines  Confluent lesions – tend to run together  Annular lesions – “ringed” in appearance What are the functions of skin?  Protection  Absorption  Excretion  Secretion  Regulation  Sensation Breath sounds: [Show More]

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