Bates Guide to Physical Examination - Hair/Skin/Nails Lecture, Chapter 6 Quiz Exam With Correct Answers

Bates Guide to Physical Examination - Hair/Skin/Nails Lecture, Chapter 6 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