Capillary refill
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How - with the index or middle fingertip at heart level, depress the nail
edge at least 5 seconds to blanch and then release
Why - indicates the status of the peripheral circulation
Normal - normally color returns instantly or within a few seconds in a cold
environment. A healthy color return takes 1-2 seconds
Abnormal - cyanotic nail beds or sluggish color return; consider
cardiovascular or respiratory dysfunction, septic shock
Pain rating scale
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, a. numeric rating scales - asks the patient to choose a number that rates the
level of pain for each painful site, with 0 being no pain and 10 indicating the
worse pain ever experienced
b. verbal descriptor scale - uses words to describe the patient's feelings
and the meaning of the pain for the person
c. visual analogue scale - lets the patient make a make along a 10-cm
horizontal line from "no pain" to "worst pain imaginable"
Tinea pedis
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chronic fungal infection of the foot
Neuropathic pain
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a. Pain that does not adhere to the typical and predictable phases in
nociceptive pain
b. Is pain due to a lesion or disease in the somatosensory nervous system
c. This type of pain is the most difficult to assess and treat.
d. Pain is often perceived long after the site of injury heals, and it evolves
into a chronic condition
Follow Up Database
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, • Used in all settings to follow up both short-term and chronic health
problems
• Ex. A patient with heart failure may follow up with his/her primary care
practitioner at regular intervals to reevaluate medications, identify changes
in symptoms, and discuss coping strategies.
Seborrhea
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Dry, flaky skin on the scalp (dandruff)
Polycyclic
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annular lesions grow together
ex. psoriasis
Bulla
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vesicle greater than 1 cm in diameter (blister)
, Annular or circular
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begins in center and spreads to periphery
ex. ringworm
Respectful care
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considers the values, preferences, and expressed needs of patients
Tinia Capitus
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Involves the scalp causing scaling, pruritus, and balding areas
Confluent
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How - with the index or middle fingertip at heart level, depress the nail
edge at least 5 seconds to blanch and then release
Why - indicates the status of the peripheral circulation
Normal - normally color returns instantly or within a few seconds in a cold
environment. A healthy color return takes 1-2 seconds
Abnormal - cyanotic nail beds or sluggish color return; consider
cardiovascular or respiratory dysfunction, septic shock
Pain rating scale
Give this one a try later!
, a. numeric rating scales - asks the patient to choose a number that rates the
level of pain for each painful site, with 0 being no pain and 10 indicating the
worse pain ever experienced
b. verbal descriptor scale - uses words to describe the patient's feelings
and the meaning of the pain for the person
c. visual analogue scale - lets the patient make a make along a 10-cm
horizontal line from "no pain" to "worst pain imaginable"
Tinea pedis
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chronic fungal infection of the foot
Neuropathic pain
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a. Pain that does not adhere to the typical and predictable phases in
nociceptive pain
b. Is pain due to a lesion or disease in the somatosensory nervous system
c. This type of pain is the most difficult to assess and treat.
d. Pain is often perceived long after the site of injury heals, and it evolves
into a chronic condition
Follow Up Database
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, • Used in all settings to follow up both short-term and chronic health
problems
• Ex. A patient with heart failure may follow up with his/her primary care
practitioner at regular intervals to reevaluate medications, identify changes
in symptoms, and discuss coping strategies.
Seborrhea
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Dry, flaky skin on the scalp (dandruff)
Polycyclic
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annular lesions grow together
ex. psoriasis
Bulla
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vesicle greater than 1 cm in diameter (blister)
, Annular or circular
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begins in center and spreads to periphery
ex. ringworm
Respectful care
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considers the values, preferences, and expressed needs of patients
Tinia Capitus
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Involves the scalp causing scaling, pruritus, and balding areas
Confluent
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