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A sudden drop in oxygenation can cause skin to appear - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Ashen or pale in
colour
ABCDE mneumonic stands for - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Asymmetry, Borders, Colour, Diameter,
Evolving
acne - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a clogging of the pores of the skin
Albinism - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a genetic condition characterized by a deficiency or the absence
of pigment in the skin, hair, and irises of the eyes
Allergens - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅substances that produce allergic reactions
apnea - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅absence of breathing
Asthma - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A chronic disease characterized by inflammation, edema of the
airway and bronchospasms which inhibits air from entering the lungs
atelectasis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅collapsed lung; incomplete expansion of alveoli
basal cell carcinoma - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅malignant tumor of the basal cell layer of the
epidermis
benign - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅harmless, non-cancerous
, bronchodilator - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a medication that relaxes and expands the bronchial
passages into the lungs
Bronzing of the skin can be due to - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Addison's disease
burn - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅damage to the skin caused by exposure to heat, chemicals,
electricity, radiation, or other skin irritants
callus - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅area of thick hard skin
carcinogenic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅causing cancer
chronic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A condition that lasts a long time with periods of remission and
exacerbation
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Forces air into the airway at
regular intervals to force the airway to remain open
COPD - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
cyanotic lips - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅bluish lips that may result from cold or hypoxia
Darkening of the skin can be due to - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Tumours of the pituitary gland
debridement - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Removal of foreign matter or dead tissue from a wound
decubitus ulcer - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Bedsore caused by lying down for long periods of time
diuretic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A substance that promotes the production of urine