NUR 1060C Adult Health FINAL- Florida National
University
, NUR 1060C Adult Health FINAL- Florida National University
1. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE ( ALOPECIA, CONTACT DERMITIS,
PEDICULOSIS, TINEA PEDÍS?
Alopecia: autoimmune form of hair loss. (looks patchy)
Contact dermatitis: a type IV delayed hypersensitivity reaction, is an
acute or chronic skin inflammation that results from direct skin
contact with chemicals or allergens.
Pediculosis: Lice
Tinea Pedis: known as athletes foot. Common superficial fungus of the
skin
WHAT IS MELANOMA? (2 Questions)
Skin cancer (the most serious type)
- Use ABCDE rule in remembering the signs
- A: Asymmetry B: Borders C: color D: Diameter E: evolving
KNOW THE DIFFERENCE ?
Pediculosis Capitis: are parasites that cause an infestation of the
human head and feed on blood from the scalp of their host
Impetigo: skin infection that causes sores in the face. (mainly happens
to children)
Folliculitis: when hair follicles become inflamed
Tinea capitis: ringworm of the scalp (fungal infection of hair and scalp)
University
, NUR 1060C Adult Health FINAL- Florida National University
1. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE ( ALOPECIA, CONTACT DERMITIS,
PEDICULOSIS, TINEA PEDÍS?
Alopecia: autoimmune form of hair loss. (looks patchy)
Contact dermatitis: a type IV delayed hypersensitivity reaction, is an
acute or chronic skin inflammation that results from direct skin
contact with chemicals or allergens.
Pediculosis: Lice
Tinea Pedis: known as athletes foot. Common superficial fungus of the
skin
WHAT IS MELANOMA? (2 Questions)
Skin cancer (the most serious type)
- Use ABCDE rule in remembering the signs
- A: Asymmetry B: Borders C: color D: Diameter E: evolving
KNOW THE DIFFERENCE ?
Pediculosis Capitis: are parasites that cause an infestation of the
human head and feed on blood from the scalp of their host
Impetigo: skin infection that causes sores in the face. (mainly happens
to children)
Folliculitis: when hair follicles become inflamed
Tinea capitis: ringworm of the scalp (fungal infection of hair and scalp)
