dermatitis
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Allergic response to agent touching skin
Treatment: Avoidance of irritant, topical agents, oatmeal baths
How do steroids affect the immune system
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Weaken the immune system
,Fungal infection care
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Diagnosed by potassium hydroxide test
Keep affected area clean, dry, and apply topical anti fungal agents
rheumatoid arthritis
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RA
Pain- increased hr, agitation, decreased attention
Signs and symptoms- inflammation of joints, joint deformity, morning joint
stiffness
Nonpharmacological- rest, hot and cold compress, acupuncture,
immobilization with splints
Stages of pressure sores
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Stage 1: reddened, inflamed, and no blanching upon applying pressure
Stage 2: appears as a blister or an open sore, around the sore can be red
and irritated.
Stage 3: full thickness loss of skin, goes to the layer of fat beneath skin
Stage 4: full thickness loss of skin, extends past fat beneath skin to the
muscle and/or bone
Stage 5: Suspected deep tissue injury: maroon/purple skin color, may
, contain blood filled blister, damaged tissue under skin
Stage 6: Unstageable: the ulcer cannot be staged because it is covered in
dead/necrotic tissue
MRSA
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methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
Bacterial Infection
Fissure
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Narrow, slitlike opening
burn considerations
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First step is pain management
ABCs- airway, breathing, circulation
Prevent infection
High protein diet
Malnourishment can be fatal for burn victims
, If unable to eat- parenteral feeding bypasses the digestive tract
Diet affects skin conditions similar to acne
malignant melanoma
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Most serious form of skin cancer; often characterized by black or dark
brown patches on the skin that may appear uneven in texture, jagged, or
raised.
Treatment is surgical removal of tumor, adjacent tissues and sometimes
lymphatic structures. Chemo possibly needed
What can interfere with immune system defense
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Stress
Plaque
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Lesion associated with psoriasis
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Allergic response to agent touching skin
Treatment: Avoidance of irritant, topical agents, oatmeal baths
How do steroids affect the immune system
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Weaken the immune system
,Fungal infection care
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Diagnosed by potassium hydroxide test
Keep affected area clean, dry, and apply topical anti fungal agents
rheumatoid arthritis
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RA
Pain- increased hr, agitation, decreased attention
Signs and symptoms- inflammation of joints, joint deformity, morning joint
stiffness
Nonpharmacological- rest, hot and cold compress, acupuncture,
immobilization with splints
Stages of pressure sores
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Stage 1: reddened, inflamed, and no blanching upon applying pressure
Stage 2: appears as a blister or an open sore, around the sore can be red
and irritated.
Stage 3: full thickness loss of skin, goes to the layer of fat beneath skin
Stage 4: full thickness loss of skin, extends past fat beneath skin to the
muscle and/or bone
Stage 5: Suspected deep tissue injury: maroon/purple skin color, may
, contain blood filled blister, damaged tissue under skin
Stage 6: Unstageable: the ulcer cannot be staged because it is covered in
dead/necrotic tissue
MRSA
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methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
Bacterial Infection
Fissure
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Narrow, slitlike opening
burn considerations
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First step is pain management
ABCs- airway, breathing, circulation
Prevent infection
High protein diet
Malnourishment can be fatal for burn victims
, If unable to eat- parenteral feeding bypasses the digestive tract
Diet affects skin conditions similar to acne
malignant melanoma
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Most serious form of skin cancer; often characterized by black or dark
brown patches on the skin that may appear uneven in texture, jagged, or
raised.
Treatment is surgical removal of tumor, adjacent tissues and sometimes
lymphatic structures. Chemo possibly needed
What can interfere with immune system defense
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Stress
Plaque
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Lesion associated with psoriasis
