LOBULE part of a bigger whole
-lobe/segment
-"multilobular"
-think "earlobe"
MACULE flat, colored spot on the skin (freckle)
-distinguished by color difference
NODULE firm, solid, palpable
-up to or greater than 1 cm
-can occur above, level with, or beneath skin surface
PAPULE small, solid, circumscribed
-elevation/raised lesion on surface of the skin
-less than 1 cm
PEDUNCULATED Attached by a stemlike or stalklike base similar to that of a mushroom
PUSTULES small circumscribed elevations filled with pus
, Oral Pathology Final Exam Chapters 1?2
SESSILE broad/flat base
-big as the lesion itself
VESICLE small, elevated
-filled with serous fluid
-less than 1 cm
what are the 8 CATEGORIES of FINAL DIAGNOSIS for CLINICAL
lesions? RADIOGRAPHIC
HISTORICAL
LABORATORY
MICROSCOPIC
THERAPEUTIC
DIFFERENTIAL FINDINGS
SURGICAL
CLINICAL:FINAL DIAGNOSIS what you see in the mouth
RADIOGRAPHIC:FINAL DIAGNOSIS what you see using x-rays
-abscesses, resorption, radiolucent
HISTORICAL:FINAL DIAGNOSIS past & present medical history
-dental history
-genetics
-social history
-lesion history
LABORATORY :FINAL DIAGNOSIS blood tests
-cultures
MICROSCOPIC:FINAL DIAGNOSIS biopsies
THERAPEUTIC :FINAL DIAGNOSIS nutritional deficiencies
-how we're treating & helping the patient (outside influences)
-ex:vitamin b def. in angular chilltis
DIFFERENTIAL FINDINGS:FINAL DIAGNOSIS how are we differentiating/determining the final diagnose from the other
options because of the test/research