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Skin Assessment-HI

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What term is use to describe an inflammatory skin condition?   Dermatitis  
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What is the medical term for lack of perspiration?   Anhidrosis  
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What is the medical term for excessive perspiration?   Hyperhydrosis  
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What term is used to describe foul smelling perspiration?   Bromidrosis (osmidrosis)  
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When a follicle ruptures deep within the dermis allowing irritating oil and dead cells to seep into the surrounding tissue, what does it form?   Cyst  
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What do you call an infection of the hair follicle, also called a boil?   Furuncle  
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What do you call a condition of dry scaly skin due to deficiency of sebum production?   Asteatosis  
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This is a subcutaneous tumor of the sebaceous gland. Also called a sebaceous cyst and a Wen.   Steatoma  
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What do you call a skin condition that is characterized by excessive oiliness, chronic inflammation of the cheeks and nose, and redness due to dilation of blood vessels?   Rosacea  
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What do you call a condition of shiny or oily skin, usually on the nose, forehead and scalp, caused by over active sebaceous glands?   Seborrhea  
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What do you call a chronic inflammatory disorder of the skin?   Acne  
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What is the technical term for a white head?   Milia  
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What is the technical term for a black head?   Comedone  
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What do you call an oversensitivity to normally harmless substances?   Allergy  
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What is the technical name for a scar?   Cicatrix  
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What do you call a lesion made of fibrous tissue that replaces normal tissue after an injury?   Scar  
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What do you call an open lesion on the skin or mucous membrane with loss of skin depth?   Ulcer  
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What do you call a crack or tear in the skin, such as chapped hands or lips?   Fissure  
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What do you call an abrasion on the skin that is produced by scratching or scraping?   Excoriation  
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What do you call an accumulation of serum, pus, blood and epidermal material?   Crust (scab)  
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What do you call an accumulation of epidermal flakes, either dry or greasy?   Scale  
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What do you call an elevation of the skin that has an inflamed base containing pus?   Pustule  
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What do you call a large blister containing a watery fluid?   Bulla  
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What kind of lesions can poison ivy produce?   Vesicles  
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What do you call a blister filled with clear fluid?   Vesicle  
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What do you call a solid growth that is larger than a nodule, fluidless, and it may be malignant or benign?   Tumor  
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What do you call a solid lump that is larger than a papule (but smaller than a tumor) and contains no fluid?   Nodule (tubercle)  
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What do you call an itchy, swollen lesion that is usually caused by a mosquito bite?   Wheal  
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What do you call a small elevated lesion that contains no fluid and is classified as a primary lesion?   Papule  
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What do you call a small discolored spot that is flat like a freckle?   Macule  
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What do you call a structural change in the skin or tissue that is usually caused by an injury or disease?   Lesion  
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What term is used to describe symptoms or diseases that are long term and reoccurring?   Chronic  
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What term is used to describe symptoms or diseases that are short term and violent or severe?   Acute  
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What is the medical term for swelling?   Edema  
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What is the medical term for redness?   Erythema  
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What is the medical term for a callus?   Keratoma  
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What is the medical term for the foretelling of a probable course of a disease?   Prognosis  
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What is the medical term for recognition of a disease based on it's symptoms?   Diagnosis  
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What is the medical term for the study of the cause of a disease?   Etiology  
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What is the medical term for the study of the hair?   Trichology  
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What is the medical term for the study of diseases?   Pathology  
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What is the medical term for symptoms that can be seen such as pimples, pustules or inflammation?   Objective symptoms  
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What is the medical term for symptoms that can be felt such as itching, burning or pain?   Subjective symptoms  
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What is the medical term used to describe a sign or indication of a disease?   Symptom  
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What is the branch of medicine that deals with the skin and it's diseases?   Dermatology  
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What is an obvious sign of infection?   Pus  
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What do you call a round, thickened patch of epidermis that is caused by friction?   Keratoma (callus)  
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What do you call an auto-immune disorder that causes the skin to harden?   Scleroderma  
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What is the medical term used to describe a skin condition in which the patient experiences swelling due to scratching or friction of the skin?   Dermographia  
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What is the medical term used to describe "writing on the skin"?   Dermographia  
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Which of the fluidless lesions are the largest?   Tumor  
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Which skin cancer is described as being a smooth, black or blue-black, hairless lesion?   Melanoma  
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Which of the skin cancers is the least common but the most malignant?   Melanoma  
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Which of the skin cancers is the most common but the least malignant?   Basal cell carcinoma (BCC)  
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What do you call a raised, excessive, or hypertrophic scar?   Keloid  
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What do you call a lesion that is made of bead like fibrous tissue that stands away from the skin?   Skin tag  
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What is the medical term for a wart?   Verruca  
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What do you call a small brown spot on the skin that can be flat or raised and varies in size and color?   Mole  
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What is the technical term for an excessive growth that is caused by multiplication or enlargement of it's cells.   Hypertrophy  
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What do you call a congenital absence of color?   Albinism  
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What do you call abnormal white patches on the skin that are not caused by injury?   Leucoderma  
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What is the medical term for a birth mark?   Naevus  
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What do you call discoloration or abnormal stains on the face?   Chloasma  
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What term is often referred to as "the mask of pregnancy"?   Chloasma  
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What is the medical term used to describe a small, yellowish to brownish colored spot on the skin?   Lentigine  
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What do you call a bacterial infection of the skin characterized by oozing and crusty lesions?   Impetigo  
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What do you call a viral infection of the skin characterized by one or more vesicles?   Herpes  
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Which herpes virus is used to describe one or more vesicles on the face and mouth area?   Herpes simplex 1  
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Which herpes virus is used to describe one or more vesicles in the genital area?   Herpes simplex 2  
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What term is used to describe a chronic, inflammatory condition characterized by silvery scales?   Psoriasis  
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What do you call a honey colored crust that is a sign of normal healing after electrolysis treatment?   Eschar (lymph crust)  
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What is the technical term for bleeding?   Hemorrhage  
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What is the technical name for bruising?   Ecchymosis  
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What is the technical name for micro-hemorrhaging?   Petechiae  
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