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course 3540 week 1
terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| RBRVS | Resource Based Relative Value Scale |
| IPPS | (Hospital)Inpatient Prospective Payment System |
| OPPS | (Hospital)Outpatient Prospective Payment System |
| IDS | Intergrated Delivery System |
| COB | Coordination of Benefits |
| CD | Contact Dermatitis |
| I | Incision and Drainage |
| BCC | Basel Cell Carcinoma |
| Caut. | cauterization |
| debm | debridement |
| Ecz | eczema |
| PS | psoriasis |
| ST | sclerotherapy |
| SCC | squamous cell carcinoma |
| MM | malignant melanoma |
| Cutaneous | relating to the skin |
| Melanocytes | relating to special cells of the basal cell layer containing a dark brown to black pigment |
| Lipocytes | fat cell |
| Hyperhidrosis | condition of sweating in one area or over the whole body |
| Folliculitis | an inflamation of hair follicles |
| Koilonychia | malformation of the nail in which the outer surface inconcave or scooped out like the bowl of a spoon |
| Onychocryptosis | ingrown toenail |
| Onychophagia | nail biting or nail eating |
| Contusion | injury to underlying tissues without breaking or tearing the skin (bruise) |
| Ecchymosis | large, irregular area of purplish discoloration due to bleeding under the skin larger than 10mm |
| Hemangioma | benign tumor made up of newly formed blood vessels |
| Pruritus | (itching) associated with most forms of dermatitis |
| Scleroderma | autoimmune disorder in which the connective tissues become thickened and hardened |
| Blepharoplasty | surgical reduction of the upper and lower eyelids by removing excess fat,skin,and muscle (lid lift) |
| Rhytidectomy | (face lift) surgical removal of excess skin and fat around the face to eliminate wrinkles |
| Electrolysis | use of electric current to destroy hair follicles in order to produce the relatively permanent removal of un desired hair |
| Rhinophyma | overgrowth of tissues of the nose also known as bulbous nose |
| Ichthyosis | dry,thickened and scaly skin |
| Papilloma | benign superficial,wart-like growth on the epithelial tissue or elsewhere in the body |
| Pediculosis | infestation with lice |