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integumentary..patho

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which skin cancer is very serious, metastasizes and is potentially fatal   malignant melenoma  
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which skin cancer is the least serious and arises in the stratum basale   basal cell  
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bluish color to skin is indicative of   hypoxia  
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an absence of pigmentation in the skin and eyes is called   albinism  
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lack of pigmentation that occurs in patches of the body is   vitoligo  
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yellow skin color is indicative of   liver or blood disorder  
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signs and symptoms of second degree burn is   blisters  
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appropriate first aid for a mild burn   cold water  
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what pathogen causes folliculitis   staff infection  
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folliculitis means   ingrown hair  
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tinea capitis   scalp  
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tinea corporis   ringworm  
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tinea pedis   athletes foot  
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tinea cruris   jock itch  
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autoimmune disorder affecting the blood vessels and CT is called   scleromederma  
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what is the action of hydrocortisone cream   reduce inflammation  
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vesicle   filled with serous fluid, herpes  
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bulla   a large blister  
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pustule   acne  
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wheal   a hive or urticaria  
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macule   a freckle  
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telangiectasia   fine capillary dilation or rupture  
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fissure   crack on epidermis  
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circatrix   white, fibrous tissue replacement  
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excoriations   a scratch or abrasion  
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ABCDE's of cancer   assemetery, border, color, diameter, evolving/elevation  
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how does a nicotine patch or estrogen patch work   gets absored in the channels of the membrane  
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rosaceae   inflammation skin disease that causes facial redness not contagious indicated  
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acne vulgaris   inflammatory bacterial skin fection of hair follicles & there associated sebaceous glands contagious contraindicated  
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impetigo   vesicles around nose and mouth contagious contraindicated  
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scabies   skin infection caused by burrowing parasitic mites contagious contraindicated  
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psoriasis   silvery plaques...chronic inflammatroy skin disorder in which the proliferation rate of epidermel cells is greatly accelerated not contagious indicated  
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lice   a parasite that lives on humens, depends on blood contagious contraindicated  
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verruca   wart, rapid cell growth contagious contraindicated  
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shingles   acute viral infection of skin contagious contraindicated  
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ecchymosis   bruise not contagious contraindicated  
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petechiae   tiny spots/ hemhorrage / bruise like not contagious contraindicated  
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herpes   cold sore, virus contagious containdicated  
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cellulitis   infection of skin and subcutaneous tissue not contagious contraindicated  
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