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Duke PA Introduction to Dermatology

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functions of the skin   protective, sensory, makes active V D, identiviation/social communiction  
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layers of the skin   epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous fat  
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layers of epidermis   stratum corneum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, stratum basale  
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major cell population (80%), immune function   keratinocyte  
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derived from neural crest, same number in all races, also found in hair follicles, brain, and eyes   malanocytes  
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antigen presenting cell in the skin   langerhans cells  
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layers of dermis   papillary, reticular  
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most of the dermis is made up of the   reticular dermis  
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layer of the dermis that contains blood vessels, hair follicles, sebaceous glands, and muscles, sweat glands   reticular dermis  
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types of sweat glands   eccrine, apocrine  
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type of sweat gland involved in thermoregulation, found all over the whole body   eccrine  
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type of swear gland involved in scent, found in axilla, genitals, ears, eyelids, mammary   apocrine  
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cells of the dermis   fibroblasts, mast cells, macrophages  
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cell of the dermis that synthesizes collagen   fibroblasts  
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cell of the dermis that has many IgE receptors on their surface, cause hives   Mast cells  
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means net like   reticulated  
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lesion that looks like a coin   nummular  
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if a group of lesions has a dermatomal distribution what disease is it likely to be   herpes zoster (shingles)  
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flat (non-palpable), alteration in color, size is 1cm or less,   macule  
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a large macules (>1cm)   patch  
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raised (palpable), size is 1cm or less, color can vary,   papule  
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a pearly papule with telangiectasia is probably   basal cell carcinoma  
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is a large papule >1cm   plaque  
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dark brown, waxy papule   seborrheic keratosis  
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raised and filled with clear fluid, size is 1cm or less   vesicle  
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a large vesicle >1cm   bulla  
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dew drops on a rose petal   vesicles on an erythematous base (chicken pox)  
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raised (palpable), circumscribed collection of inflammatory cells and free fluid, variable in size   pustule  
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raised solid, often round, deeper than papule, size is 1cm or less   nodule  
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a large nodule >1cm   tumor  
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skin lesion formerly known as hive   wheal  
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firm, edematous papule or plaque, fluid filled but fluid is bound, flat-topped elevations, transient in nature, type I hypersensitivity reaction   wheal  
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secondary skin lesions   scale, crust, erosion, ulcer, fissure, atrophy  
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secondary skin lesion formerly known as scab   crust  
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collection of serum, blood, or pus   crust  
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focal loss of epidermis, heals without scarring   erosion  
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focal loss of epidermis and dermis, heals with scarring   ulcer  
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linear crack (occurs following lichenification)   fissure  
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erosions from scratching   excoriation  
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enhancing of lines already in the skin   lichenification  
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blackheads and whiteheads=acne   comedo  
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small, superficial keratin cyst   milia  
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dermal nodule, visible opening often seen, filled with cheesy nast-smelling stuff   cyst  
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narrow, elevated tunnel=parasite (scabies)   burrow  
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thickening of the skin   lichenification  
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dilated superficial vessels   telangectasia  
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nonblanchable blood deposit 1cm or less   petechiae  
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perechiae >1cm   purpura  
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KOH prep is used to help see what   fungus and yeast  
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what is diascopy used to see (putting pressure on a lesion to see if it blanches)   vascular lesions  
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what is a Tzanck Smear used to identify   virus  
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what is mineral oil prep used to identify   scabies  
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what is patch testing used for   when contact allergy is suspected  
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acetowhitening is   unreliable  
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when in doubt what do you do   biopsy  
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fancy name for blacklight   Wood's Light  
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a simple office procedure used to identify fungal organisms and yeast prior to initiating treatment   KOH prep  
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when doing a KOH prep always scrape the __   border of the lesion  
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office procedure for suspected viral infection, scrapings must be obtained from the base of a freshly opened vesicle   Tzanck smear  
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what are you looking for under the microscope when doing a Tzanck smear   multinucleated giant cells  
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aka scabies prep   mineral oil prep  
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what is the special name for scabies poop   scybala  
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if your patient is itchy have __ in your differential   scabies  
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contact allergen of the year for two consecutive years   neosporin  
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fluoresces white with wood's lamp   vitiligo  
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fluoresces coral red with wood's lamp   erythasma  
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honey colored crust is pathognomonic for   impetigo  
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what causes hand foot and mouth disease   coxsackie virus  
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