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Chapter 16 Health Assessment

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Flat, nonpalpable changes in skin color, smaller than 1 cm (I.e. freckle)   Macule  
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Palpable, circumscribed, solid elevation in skin, smaller than 0.5 cm.   Papule  
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Elevated solid mass, deeper and firmer than papule, 0.5 to 2 xm (i.e. wart)   Nodule  
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Solid mass that extends deep through subcutaneous tissue, larger than 1 to 2 cm (i.e. epithelioma)   Tumor  
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Irregularly shaped, elevated area or superficial localized edema, varies in size (i.e. hives, mosquito bite)   Wheal  
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Circumscribed elevation of skin filled with serous fluid, smaller than 1cm (i.e. herpes simplex, chickenpox)   Vesicle  
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Circumscribed elevation of skin similar to vesicle but filled with pus; varies in size (i.e. acne, staphylococcal infection)   Pustule  
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Deep loss os skin surface that sometimes extends to dermis and frequently bleeds and scars, varies in size (i.e. venous stasis ulcer)   Ulcer  
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Thinning of skin with loss of normal skin furrow with skin appearing shiny and translucent; varies in size (i.e. arterial insufficiency)   Atrophy  
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Fine crackles; High-pitched fine, short interrupted crackling sounds heard during end of inspiration.   Crackles  
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Loud, low-pitched, rumbling coarse sounds heard either during inspiration or expiration, may be cleared by coughing   Rhonchi (sonorous wheeze)  
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High-pitched, continuous musical sounds such as a squeak heard continuously during inspiration or expiration; usually louder on expiration   Wheezes ( sibilant wheeze)  
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Dry, grating quality heard during inspiration; does not clear with coughing; heard loudest over lover lateral anterior surface   Pleural friction rub  
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