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Assessment Physical Examination of the Skin By Sharon Kerr MSN, RN Spring 2010

Assessment Physical Examination of the Skin By Sharon Kerr MSN, RN Spring 2010. MENU. Inspection and palpation of the skin:. color : pallor, cyanosis, jaundice, redness temperature moisture turgor lesions. What is a Lesion?. A wound, injury, or pathological change in the body. .

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Assessment Physical Examination of the Skin By Sharon Kerr MSN, RN Spring 2010

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  1. Assessment Physical Examination of the Skin By Sharon Kerr MSN, RN Spring 2010 MENU

  2. Inspection and palpation of the skin: • color : pallor, cyanosis, jaundice, redness • temperature • moisture • turgor • lesions

  3. What is a Lesion? A wound, injury, or pathological change in the body.

  4. Lesions • General Description: color, size, location • Shape: linear, oval, round, annular (ring like) • Distribution: local, generalized, scattered, at pressure points, etc.

  5. Types of Lesions • Primary – appear initially • Secondary – result from change in primary

  6. Primary Lesions • Macule: freckle • Patch: café au lait • Papule: wart • Nodule: lipoma • Vesicle: chickenpox, blister • Bulla: hives • Pustule: acne, impetigo MENU

  7. More Primary Lesions • Abrasion or Excoriation • Ecchymosis • Erythema • Petichiae

  8. Secondary Lesions • Scale: dandruff • Scar: • Fissure: athlete’s foot • Ulcer: decubitis • Crust: impetigo scabs • Keloid: hypertropic scar

  9. Vesicles

  10. Annular

  11. Scattered --psoriasis

  12. Erythematous rash

  13. Petichiae

  14. Nail Assessment • Lesions • Capillary refill – blanch test • Shape --normal angle 160 degrees clubbing > 180 degrees

  15. Hair Assessment • Texture • Distribution • Infestation

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