NURS-1094EL Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Exudate, Connective Tissue Disease, Leukonychia
24 Feb 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
General pigmentation (skin tone: vitiligo = complete absence of melanin pigment in patchy areas of white or light skin. Skin takes colour of connective tissue when oxygenated hemoglobin in blood is lost. Anemia ( hematocrit) & shock ( perfusion & vasoconstriction: erythema (red) Carbon monoxide poisoning & polycythemia ( #s of rbc: cyanosis (blue) Hepatitis & sickle cell disease: temperature. Perspiration & dehydration: texture (smooth & firm) Hypothyroidism: skin feels rough, dry, & flaky: thickness. Thing & shiny = atrophic with arterial insufficiency: any edema. Most dependent parts = feet, ankles, & sacral areas. Anasarca = edema generalized over the whole body. Mo(cid:271)ility = ski(cid:374)"s ease of risi(cid:374)g (cid:894) in edema) Scleroderma = chronic connective tissue disorder (associated with mobility) Turgor = ability to return to place promptly when released ( in severe dehydration & weight loss: vascularity & bruising (cid:894)(cid:862)e(cid:272)(cid:272)hy(cid:373)osis(cid:863)(cid:895) Any tattoos ( risk of hepatitis c)
