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NRNP 6560 Final exam|Complete Graded A+ EPAP expiratory positive airway pressure CPAP continuous positive airway pressure a treatment for apnea involving keeping a patient's airways open using air pressure delivered via a face mask IPAP=EPAP ABCDE asymmetry, border, color, diameter >...

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NRNP 6560 Final exam|Complete Graded A+
EPAP

expiratory positive airway pressure

CPAP

continuous positive airway pressure

a treatment for apnea involving keeping a patient's airways open using air pressure delivered via a face
mask

IPAP=EPAP

ABCDE

asymmetry, border, color, diameter >6mm, evolving

skin eruptions or exanthema 3 groups

1. Macular and maculopapular lesions
2. vesicular or bullous lesions
3. pustular, petechial, or purpuric lesions

secondary changes of skin lesions

comedones, crusting, excoriation, lichenification, scales, scarring, telangiectasia

acne

inflammatory disease of the skin involving the sebaceous glands and hair follicles

causes: corticosteriods, isoniazid

bullous lesions

Caused by exfoliative toxins A and B
Have the appearance of wrinkled tissue paper
Lead to widespread desquamation of the skin
Patients are left vulnerable to secondary bacterial infections

causes: barbiturate overdose, penicillamine, sulfonamides

eczematous dermatitis

most common inflammatory skin disorder, several forms including irritant contact dermatitis allergic
contact dermatitis and atopic dermatitis

causes: abx, methyldopa, phenylbutazone, sulfonamides

,erythemia multiforme

Hypersensitivity reaction characterized by targetoid rash and bullae; *HSV and mycoplasma infections;
EM with oral mucosa and fever is steven-johnson syndrome

causes: barbiturates, hydantois, penicillin, salicylates, sulfonamides, sulfonylureas

erythema nodosum

inflammation of subcutaneous tissues resulting in tender, erythematous nodules; may be an abnormal
immune response to a systemic disease, an infection, or a drug

causes: contraceptives, sulfonamides

exfoliative dermatitis

a condition in which there is widespread scaling of the skin, often with pruritus, erythroderma, and hair
loss

causes: allopurinal, gold, indomethacin, phenylbutazone

lichenoid eruption

violaceous to purple, polygonal lesions that resemble those seen in lichen planus

Causes: cholorquine, chlorpropamide, mepacrine, quinidine, quinine, thiazides

photosensitivity

increased reaction of the skin to exposure to sunlight

causes: amiodarone, nalidixic acid, sulfonamides, tetracycline

pigmentation

coloration caused by deposit, or lack, of colored material in the tissues

causes: chloroquine, heavy metals, mepacrine

Psoriasiform rash

causes: gold, methyldopa

purpura

multiple pinpoint hemorrhages and accumulation of blood under the skin

causes: cytotoxic drugs, meprobamate, quinidine, quinine

systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

, chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease of collagen in skin, joints, and internal organs

causes: hydralazine, isoniazid, penicillamine, procainamide

urticaria

allergic reaction of the skin characterized by the eruption of pale red, elevated patches called wheals or
hives

causes: aspirin, imipramine, penicillin, serum, toxoid, vaccines

Bulla

a large blister that is usually more than 0.5 cm in diameter

Comedones

plug of keratin and sebum wedged in a dilated pilosebaceous

crust

accumulated dried exudate

Excoriation

a superficial loss of skin, e.g., by scratching

lichenification

area of increased epidermal thickening with exaggerated skin markings, caused by constant rubbing
(atopic eczema)

keloid

a sharply elevated, irregularly shaped, progressively enlarging scar due to excessive collagen formation
in the dermis during connective tissue

macule

flat, colored spot on the skin

nodule

circumscribed, palpable area of the skin that is >0.5 cm in diameter and appears in part or wholly within
the dermis

papule

A circumscribed, solid elevation of skin < 1cm in diameter, with no visible fluid

patch

large macule, >2cm in diameter

plaque

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