Integumentary Health Promotion - ANSWER - provide gentle hygiene
- avoid hazardous exposures
- provide smoking cessation
immobility - ANSWER state of being unable to move
Screening - ANSWER To test or examine for the presence of something (as a
disease)
skin integrity - ANSWER condition of the skin
musculoskeletal integrity - ANSWER Normal bone, joint, and muscle function
Lifestyle considerations - ANSWER Certain occupations and recreational
activities place people in more hazardous situations
skin turgor - ANSWER Measure of hydration, which tests how quickly the skin
returns to its normal position after being pinched
skin texture - ANSWER skin should be smooth, soft, intact, and with an even
surface
temperature - ANSWER skin should be warm across the body except for the
cooler hands and feet where the body flow is farthest from the heart
moisture - ANSWER skin should be dry with minimal perspiration
turgor - ANSWER skin should flatten quickly when released
, thickness - ANSWER skin can thicken and develop calluses on the palms,
hands, soles of feet or both
Melasma - ANSWER Brownish pigmentation of the face during pregnancy;
also called chloasma and "mask of pregnancy"
Impetigo - ANSWER bacterial skin infection characterized by isolated
pustules that become crusted and rupture
nevus - ANSWER pigmented skin blemish, birthmark, or mole
Keratoma - ANSWER Acquired, superficial, thickened patch of epidermis. A
callus is a keratoma caused by continued, repeated pressure or friction on
any part of the skin, especially the hands and feet.
closed comedo - ANSWER a comedo below the skin surface, with a white
center (whitehead)
skin fissure - ANSWER Deep linear crack, extends into dermis:
Athlete's foot
Keratosis Pilaris - ANSWER Redness and bumpiness in the cheeks or upper
arms; caused by blocked follicles
furuncle - ANSWER boil; suppurative inflammatory skin lesion due to
infected hair follicle
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