Integumentary Disorders
You will have a few mc test questions over the information in this ws
Name: ______
Use the textbook scans on webpage and Internet to determine the problem or condition that would cause the following descriptions. Each is used only once.
1. Mary, an alert day care worker notices a dark, bruised looking area at the base of a baby's
spine. Worried about possible child abuse, she reports the area to her supervisor who tells her
not to worry. What is the problem?
2. David is brought into the ER with an abnormally yellow skin color called jaundice. What could cause this?
3. Mrs. Kalinowski brings her infant to the clinic worried about a yellowish scummy deposit that
is built up on the baby's scalp. What is it?
4. Richard, while playing football runs into the goalpost. Later he notices a large bruised lump on his forehead. What is this called?
5. Jenni, while walking her dog through the fields, goes through a patch of poison ivy. 10
minutes later, she starts itching and has blotchy red bumps. What is she suffering from?
6 When Tiegan is told her test grade, she is so happy that she starts hyperventilating, passes
out and turns blue. What is this condition called?
7. Ashley always appears bronzed and tanned because she had this disorder.
8. Andrea has a chronic condition characterized by reddened epidermal lesions and scaly skin. What is this?
9. Aaron notices that he is getting large patches of unpigmented skin. What disorder is causing this?
10. After working out, Megan notices that the skin between her toes is itchy, red, and peeling. What is this?
11. Lynna, while frantically studying by reading the chapter over and over, finds that the friction of turning so many pages has separated her dermal-epidermal junctions. What is the term for this?
12. Lakiaya has studied so much since she started school that she has a thickening of the
epidermis on her page turning fingers. What is this also known as?
13. When Tim discovers that everyone has seen his nude baby pictures, he turns bright red. What is the term for this color?
athlete's foot cyanosis contact dermititis
Mongolian spot vitiligo psoriasis
callus liver disorder erythema
hematoma seborrhea Addison's disease blister
Burns & Skin Cancer - Use PPT on webpage for the info
BURNS
1. What is the definition of a burn?
2. Attach to this WS: Make a concept map of the following burn information – may be hand drawn or computer generated but must contain the following information
a. For each degree of burn (1st, 2nd, 3rd), give the following information:
i. List the layers/structures damaged
ii. What are the signs? (what will the burn look like – main distinguishing feature) – may attach pictures if it helps you to remember.
iii. What general treatment is necessary? (things to do or things to prevent)
iv. How long is general recovery time? (choices are days, weeks, months+)
v. Will there be scarring? (yes/no in general)
3. What are the 2 greatest dangers (1 word answers) for a severe burn victim?
a. ______
b. ______
4. Using the rule of nines (You must memorize this to use on test):
a. Determine the % burn if a victim spills hot coffee down the front of their right forearm (below the elbow) and the front of their right thigh. (show how you determine this using the % from the diagram in the PPT)
b. What is the MAIN importance in estimating the % that a victim is burned?
SKIN CANCER
1. ______is main cause of all skin cancers
2. Cancer is damage to the ______in the nucleus of the cell
3. Differentiate between benign tumors & malignant tumors.
4. Basal cell carcinoma originates in the stratum ______layer.
5. Squamous cell carcinoma originates in the stratum______layer.
6. The cancer which can metastasize most rapidly through the lymph system is ______.
7. ______is most common, least malignant cancer.
8. ______is least common but most deadly.
9. ______is most common in darker skinned people.
10. Malignant melanoma originates in the ______.
11. Basal & Squamous cell carcinomas are due to ______of radiation & tend to show up later in life. Malignant melanoma is due to ______
1. What does the ABCD rule remind you to check for?
A-
B-
C-
D-
3. List the 3 main skin cancers and a description of what they look like from your book.
a.
b.
c.