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What is Fourth degree Burn Injury
Epidermis, dermis, sub-Q tissue is burned and injured including fat, fascia, muscle, and bone
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What is chladmydia
Most common STI and fastest spreading in the U.S.
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What is Dermatitis.
Inflammation of the skin that usually presents with a red rash and main symptom is pruritus.
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What is pressure sore prevention.
Nurses play a key role in this type of prevention.
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What is the skin
The largest organ in the body
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What is signs of smoke inhalation injury.
Sore throat, singed nasal hairs, eyebrows, eyelashes, hoarseness, carbon in sputum, soot around mouth or nose, shortness of breath, and stridor
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What is Genital Herpes
No cure available for this STI but Zovirax is usesful in relieving and suppressing symptoms.
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What is rhinophyma
The nose becomes permanently enlarged, red, nodular, and bulbous.
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What is Braden scale.
used for predicting pressure sore risk.
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What is melanin.
Color of skin is determined by this
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What is Rule of 9's
This method is used to quickly estimate the % of TBSA affected by burn injury
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What is Syphillis
In the tertiary stage, this STI can cause severe neurologic and cardiovascular damage, mental illness, and GI disorders.
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What is rosacea
One of the most prevalent skin disorders and presents itself as a rosy appearance.
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What is decubitus ulcer or pressure sore.
Most common areas that this type of ulcer or sore occur are coccyx, sacrum, spine, hips, heels, elbows, shoulder blades, ears, and back of head.
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What is subcutaneous tissue
layer of skin attached to muscle and bone
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What is the Parkland formula
Most commonly used fluid resuscitation formula
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What is HPV
May cause genital warts and cervical cancer.
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What is Psoriasis
Characterized by patches of erythema covered with silvery scales and usually on the elbows, knees, trunk, and scalp.
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What is Stage IV pressure sore
Type of sore in which the tissue is deeply ulcerated exposing muscle and sometimes bone.
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What is sebum
a lubricant that prevents drying and cracking of the skin and hair
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What is an escharotomy.
An incision made into the eschar to relieve pressure on the affected area.
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What is HIV.
This STI may cause a cancer called Kaposi sarcoma.
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What is Herpes Zoster/ Shingles
Caused by an acute reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus that lies dormant in nerve roots.
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What is Stage 1I pressure sore
Type of sore in which the area is red but skin remains intact.
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What is Eccrine gland
Release water and electrolytes in the form of perspiration
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