NUR 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cutaneous Condition, Pus, Dermis
27 Sep 2018
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Non-biased progress notes: use exact quotes. Primary lesions: the rst lesion that you see, macule. Purulent uid & < 1cm: nodule. Ex: hemangioma (a vascular tumor: bulla. Secondary lesions: something happens to it, crusts. Dried exudate composed of serum, blood, or pus. Loss of the surface of the epithelial. Ie. unroo ng of a vesicle or bulla: excoriation. An erosion with a loss of epidermis. Usually happens because of picking: ssures. Linear breaks in the skin often down to the dermis. Ex: aphthosous ulcer (canker sores: scale (ichthyosis) Brous structural protein of the epidermis results from: increased shedding, proliferation, scar. Brotic tissue as a result of tissue injury. To heal scars: compression, vitamin e, massage, atrophy. Epidermal: wasting away of the epidermis, caused by overuse of topical steroids. Dermal: re ects loss of fat or subcutaneous tissue. Can you move it/not move it: hard vs soft, uctuant, sclerosed. Is it hard and brotic: compressible.
