ANATOMY 329 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Ecchymosis, Basal-Cell Carcinoma, Papule
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Push into skin and see if it blanches. Temperature is best assessed using the _________ portion of the hand. Used to predict patients at risk for skin breakdown. Flat, non-palpable, change in skin color, smaller than 1cm. Elevated solid mass, deeper and firmer than papule 1-2 cm. Define tumor solid mass that extends deep through subcutaneous tissue, larder than 1-2cm. Define wheal irregularly shaped, elevated area or superficial localized edema, varies in size. Define vesicles circumscribed elevation of skin filled with serous fluid, smaller than 1cm. What does the a stand for in the skin abcd assessment. What does the b stand for in the skin abcd assessment. What does the c stand for in the skin abcd assessment. What does the d stand for in the skin abcd assessment. Circumscribed elevation of skin similar to vesicle but filled with pus, varies in size.
