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Pathology | Medicine (MD/DO) School Study Aid
Types of Wound Healing
- Types of Wounds
- Acute
- Chronic
- Healing Process
- Primary Intention
- Approximated Edges
- Secondary Intention
- Edges Not Approximated
- Tertiary Intention
- Delayed Closure due to Infection and Necrosis
2 mins
Wound Drainage Types and Devices
- Drainage Types
- Serous
- Serosanguineous
- Sanguineous
- Purulent
- Drainage Devices
- T-tube
- Penrose
- Jackson-Pratt (JP)
- Hemovac
- Considerations
- Record Drainage Amounts
- Check Device Function
2 mins
Pressure Ulcers
- Types
- Stage 1 - Non-Blanchable Redness
- Stage 2 - Partial Thickness
- Stage 3 - Full Thickness Skin Loss
- Stage 4 - Full Thickness Tissue Loss
- Unstageable
- Possible Deep Tissue Injury
- Considerations
- Skin Color Alterations
- Remove Necrotic Tissue Before Staging
2 mins
Braden Scale
- Characteristics
- Sensory Perception
- Moisture
- Activity
- Mobility
- Nutrition
- Friction and Shear
2 mins
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
- Etiologies
- Drugs
- Symptoms
- < 10% of Body Surface Area (BSA) Involved
- 10-30% BSA Overlaps with Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN)
- Fever
- Affects Skin and Mucous Membranes
- Bullae Formation
- Necrosis
- Sloughing of Skin
- High Mortality Rate
- Treatment
- Supportive Care
- IVIG (Intravenous Immunoglobulin)
3 mins
Acanthosis Nigricans
- Associations
- Endocrine Disorders
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Obesity
- Malignancy
- Presentation
- Velvety Plaques
- Dark, Thickened Flexural Areas
- Diagnosis
- Hyperkeratosis with Melanocytes
- Treatment
- Treat Underlying Disorder
2 mins
Stages of Hypothermia
- Mild
- 32 to 35°C (90 to 95°F)
- Shivering
- Moderate
- 28 to 32°C (82 to 90°F)
- Obvious Motor Impairment
- Slowed Thinking
- Severe
- < 28°C (< 82°F)
- Shivering Stops
- Paradoxical Undressing
- Arrhythmias
3 mins
Hypothermia Interventions
- Remove From Environment
- Remove Wet Clothing
- Passive Rewarming
- Warm Clothing
- Active Rewarming
- Heated Blankets
- Warm IV Solutions
- Heated Oxygen
- Warm Gastric Lavage
- Considerations
- Warm Trunk BEFORE Extremities
2 mins
Keratoacanthoma
- Low-Grade Skin Tumor
- Dome-shaped Nodule with Central Crater
- More Common in Elderly
- Sun-exposed Skin
- Characteristics
- Resembles Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin
- Grows Rapidly over 4-6 Weeks
- Workup & Management
- Wide Excisional Biopsy
- Mohs Micrographic Surgery
2 mins
Xeroderma Pigmentosum
- Pathophysiology
- Defective Nucleotide Excision Repair
- Pyrimidine Dimer Accumulation
- Autosomal Recessive
- Susceptible to UVA and UVB Rays
- Presentation
- Actinic Keratosis
- Neurodegeneration
- Photosensitivity
- Corneal Ulcers
- Hyperpigmented Lentigines
- Considerations
- Increased Risk of Skin Cancer
3 mins
