SET PROVIDING DETAILED ANSWER KEY
◉jaundice causes. Answer: yellowish, itchy skin; bilirubin problem
and liver not functioning properly
◉eczema. Answer: red, itchy inflammation of the skin; usually
develops in early childhood, more common in people w/ family
history; treatment involves avoiding soap and other irritants and
applying creams or ointments if prescribed
◉psoriasis. Answer: common skin condition that speeds up the life
cycle of skin cells, cells build up rapidly on surface of skin and extra
skin cells form scales and red patches that are itchy and sometimes
painful; chronic, comes and goes
◉wound. Answer: a break or disruption in the normal integrity of
the skin and tissues
◉intentional wound. Answer: the result of planned invasive therapy
or treatment ex. surgery, intravenous procedure
, ◉unintentional wound. Answer: are accidental; occur from
unexpected trauma
◉open wound. Answer: occurs from intentional and unintentional
trauma; skin surface is broken, providing a portal of entry for
microorganisms
◉closed wound. Answer: results from a blow, force, or strain caused
by trauma such as a fall, an assault, or motor vehicle crash
◉acute wound. Answer: usually heal within days to weeks
◉chronic wound. Answer: do not progress through stages of
healing; healing impeded
◉albumin normal lab values. Answer: 3.5-5
◉vitamin c and zinc. Answer: important in wound healing
◉phases of wound healing. Answer: -hemostasis-vessels constrict
and clotting begins
-inflammatory-white blood cells move to wound
-proliferation-granulation tissue is formed