WGU D236 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
- Which types of tissue most often develop tumors?
Epithelial and connective tissues - What are the following benign tumors?
Papilloma – A wart
Lipoma – begins in the fatty tissue
Myoma – Fibroid
Chondroma – Tumor of cartilage cells - What are sarcomas?
They are tumors that can be found anywhere and begin in connective tissue - What are the early signs of lymphoma
Fevers and night sweats - What is radiation therapy
When seeds are implanted into a malignant prostate and then irradiated, this is called
radiation therapy.
This is used to reduce damage to healthy tissue - Name what is a vesicle, pustule, macule, papule, excoriation
Vesicle – Small fluid filled elevation of skin (e.g. blister)
Pustule – (elevation of the skin containing white blood cells and cell debris)
Macule – A spot that is not raised or depressed. (such as a freckle)
Papule – A firm raised area of the skin (such as a pimple)
Excoriation (scratch in the skin)
- Define the following:
Laceration
Fissure
Ulcer
Superficial burn
Superficial partial thickness burn
Laceration – Rough jagged wound
Fissue – Crack in the skin
Ulcer – Store with disintegration and death of affected tissue
Superficial burn – involves the epidermal layer of the skin
Superficial partial thickness burn – appears with blisters and pain at the burn site - What are shingles and how are they treated
Shingles are painful vesicular lesions caused by varicella. The normal treatment is
antiviral medications and costicosteroids to decrease pain. - What is Tissue destruction involving only the epidermal layer of the skin
Superficial. - What are two signs of allergic skin reactions
Pruritus (itching) and urticarial (hives)