NUR 2092 Health Assessment 1 Exam

NUR 2092 Health Assessment 1 Exam
1. pruritus
Answer
most common skin symptom; occurs with dry skin, aging, drug reac- tions, allergy, obstructive
jaundice, uremia, lice
2. erythema
Answer
intense redness of the skin is from excess blood (hyperemia) in the dilated superficial capillaries
3. necrotic
Answer
black or brown tissue; death of cells
4. abrasion
Answer
a wound caused by rubbing the skin or mucous membrane
5. laceration
Answer
the act of tearing orsplitting; a wound produced by the tearing and/or splitting of body tissue,
usually from blunt impact over a bony surface
6. jaundice
Answer
a yellowish skin color indicated rising amounts of bilirubin in the blood; first noted in the
junction of the hard and soft palate in the mouth and in the sclera
7. cyanotic
Answer
bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes resulting from inadequate oxygenation
of the blood