what does empathy stand for?
Eye contant
Muscles of facial expression
Posture
Affect
Tone of voice
Hearing the whole px
Your response
psoriasis has absence of what layer?
granular layer
BCC appearance
pearly papule with rolled borders
pink shiny bumps
squamous cell carcinoma appearance
crested pink nodule
what does ABCDE stand for?
Asymmetric
Border
Color
Diameter
Color
Evolution
skin cancers in skin of color often present…
atypically in NON-SUN EXPOSED sites like hands, feet, nails, lower legs, and genital areas
it will be more advanced stage with a worse prognosis
what is the sunscreen recs?
SPF 30+ every 2 hrs
chemical sunscreen does not…
cause cancer
humans are born with as many…
hair follicles they will ever have
fastest growing cells in the body
explain psoriasis
symmetric, well defined red papuples and plaques with prominent white scales
common in scalp, knees, elbows, pre-sacrum, hands, feet, and genitalia
CHECK FOR STREP IN KIDS
tx = topical steroids
DO NOT USE PREDNISONE
explain atopic dermatitis
acute = itchy, scaly red/pink papules and plaques involving FLEXURAL surfaces
chronic = lichenified plaques, hyper- and hypopig
common in antecubital fossae, popliteral fossae, face, neck, extremities
ASSOCIATED W/ ALLERGIC RHNITIS and ASTHMA (ATOPIC TRIAD)
tx = topical steroids
DO NOT USE PREDNISONE
what is the atopic triad?
atopic dermatitis, rhinitis and asthma
what are wheals?
elevated, blanched lesions resulting from tissue fluid dispersed in dermis
ex: hives
what are the 5 key elements?
primary lesion
secondary lesion
color
distribution
configuration
what are the diff diseases associated with colors of the skin?
pink = pityriasis rosea
violet = lichen planus
orange = juvenile xanthogranuloma
blue = amiodarone skin pig
green = pseudomonas
yellow = xanthomas
black = eschar
brown = cafe au lait spots
what are the diff diseases associated with the distributions of the skin?
flexural = eczema
extensor = psoriasis
dermatomal = herpes zoster
gen = morbilliform drug eruption
localized = contact dermatitis
sun exposed = lupus, dermatomyositis
acral = psoriasis, eczema, tinea
intertriginous = tinea, candida, psoriasis
what are beau’s lines?
transverse depressions in nail plate
site of injury = PROXIMAL matrix, temporary stoppage of growth
associated with chemotherapy or systemic illness
in children = HAND-FOOT-MOUTH disease
what is onycholysis?
site of injury = DISTAL nail plate detachment
associated with psoriasis, onychomycosis, drugs (TCN, fluoroquinolones, chloramphenical, psoralens, UV)
what is pitting in the nail?
site of injury = matrix (PROXIMAL)
associated with psoriasis (scattered) and alopecia areata (symm and grid-like)
what is trachyonychia (20 nail dystrophy)?
rough, SANDPAPER like nail plates
site of injury = matrix
associated with lichen planus
what is Terry nails?
3/4 nails
leukonychia
associated with LIVER CIRRHOSIS
what is Lindsay’s nails?
half and half nails
associated with CHRONIC RENAL DISEASE
what is koilonychia?
spoon nails
site of injury = matrix
associated with iron deficiency –> PLUMMER VINSON SYNDROME
what are splinter hemorrhages?
site of injury = damage to nail bed caps
associated with external trauma (distal) and endocarditis (proximal) also OCPs