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NUR201 Lesions

NUR201 Lesions Definitions

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a flat, circumscribed area that is a change in the color of the skin; less than 1 cm in diameter macule
an elevated, firm, circumscribed area less than 1cm in diameter papule
a flat, nonpalpable irregular-shaped macule more than 1cm in diamter patch
elevated firm and rough lesion with flat top surface greater than 1cm in diameter plaque
elevated irregular-shaped area of cutaneous edema; solid, transient, variable diameter wheal
elevated, firm, circumscribed lesion; deeper in dermis than a papule; 1 to 2cm in diamter nodule
elevated and solid lesion may or may not be clearly demarceted deepter in dermid; greater than 2cm in diamter tumor
elebated, cicumscribed superficial, not into dermis; filled with serous fluid; less than 1cm in diamter vesicle
visicle greater than 1cm in diamter bulla
elebated, superficial lesion; similar to a besicle but gilled with purulent fluid pustule
elebated, cicumscribed, encapsulated lesion; in dermis or subcutaneous later; filled with liquied of semisolid material cyst
heaped up karatinized cells flaky skin, irregular, thick or thin, dry or oily, variation in size scale
rough, thickened epidermis secondary to persistent rubbing, itching, or skin irritation; ofter involved flexor surface of extremity lichenification
irregular shaped, elevated, progressibly enlarging scar, grow beyond the coundaries of the wound keloid
thin to thick fibrous tissue that replaced normal skin following injury or laceration to the dermis scar
loss of the epidermis, linear hollowedout crusted area excoriation
linear crack or break from the epidermis to the dermis, may be moist or dry fissure
dried drainage or blodd, slighly elebated, variable size, colors variable red black tan or mixed crust
loss of part of the epidermis, depressed moist, glitening, follows rupture of a vesicle or bulla erosion
loss of epidermis and dermis, convabe, varies in size ulcer
thinning of the skin surface and loss of skin marking, skin appears translucent and paperlike atrophy
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