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neuro- integumentary

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what is meningitis   show
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show nuchal rigidity(rigidity of the neck), brudzinskis sign, and kernigs sign, and photophobia  
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show positive kernigs sign and brudzinskis sign, gram stain of the CSF reveals organisms,  
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viral vs. bacterial   show
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show moderately elevated CSF pressure, elevated CSF protein, decreased glucose, elevated white blood cells count.  
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show assessment of clinical manifestations,  
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what meds to treat?   show
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what is tetanus   show
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show wounds closer to the head the neurotoxins cause tetanus more quickly.  
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prevented?   show
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assessment data   show
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risus sardonicus   show
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prognosis   show
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show is an inflammatory disease of unknown origin that involves degeneration of the mylein sheath of peripheral nerves  
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show ascending weakness, usually beginning in the lower exteremities and spreading, some times rapidly, to the trunk, upper extremities, and even the face. the weakness evolves over hours to days with maximal deficit by 4 weeks in 90% cases  
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manifestiations   show
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show no longer progresses, does not recover from functions initially lost, deep aching muscle pain in the shoulder girdle and thighs is common,  
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2 most dangerous features of the disease   show
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show orthostatic hypotension, hypertension, pupillary distrubance, sweating dysfunction, cardiac ysthrimias, parlytic ileus, urinary retention  
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recovery phase   show
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show history and physical exam, csf exam, electrophsiologic studies, csf contains increased proteins, with few or no white blood cells, nerve conduction velocity is slowed, conduction block.  
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prognosis   show
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what is trigeminal neuralgia   show
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show trinsic or extrinsic lesions within the nerve itself, gross abnormalities of the axon or mylein, with multiple sclerosis,  
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extrinsic factors   show
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characterized by   show
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more prevalent   show
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show angiography, CT, and MRI, causative lesions, dx made from basis of an indepth history with attention paid to trigger stimuli and nature of the pain site  
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meds   show
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meds cont.   show
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nx considerations   show
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surgery includes   show
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show development of facial parathesias and muscular weakness,  
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show aspiration, advance diet slowly, teach patient to use water jet device corneal reflex may be inpaired  
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show affects the motor aspect of the facial nerve, the 7th cranial nerve. common type of peripheral facial paralysis, commomly among 20 to 40 yr.  
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show unilateral paralysis of the facial muscles of expression, no pathological cause, paralysis may be central or peripheral in origin,  
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show upper motor neuron paralysis of paraesis, sometimes causes dissociation of motor function, pt. cannot voluntarily show teeth on the paralyzed side, can show emotional stimulation-sudden laugh.(voluntary emotional dissociation)  
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manifestaitons   show
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show drooping of the mouth, flattening of the nasolabial fold, widening of the palpebral fissure, a slight lag in closing the eye , eating may be difficult  
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no known cure   show
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show within a few weeks without manifestations, if perminant paralysis then surgery may be needed  
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show ultraviolet light  
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show without pigment  
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show circular  
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circumscribed   show
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coalesce   show
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comedo   show
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cytotoxic   show
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show area of skin supplied by a single dorsal nerve root  
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show fungus that enters the skins surfacec causing infection  
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show scaling, peeling of epidermis  
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discoid   show
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eczematous   show
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show redness  
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exacerbation   show
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show shedding of skin in fairly large quanities  
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show hair follicle inflammtation  
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guttate   show
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hives   show
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show thickening of strateum corneaum, usually from repeated pressure or friction  
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hyperpigmentation   show
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show decreased pigmentation  
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indurated   show
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intertrigo   show
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lesion   show
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maceration   show
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show small white papula  
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show around the mouth  
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show under the nail bed  
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show degree of skin color, or mucous membrane color  
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plantar   show
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show existing in many forms  
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show itching  
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show pinpoint  
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show hardening or induration of skin  
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show lipid excretion produced by sebacous glands  
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show degree of skin tightness  
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show tactile or visual skin characteristics, coarsenenss or dryness  
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show electromagnetic radiaiton from the sun  
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show wheals hives  
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show leasion with surface roughness , wart  
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show skin color change without elevation, flat, described as a patch, if greater than 1 cm. (freckles or petechia)  
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papule   show
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show raised, flat lesion formed from merging papules or nodules  
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show larger than a papule, raised solid lesion extending deeper into the dermis, a large noduleis referred to as a tumor  
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show hive, fleeting skin elevation that is irregularly shaped because of edema, mosquito bite  
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show blister, elevated, sharply defined lesion containing serous fluid, usually less than 1cm blister, chickenpox, or herpes simplex  
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show large elevated, fluidfilled lesion greater than 1cm partial thickness burn  
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show elevated, thick walled lesion containing fluid or semisolid matter.  
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pustule   show
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physical exam   show
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show hair and scalp, nails- color and shape, texture, integrity, thickness/ skin-color, moisture, temp, tex, turgor, edema, tender, odor,  
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lesion exam   show
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skin self test   show
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scale   show
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crust   show
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show a moist, demarcated depressed area due to loss of partial or full thickness epidermis, basal layer of epidermis reamains intact (ruputured chickenpox vesicle)  
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show irregular shaped, exudative, depressed lesion in which entire epidermis and all or part of dermis are lost, results from trauma and tissue destruction (pressure ulcer)  
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show mark left on skin after healing replacement of destroyed tissue by scare tissue  
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show epidermal thichening resulting in elevation plaque with accentuated skin markings, usually results from repeated injury through rubbing odr scratiching chronic atopic dermatitis  
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excoration   show
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show deep linear split through epidermis into dermis tinea pedis  
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atrophy   show
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show a chronic relapsing , pruritic eczema, atiopic refers to familial tendency. for excess inflammation in the skin, linning of teh nose and lungs,  
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familial   show
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show immunoregulatory abnormalities have , caused by dysfunction of skin t cells,  
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show release of cytokines and inflammatory mediatiors, has reduced watere binding capacity, higher rate of transepidermal water loss, decreased water content, water loss leads to further drying and cracking and itching,  
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show begins during infantacy, acute onset, red, oozing crusting rash, shows chronic form of dermatitis, thickened dry texture, brownish grey and scales, rash localized to large folds of the extremeties as pt gets older.  
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show found mainly on elbow bends, backs of knees, the neck, eyelids, the backs of hands and feet. pruritis causes great morbidity, provoking scratching which results in severly excoriated lesions, infection, and scarring  
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contact dermatitis   show
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management   show
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show skin flaps- are sections of skin rotated from their origin to cover a defect. connonuses of skin flaps to reconsrtuct a neck after excision of cancer, occasionally used to close pressur ulcers on the pelvis, blood flow must be protected,  
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musculocutaneous flaps   show
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show pt will maintain effective peripheral tissue perfusion as evidenced by usual color of skin, no pallor or cyanosism, warm and dry skin, blanching no edema or blebs  
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show thrombosis is the most common failure of free flaps,  
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show axial skin flap, muscle flap plus skin graft, muocutaneous flap, omental flap  
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