University:
American Career College
Course:
NURS-113 | Beginning Medical/Surgical Nursing
Academic year:

2023
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174

Pages:

1
Author:

Nesbyenvkk

Skin Crust- a collection of dried serum and cellular debris Cyst- thick-walled closed sac or pouch containing fluid or semisolid material Erosion- wearing away or loss of epidermis Fissure-groove or crack-like sore Macule- flat pigment lesion measuring less than 1 cm in diameter Nodule- solid round or oval elevated lesion 1 cm or more in diameter Papule- small solid elevation of the skin Polyp- growth extending from the surface of the mucous membrane Pustule- papule containing pus Ulcer- open sore on the skin or mucous membranes Vesicle- small collection of clear fluid; blister Wheal-smooth swollen papule or plaque that is centrally redder or paler than the surrounding skin Burns - injury to tissues caused by heat contact 1st degree burns- superficial epidermal lesion, erythema, hyperesthesia, and no blister 2nd-degree burns (partial-thickness burn injury)- epidermal and dermal lesions erythema blisters and hyperesthesia 3rd-degree burns (full-thickness burn injury)- epidermis and dermis are destroyed and the subcutaneous layer is damaged leaving charred white tissue.