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Introduction To Massage
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1. Some authorities describe it as a cancer that develops in the deepest layers of the epidermis - while others maintain that it is a precancerous condition.
actinic keratosis
Impetigo
Epidemic
verruca vulgaris
2. Flat - smooth - bluish blood vessels commonly seen at the back of heads - lips and ears.
acne rosacea
Venous Lakes
Endemic
pityriasis rosea
3. Ability of a pathogen to cause disease.
Infection
Virulence
pubic lice
scleroderma
4. Lesions caused by fungi called dermatophytes. Typically named by location.
Tinea
skin tags
decubitus ulcers
basal cell carcinoma
5. Study of factors - events and circumstances that influence the transmission of infectious diseases among humans.
Epidemiology
Outward signs include edema followed by hardening and thickening of the skin - usually of the hands and face
Endemic
Venous Lakes
6. An agressive form of actinic keratosis lesions that appear on the lips.
actinic cheilitis
pubic lice
Strawberry hemangioma
Sepsis
7. Any organism capable of supporting the nutritional and physical growth requirements of another organism.
acne vulgaris
Strawberry hemangioma
Herpes Simplex
Host
8. Total number of active cases at any given time.
body lice
Prevalence
The most common variety looks like pink - or reddish patches sometimes with a silvery scale on top. Often found on elbows and knees but can develop anywhere.
Herpes Simplex
9. Painful - hot - red - pustules on the skin caused by Staphylococcus aureus. They may occur singly or in groups called folliculitus - or clusters called carbuncles.
Boils
HPV
Lentigines
contact dermatitis
10. Nits are small - rice-shaped flecks that cling strongly to hair shafts.
pubic lice
head lice
hives
Cellulitis
11. Small - light brown mottled patches. Raised and wart like as they become malignant. a.k.a. Hutchinson's freckles
hives
malignant melanoma
Malignant lentigines
Epidemiology
12. 1. Penetration 2. Direct contact 3. Ingestion 4. Inhalation
Second-degree burn
Portals of Entry
acne rosacea
body lice
13. Only the organism benefits - host sick.
Endemic
aka. bedsores - pressure sores - and trophic ulcers
Parasitism
Lentigines
14. Pruritic condition characterized by tiny vesicles on neck - trunk - back - folds of skin.
head lice
pubic lice
Prickly Heat (heat rash)
Venous Lakes
15. Soft - round - peduncular - brown papules often see on the neck and axilla. Common in elderly - pregnant and obese. a.k.a. acrochordons
skin tags
Diaper rash
acne vulgaris
Sepsis
16. Number of new cases within a defined population.
Tinea
Portals of Entry
basal cell carcinoma
Incidence
17. A chronic inflammatory disease caused by a bacterial infection and characterized by pustular eruptions of the skin caused by an overproduction of sebum. Common in adolescence.
scar tissue
The most common variety looks like pink - or reddish patches sometimes with a silvery scale on top. Often found on elbows and knees but can develop anywhere.
aka. bedsores - pressure sores - and trophic ulcers
acne vulgaris
18. Burn to the top layer of skin. It is the least severe of all burns. Signs include redness or mild discoloration - pain - and mild swelling.
First-degree burn
Third-degree burn
Epidemic
Port Wine hemangioma
19. Sores that scab with a yellow-brown crust are the most common sign - but other forms involve large blisters or ulcers.
Strawberry hemangioma
scabies/mites
aka. bedsores - pressure sores - and trophic ulcers
Impetigo
20. Damage includes all layers of the epidermis and possibly some of the dermis too. Symptoms include redness - blisters - edema and pain. Often leave a permanent scar.
neoplasms
Prickly Heat (heat rash)
Second-degree burn
actinic cheilitis
21. Shiny purple - white-topped polygonal papules commonly seen on wrists - ankles - trunk and oral lesions. Rough - scaly and severely itchy.
lichen planus
aka. bedsores - pressure sores - and trophic ulcers
Impetigo
candida albicans
22. Tiny parasites known as crabs - infest pubic and coarse body hair.
pubic lice
head lice
squamous cell carcinoma
Epidemiology
23. A bacterial infection of the skin (staph or streptococcal) usually seen in infants and young children.
candida albicans
eczema
Infection
Impetigo
24. An inflammatory skin reaction to a variety of triggers. a.k.a. urticaria
acne vulgaris
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
neoplasms
hives
25. Hives
scleroderma
small red spots to large wheals - which are warm to the touch - and itchy
actinic keratosis
Second-degree burn
26. Leading cause of death among skin diseases. Accounts for 72% of skin cancer deaths.
head lice
Third-degree burn
malignant melanoma
Impetigo
27. Sudden increase in incidence - above endemic rates.
Mongolian spots
aka. bedsores - pressure sores - and trophic ulcers
Herpes Simplex
Epidemic
28. Leave itchy trails or nodules where they burrow under the skin.
pityriasis rosea
decubitus ulcers
Malignant lentigines
scabies/mites
29. A chronic autoimmune disorder involving damage to small blood vessels. Leads to abnormal accumulations of collagen in the skin and other tissues.
scabies/mites
scleroderma
Host
Prickly Heat (heat rash)
30. Vary in size and shape. Brown or black due to presence of melanocytes. Flat or raised with well defined borders.
nevi (moles)
malignant melanoma
acne vulgaris
Sepsis
31. White patches on the tongue or inside the cheek
leukoplakia
head lice
First-degree burn
Impetigo
32. A delayed type of allergic reaction of the skin resulting from skin contact with a specific allergen (such as poison ivy)
neoplasms
Infection
contact dermatitis
Sepsis
33. Often preceded by a prodromic stage: 2 or 3 days of tingling - itching - or pain. Then blisters appear gathered around a red base. The blisters gradually crust and disappear - usually within 2 weeks.
Herpes Simplex
Tinea
head lice
Infection
34. Reddish brown insect measuring 3-6 mm long that feed on human blood and turn purple after feeding. Have a painless bite
pubic lice
Telangiectases
Epidemiology
bed bugs
35. A bacterial infection caused by streptococci - leading to painful inflammation of the skin. Often seen in lower leg.
Prevalence
Venous Lakes
Parasitism
Cellulitis
36. Horny - wart-like lesion commonly seen on face and trunk. Occur on sunlight exposed skin (ear - nose - scalp)
actinic keratosis
Tinea
Outward signs include edema followed by hardening and thickening of the skin - usually of the hands and face
Lentigines
37. Live primarily in clothing and only visit the host for blood meals.
Tinea
Incidence
body lice
Commensalism
38. 'Herald patch' initial solitary lesion and then weeks later get a fine cigarette paper scale with papules in christmas tree pattern on back. Mini-epidemics in young adults
Mutualism
acne vulgaris
pityriasis rosea
Second-degree burn
39. Scleroderma
Third-degree burn
Incidence
Outward signs include edema followed by hardening and thickening of the skin - usually of the hands and face
nevi (moles)
40. Presence and multiplication of a living organism on or in a host.
Infection
Tinea
Herpes Simplex
HPV
41. Non-malignant - pre-malignant - malignant
neoplasms
Senile angiomas (cherry spots)
Sepsis
Boils
42. Stem from inadequate blood flow to the skin that stretches over bony or otherwise prominent areas.
decubitus ulcers
Incidence
eczema
Host
43. Psoriasis
head lice
The most common variety looks like pink - or reddish patches sometimes with a silvery scale on top. Often found on elbows and knees but can develop anywhere.
Malignant lentigines
malignant melanoma
44. Spread of disease beyond continental boundaries.
Pandemic
Mutualism
Senile angiomas (cherry spots)
candida albicans
45. Non-contagious skin rash - characterized by itchy scaly patches and brought about by a hypersensitivity reaction.
head lice
eczema
aka. bedsores - pressure sores - and trophic ulcers
Epidemiology
46. Both host and microorganism benefit.
Infection
Mutualism
Tinea
Lentigines
47. Microbial toxins in the blood.
Sepsis
Impetigo
acne vulgaris
Impetigo
48. Host provides food and shelter but not adversely affected.
Commensalism
Third-degree burn
Port Wine hemangioma
decubitus ulcers
49. Least painful of all burns due to destruction of nerve endings.
nevi (moles)
Host
Tinea
Third-degree burn
50. Dilated capillaries commonly seen around the nose and sun exposed areas.
Telangiectases
Diaper rash
Acne rosacea
scar tissue