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Introduction To Massage
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1. Non-malignant - pre-malignant - malignant
neoplasms
squamous cell carcinoma
basal cell carcinoma
actinic cheilitis
2. Non-contagious skin rash - characterized by itchy scaly patches and brought about by a hypersensitivity reaction.
eczema
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.
Epidemiology
verruca vulgaris
3. Incidence and prevalence are relatively stable in a given population.
Acne rosacea
actinic cheilitis
Endemic
Senile angiomas (cherry spots)
4. An agressive form of actinic keratosis lesions that appear on the lips.
body lice
scleroderma
actinic cheilitis
Host
5. Least painful of all burns due to destruction of nerve endings.
head lice
Tinea
actinic keratosis
Third-degree burn
6. Bright red - raised and rounded. Enlarge with the growth of infant. Disappear around age 5-7.
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.
Third-degree burn
Boils
Strawberry hemangioma
7. Formation of papules and pustules - and finally permanent thickening and distortion of facial skin - especially around the nose. Often but incorrectly associated with alcoholism.
neoplasms
Acne rosacea
Virulence
Prevalence
8. A non-contagious - chronic skin disease involving the excessive production of new skin cells that pile up into isolated or connected lesions.
First-degree burn
psoriasis
leukoplakia
acne vulgaris
9. Live primarily in clothing and only visit the host for blood meals.
actinic cheilitis
basal cell carcinoma
body lice
Diaper rash
10. Decubitus ulcers
eczema
Third-degree burn
aka. bedsores - pressure sores - and trophic ulcers
acne rosacea
11. Sudden increase in incidence - above endemic rates.
acne vulgaris
Epidemic
Port Wine hemangioma
Virulence
12. White patches on the tongue or inside the cheek
Mutualism
leukoplakia
eczema
actinic cheilitis
13. Presence and multiplication of a living organism on or in a host.
actinic keratosis
HPV
Sepsis
Infection
14. '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
pityriasis rosea
eczema
Herpes Simplex
Telangiectases
15. Leading cause of death among skin diseases. Accounts for 72% of skin cancer deaths.
Epidemiology
malignant melanoma
Host
Tinea
16. Painful - hot - red - pustules on the skin caused by Staphylococcus aureus. They may occur singly or in groups called folliculitus - or clusters called carbuncles.
bed bugs
Senile angiomas (cherry spots)
Boils
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.
17. Study of factors - events and circumstances that influence the transmission of infectious diseases among humans.
bed bugs
scleroderma
First-degree burn
Epidemiology
18. Flat - smooth - bluish blood vessels commonly seen at the back of heads - lips and ears.
Prickly Heat (heat rash)
scar tissue
Venous Lakes
Mongolian spots
19. By far the most common form of skin cancer.
Tinea
Incidence
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
basal cell carcinoma
20. Lesions caused by fungi called dermatophytes. Typically named by location.
acne vulgaris
Tinea
Malignant lentigines
head lice
21. Number of new cases within a defined population.
Host
aka. bedsores - pressure sores - and trophic ulcers
Telangiectases
Incidence
22. Nits are small - rice-shaped flecks that cling strongly to hair shafts.
aka. bedsores - pressure sores - and trophic ulcers
head lice
Parasitism
Tinea
23. Usually found on the external skin but occasionally develops in mucous membranes too. Common on ears - hands - and lower lips - but can grow inside the mouth often as a response to pipe smoking or chewing tobacco.
First-degree burn
Diaper rash
skin tags
squamous cell carcinoma
24. Any organism capable of supporting the nutritional and physical growth requirements of another organism.
Host
Diaper rash
contact dermatitis
aka. bedsores - pressure sores - and trophic ulcers
25. A chronic autoimmune disorder involving damage to small blood vessels. Leads to abnormal accumulations of collagen in the skin and other tissues.
candida albicans
scleroderma
Epidemic
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
26. 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.
Outward signs include edema followed by hardening and thickening of the skin - usually of the hands and face
actinic keratosis
Tinea
Prickly Heat (heat rash)
27. Tiny parasites known as crabs - infest pubic and coarse body hair.
HPV
Portals of Entry
small red spots to large wheals - which are warm to the touch - and itchy
pubic lice
28. Scleroderma
Second-degree burn
Port Wine hemangioma
Outward signs include edema followed by hardening and thickening of the skin - usually of the hands and face
leukoplakia
29. A bacterial infection of the skin (staph or streptococcal) usually seen in infants and young children.
Telangiectases
Impetigo
actinic cheilitis
Lentigines
30. 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.
Mongolian spots
Herpes Simplex
basal cell carcinoma
Epidemiology
31. Yeast (fungal) infection that can occur in the GI tract - vagina - or mouth (thrush).
nevi (moles)
candida albicans
Prevalence
actinic keratosis
32. Classic butterfly rash (redness on nose and cheeks) in acute stage. Subacute stage resembles psoriasis.
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Outward signs include edema followed by hardening and thickening of the skin - usually of the hands and face
acne vulgaris
Boils
33. Small - ruby red-purplish round vascular lesion - slightly raised. Commonly seen on trunk and chest
Prevalence
malignant melanoma
actinic keratosis
Senile angiomas (cherry spots)
34. Chronic inflammatory condition involving facial skin - eyes - and eyelids - occurs in stages of severity - starting with occasional flushing - continuing through general inflammation of the face and eyes
Senile angiomas (cherry spots)
Diaper rash
hives
acne rosacea
35. Microbial toxins in the blood.
eczema
lichen planus
acne vulgaris
Sepsis
36. Small - light brown mottled patches. Raised and wart like as they become malignant. a.k.a. Hutchinson's freckles
actinic keratosis
Malignant lentigines
actinic keratosis
small red spots to large wheals - which are warm to the touch - and itchy
37. Light blue/grey or grey/green macule caused by selective pigmentation. Commonly seen on the buttocks and sacral areas of Asians and blacks.
pubic lice
nevi (moles)
Mongolian spots
Virulence
38. Both host and microorganism benefit.
Mutualism
nevi (moles)
candida albicans
contact dermatitis
39. Leave itchy trails or nodules where they burrow under the skin.
scabies/mites
Infection
Senile angiomas (cherry spots)
eczema
40. Spread of disease beyond continental boundaries.
Pandemic
Acne rosacea
contact dermatitis
scabies/mites
41. A delayed type of allergic reaction of the skin resulting from skin contact with a specific allergen (such as poison ivy)
First-degree burn
contact dermatitis
Port Wine hemangioma
actinic keratosis
42. Pruritic condition characterized by tiny vesicles on neck - trunk - back - folds of skin.
Boils
Senile angiomas (cherry spots)
pubic lice
Prickly Heat (heat rash)
43. Host provides food and shelter but not adversely affected.
Port Wine hemangioma
squamous cell carcinoma
basal cell carcinoma
Commensalism
44. Ability of a pathogen to cause disease.
Second-degree burn
Sepsis
Cellulitis
Virulence
45. A viral infection resulting in painful blisters on a red base that develop around the mouth - genitals - or other areas.
Herpes Simplex
First-degree burn
Acne rosacea
Third-degree burn
46. 1. Penetration 2. Direct contact 3. Ingestion 4. Inhalation
Boils
Portals of Entry
pubic lice
Mutualism
47. Erythematous rash occurs from bi-products of urine breakdown. Can lead to secondary (yeast) infection.
psoriasis
Diaper rash
lichen planus
verruca vulgaris
48. 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.
Herpes Simplex
hives
First-degree burn
lichen planus
49. An inflammatory skin reaction to a variety of triggers. a.k.a. urticaria
hives
leukoplakia
pityriasis rosea
malignant melanoma
50. A bacterial infection caused by streptococci - leading to painful inflammation of the skin. Often seen in lower leg.
Port Wine hemangioma
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Infection
Cellulitis