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Introduction To Massage
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1. 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
First-degree burn
Tinea
skin tags
2. 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.
neoplasms
Impetigo
Third-degree burn
First-degree burn
3. Leading cause of death among skin diseases. Accounts for 72% of skin cancer deaths.
verruca vulgaris
malignant melanoma
skin tags
scabies/mites
4. 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.
Cellulitis
Second-degree burn
Lentigines
Mongolian spots
5. New skin or connective tissue that grows after an injury - infection - or surgery. Lacks pigment - hair follicles and sweat glands.
Third-degree burn
Outward signs include edema followed by hardening and thickening of the skin - usually of the hands and face
Epidemic
scar tissue
6. Least painful of all burns due to destruction of nerve endings.
body lice
scleroderma
Third-degree burn
Lentigines
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.
pityriasis rosea
Port Wine hemangioma
candida albicans
Acne rosacea
8. Incidence and prevalence are relatively stable in a given population.
Epidemic
Impetigo
Tinea
Endemic
9. Classic butterfly rash (redness on nose and cheeks) in acute stage. Subacute stage resembles psoriasis.
psoriasis
Commensalism
actinic keratosis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
10. Host provides food and shelter but not adversely affected.
acne vulgaris
decubitus ulcers
Lentigines
Commensalism
11. Pruritic condition characterized by tiny vesicles on neck - trunk - back - folds of skin.
Second-degree burn
Mutualism
Prickly Heat (heat rash)
malignant melanoma
12. Lesions caused by fungi called dermatophytes. Typically named by location.
lichen planus
skin tags
Tinea
Infection
13. Yeast (fungal) infection that can occur in the GI tract - vagina - or mouth (thrush).
actinic keratosis
candida albicans
Incidence
Commensalism
14. Flat reddish-purple patch commonly seen on face and neck. Do not disappear.
Port Wine hemangioma
Tinea
Impetigo
scar tissue
15. An inflammatory skin reaction to a variety of triggers. a.k.a. urticaria
head lice
HPV
hives
Virulence
16. Reddish brown insect measuring 3-6 mm long that feed on human blood and turn purple after feeding. Have a painless bite
bed bugs
Host
malignant melanoma
actinic cheilitis
17. Erythematous rash occurs from bi-products of urine breakdown. Can lead to secondary (yeast) infection.
body lice
bed bugs
Diaper rash
Tinea
18. Common warts - look like hard cauliflower-shaped lumps
scabies/mites
contact dermatitis
verruca vulgaris
Tinea
19. Study of factors - events and circumstances that influence the transmission of infectious diseases among humans.
Epidemiology
aka. bedsores - pressure sores - and trophic ulcers
candida albicans
Pandemic
20. Microbial toxins in the blood.
Lentigines
Sepsis
Diaper rash
aka. bedsores - pressure sores - and trophic ulcers
21. Flat - smooth - bluish blood vessels commonly seen at the back of heads - lips and ears.
actinic keratosis
Venous Lakes
decubitus ulcers
Port Wine hemangioma
22. A bacterial infection caused by streptococci - leading to painful inflammation of the skin. Often seen in lower leg.
Cellulitis
actinic keratosis
malignant melanoma
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
23. Stem from inadequate blood flow to the skin that stretches over bony or otherwise prominent areas.
pityriasis rosea
acne rosacea
Telangiectases
decubitus ulcers
24. 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.
Telangiectases
decubitus ulcers
acne vulgaris
basal cell carcinoma
25. A group of over 100 pathogens that are associated with several types of human warts. Also associated with cervical cancer in females.
Cellulitis
HPV
scabies/mites
Infection
26. 1. Penetration 2. Direct contact 3. Ingestion 4. Inhalation
Lentigines
Portals of Entry
Telangiectases
malignant melanoma
27. Ability of a pathogen to cause disease.
Lentigines
Strawberry hemangioma
Senile angiomas (cherry spots)
Virulence
28. Scleroderma
Incidence
Mongolian spots
actinic keratosis
Outward signs include edema followed by hardening and thickening of the skin - usually of the hands and face
29. Non-contagious skin rash - characterized by itchy scaly patches and brought about by a hypersensitivity reaction.
eczema
contact dermatitis
Mongolian spots
squamous cell carcinoma
30. 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.
Port Wine hemangioma
squamous cell carcinoma
pityriasis rosea
malignant melanoma
31. 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
bed bugs
hives
malignant melanoma
acne rosacea
32. A viral infection resulting in painful blisters on a red base that develop around the mouth - genitals - or other areas.
Infection
Acne rosacea
Portals of Entry
Herpes Simplex
33. Both host and microorganism benefit.
psoriasis
verruca vulgaris
Mutualism
Boils
34. Decubitus ulcers
HPV
lichen planus
Telangiectases
aka. bedsores - pressure sores - and trophic ulcers
35. Sudden increase in incidence - above endemic rates.
Parasitism
small red spots to large wheals - which are warm to the touch - and itchy
Epidemic
Boils
36. Painful - hot - red - pustules on the skin caused by Staphylococcus aureus. They may occur singly or in groups called folliculitus - or clusters called carbuncles.
aka. bedsores - pressure sores - and trophic ulcers
Telangiectases
Boils
Portals of Entry
37. Psoriasis
Sepsis
Portals of Entry
Impetigo
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.
38. Small - ruby red-purplish round vascular lesion - slightly raised. Commonly seen on trunk and chest
HPV
Strawberry hemangioma
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.
Senile angiomas (cherry spots)
39. Tiny parasites known as crabs - infest pubic and coarse body hair.
pubic lice
Herpes Simplex
Second-degree burn
decubitus ulcers
40. Hives
Infection
small red spots to large wheals - which are warm to the touch - and itchy
Third-degree burn
actinic keratosis
41. Vary in size and shape. Brown or black due to presence of melanocytes. Flat or raised with well defined borders.
verruca vulgaris
Parasitism
nevi (moles)
actinic keratosis
42. Only the organism benefits - host sick.
Parasitism
bed bugs
Strawberry hemangioma
basal cell carcinoma
43. Number of new cases within a defined population.
scleroderma
Incidence
psoriasis
nevi (moles)
44. Sores that scab with a yellow-brown crust are the most common sign - but other forms involve large blisters or ulcers.
Impetigo
acne vulgaris
Diaper rash
Second-degree burn
45. Non-malignant - pre-malignant - malignant
neoplasms
nevi (moles)
Diaper rash
Outward signs include edema followed by hardening and thickening of the skin - usually of the hands and face
46. Bright red - raised and rounded. Enlarge with the growth of infant. Disappear around age 5-7.
Virulence
pityriasis rosea
Host
Strawberry hemangioma
47. Light blue/grey or grey/green macule caused by selective pigmentation. Commonly seen on the buttocks and sacral areas of Asians and blacks.
Mongolian spots
Outward signs include edema followed by hardening and thickening of the skin - usually of the hands and face
bed bugs
lichen planus
48. Shiny purple - white-topped polygonal papules commonly seen on wrists - ankles - trunk and oral lesions. Rough - scaly and severely itchy.
Third-degree burn
lichen planus
malignant melanoma
Outward signs include edema followed by hardening and thickening of the skin - usually of the hands and face
49. Any organism capable of supporting the nutritional and physical growth requirements of another organism.
Mongolian spots
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.
Pandemic
Host
50. Nits are small - rice-shaped flecks that cling strongly to hair shafts.
body lice
Portals of Entry
head lice
eczema