Nur 111 &118 Vocab

paleness , white

red warm condition of human skin

patches of hypopigmented skin

yellow

blue color of skin - related to lack of oxygen

intense redness of the skin

bruise

red bumps around eye

swelling

• silvery white linear jagged pigment marks
• stretch marks

skin lesion  - solid , elevated hard or soft larger than 1cm

• turbid fluid in the cavity
• circumscribed and elevated
• ex. acne

something you can feel caused by superficial thickening of the epidermis

encapsulated fluid filled cavity in the dermis or sq layer, tensely elevating skin.

flakes of skin that are dry or greasy, silvery or white from shedding of dead excess keratin cells

the thickened dried out exudate left when vesicles/pustules burst or dry up

• a hypertrophic scar
• skin lvl elevated by excess scar tissue

"black eye"

liver spots

skin tag

• used to predict risk of pressure sores
• 23 points possible, anyone below 18 points is at risk

• increased respiratory rate above 24
• quick shallow breaths

• respiratory rate less than 12
• abnormally slow breathing

absence of breathing

hyperventilation that accompanies dka

abnormal breath sounds

rise and fall bilaterally

• deep to shallow breathing with periods of apnea
• end of life breathing

difficulty breathing

• ability to breath in upright sitting or standing positions.
• bed- high Fowlers, table across bed w/pillows for pt to lean over while breathing

presence of blood in sputum

• high pitched or whistling sound occurring on expiration
• adventitious breath sound

• 1:2 norm
• 1:1 abnormal except in babies
• measurement of chest

breathing in anything except air