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___________ ______ _________ involves keratinocytes of stratum spinosum.
Squamous cell carcinoma
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Squamous cell carcinoma is most common in what 4 places?
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How is good prognosis of Squamous cell carcinoma treated?
radiation therapy & removed surgically
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___________ inolves melanocytes.
Melanoma
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_________ is highly metastic and resistant to chmotherapy.
Melenoma
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How is melenoma treated?
surgical exicision accumpanied by immunotherapy
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ABCD rule of melenoma:
- Assymetry
- Border
- Color
- Diameter
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2 sides of malanoma ______ _______.
don't match
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The border of melanoma exhibits _____________.
indentations
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What colors can melanoma be?
- black
- brown
- tan
- sometimes red or blue
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What is the diameter of melenoma?
larger than 6mm
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What 4 things can cause burns?
- heat
- electricity
- radiation
- certain chemicals
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What does a burn do?
damages tissue, denatures proteins, & kills cells
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What is the immidiate threat of a burn?
Dehydration & Electrolyte imbalance
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What does dehydration and electrolyte imbalance lead to?
renal shutdown & circulatory shock
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What is used to estimate the volume of fluid loss from burns?
rule of nines
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First degree burn is _________ damage only.
epidermal
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How can u tell if it's a first degree burn?
- localized redness
- edema (swelling)
- pain
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Second degree burn is ___________ and ________ ___________ damage.
epidermal & upper dermal
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How can you identify a 2nd degree burn?
blisters
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What is damaged in a third degree burn?
entire thickness of skin
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What color will a third degree burn be?
gray-white, cherry red, or black
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No initial edema or pain(destroyed nerve endings) is a sign of ____ degree burn.
third
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What often happens after a third degree burn to to fix the skin?
skin grafting
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When is a 2nd Degree burns critical?
When 25% of the body is covered
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When is a 3rd degree burn critical?
When 10% of the body is covered
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Third degree burn is critical when _______, _______, or _______ are burned.
face, hands, or feet
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