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Study Guide Assignment For Chapter 32

The document provides an overview of key concepts related to the integumentary system including: 1) The layers of skin and how blisters can form. 2) Sensory receptors in the skin that allow us to feel different sensations. 3) Common skin conditions like acne, cold sores, and different types of skin cancer. 4) Procedures medical assistants assist with like excision, punch, and shave biopsies to remove skin lesions.

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Study Guide Assignment For Chapter 32

The document provides an overview of key concepts related to the integumentary system including: 1) The layers of skin and how blisters can form. 2) Sensory receptors in the skin that allow us to feel different sensations. 3) Common skin conditions like acne, cold sores, and different types of skin cancer. 4) Procedures medical assistants assist with like excision, punch, and shave biopsies to remove skin lesions.

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Study Guide Assignment for Chapter


 

32

Skills and Concepts: 


A. Anatomy of the Integumentary System: #6,
6.A blister may occur.
B. Physiology of the Integumentary System: #2, #6,
2.Skin has many sensory receptors scattered throughout the tissue.
Sensory receptors can feel pain, pressure, heat, and cold. This allows
us to respond to the environment and make appropriate changes to
keep ourselves form harm.
6. The epidermal layer of human skin synthesizes vitamin D when
exposed to UV radiation which then creates a molecule called a
precursor which travels through important parts of the body through
our blood. The molecule is then turned into vitamin D so that the body
may use it.
C. Diseases and Disorders of the Integumentary System: #3a, b, f, #8,
#10, #15-16,
3. a. Is a skin condition that occurs when a hair follicle becomes
plugged with oil and dead skin cells.
b. Includes excess oil production, pores clogged with dead skin
cells and oil, and bacterial infections. Once a pore is clogged,
bacteria that are trapped in the pore multiply and cause
inflammation.
f. Provider- topical prescription-strength benzoyl peroxide
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Home care- Over the counter lotions, Dietary changes


8.The process may be speeded up by topical antiviral drugs, such as
acyclovir, doconazole, or penciclovir cream, or with oral antivirals,
including famciclovir acyclovir, or valacyclovir. If stated at the first
indications of a cold sore, antiviral medication can limit the duration
and severity of the outbreak.
10.Atopic dermatitis
15.First degree burn in which only the first layer of the skin, the
epidermis, is damaged.
Second degree burn in which only the first and second layers of the
skin are affected.
Third degree burn that damages the epidermis, dermis, and
subcutaneous tissue.
Fourth degree burn not universally accepted category, described as a
rare burn that extends beyond the subcutaneous tissue into the
muscle and bone.
16.Basil cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
Melanoma, often called malignant melanoma
Role of the Medical Assistant in Dermatology: #2, #4, 
2.Excision- the entire lesion may be removed for analysis.
Punch- involves removal of a small section from a designated location
in the lesion; the center usually is the optimum site.
Shave- is performed with a scalpel or razor by cutting or shaving off
the growth or lesion for a thin specimen of combined epidermis and
upper dermis cells.
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4.Mohs is done to remove skin cancer lesions.


Certification Preparation: #1-10, 
1.d
2.c
3.a
4.c
5.a
6.d
7.d
8.c
9.d
10.c
Workplace Application: # 1
1. a. There is no laboratory test to confirm head lice.
b. Head lice and body lice can move from person to person
through close physical contact and sharing inanimate objects, or
fomites, such as combs, brushes, clothes, and bedding.
c. Since lice can move from person to person through close
physical contact and sharing inanimate objects, or fomites, such
as combs, brushes, clothes, and bedding you should stay away
from doing this. No sharing. Especially if you know that person
has lice. Also keep good hygiene.

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