Principles of Dermatological Diagnosis - Dermatology

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Nails Nails function to grasp small objects and protect the fingertip from trauma The nail plate is composed <strong>of</strong> keratin produced by special cells and surrounded by specially evolved skin The whole complex is called a nail unit Nails grow ~0.1 mm per day (~3 mm per month) It takes 4-5 4 5 months to regrow a fingernail, however toenails grow slower requiring up to 12-18mo 12 18mo to regrow the hallux, hallux, or bigtoe, bigtoe, nail 18
Sweat Glands There are two types <strong>of</strong> sweat glands: eccrine and apocrine Eccrine glands produce sweat and cool you down (and make your clothes disgusting, and your palms and soles sweaty) Mainly found in palms, soles, forehead, axilla Apocrine glands in your armpits and groin make BO (Body Odor) from bacteria breaking down the apocrine sweat Only found in axilla, axilla, areolae, areolae, and anogenital region 19
Page 1 and 2: Structure and Function of Skin, Exa
Page 3 and 4: Structure and Function of Skin 3
Page 5 and 6: Basic Science The skin is composed
Page 7 and 8: Epidermis The epidermis is composed
Page 9 and 10: Epidermis The type of epidermis pro
Page 11 and 12: Melanocytes All tanning is a reacti
Page 13 and 14: Langerhans’ Langerhans cell Lange
Page 15 and 16: Hair Follicles A hair follicle is a
Page 17: Sebaceous Glands Sebaceous glands a
Page 21 and 22: Blood Vessels of the Dermis The blo
Page 23 and 24: Mast Cells Arranged along dermal bl
Page 25 and 26: Components of Dermatological Evalua
Page 27 and 28: Physical Examination Be complete, e
Page 29 and 30: Types of Skin Lesions Primary Lesio
Page 31 and 32: More Primary Skin Lesions Papule: P
Page 33 and 34: Secondary Lesions Crust: Crust: Dri
Page 35 and 36: Shapes and Configurations Annular:
Page 37 and 38: How would you describe this lesion?
Page 57 and 58: Dematologic Therapy 57
Page 59 and 60: Drug Costs Topical Medications can
Page 61 and 62: Vehicles Solutions (liquids that ar
Page 63 and 64: Amount of Medication to Prescribe
Page 65 and 66: Amount of Medication to Prescribe A
Page 67 and 68: Topical Corticosteroids Super-High
Page 69 and 70:
Side Effects of Topical Steroid Tre
Page 71 and 72:
Topical Antifungals The following a
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