Health Assesment Exam 1

Erythema

• redness

• Allergies

• Inflammation

Jaundice

• yellow

• Liver disease

• Sickle cell disease

Pallor

• pale

• Anemia

• Vascular occlusion

Cyanosis

• blue

• Low oxygen levels

• High carbon dioxide

Hyperpigmentation

• higher melanin production

Bruising

• Bleeding under the skin

• petechiae

• Eccymoses

• Or hematoma

• Coagulation

• Low platelets

Pressure ulcer stage 1

• skin discoloration (red or dark)

• nonblanchable (when pressed no paleness

• Epidermis

• No ulceration

Pressure ulcer stage 2

• tissue loss

• Epidermis and dermis

Pressure ulcer stage 3

• epidermis

• Dermis

• Hypodermis

• Skin loss

Pressure ulcer stage 4

• epidermis

• Dermis

• Hypodermis

• Muscle and sometimes bone, tendon, and ligaments

Primary prevention

• Prevent problems prior to them developing

• Healthy individual

Secondary prevention

• Screen early catch

Tertiary prevention

• treatment for chronic patients