Exam 19: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous System

Patient comes to the hospital for full-thickness skin graft to the thigh from the abdomen to repair a skin contracture from a third-degree burn of the left thigh.

The skin and its accessory organs are part of the ____________________ system.

Exfoliative dermatitis: __________

A(n) ____ is a skin graft to an individual from another species, such as a pig.

Patient is admitted with an abscess of the left calf. Patient was taken to the OR for an excisional debridement (open) of the subcutaneous tissue.

A patient is admitted from the nursing home with suspected aspiration pneumonia. The attending physician documents that the patient has pressure ulcers on both buttocks. The left side has a stage 2 ulcer, and the right side has a stage 1 ulcer.

Pulse lavage debridement of the subcutaneous tissue is performed by a wound care nurse on a patient with a stage 3 decubitus ulcer of the right ankle.

Match each definition to one of the following items. -A type of dermatitis characterized by a type of rash found in body folds

What is an abscess of the skin?

Match each definition to one of the following items. -Open sores in the skin

The skin is composed of ____________________ layers.

A patient has a chronic ulcer of the right great toe with skin breakdown only and is admitted for excisional debridement of the skin.

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissues are coded ____.

Match each definition to one of the following items. -A skin condition also known as urticaria wherein the skin reacts with welts characterized by itching

On the discharge summary, the provider documents the following discharge diagnoses: exacerbation of COPD and a healing sacral decubitus ulcer.

How is cellulitis treated?

Clusters of boils are known as a ____.

Which of the following is NOT a layer of the skin?

Patient has a pressure ulcer of the left ankle on admission, which is documented as a stage 1 and progresses to a stage 3 during the course of the stay. The patient is a paraplegic.

Another name for a pressure ulcer is a decubitus ulcer.