Exam 18: Diseases of the Skin and 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 II ulcer and the right side has a stage I ulcer.

In ICD-10-CM,decubitus ulcers use a combination code for location and stage.

Match the following terms to the correct definition. -Ulcer associated with varicose veins

When dermatitis is caused by contact with a substance,it is called ____ dermatitis.

The assignment of the code for unstageable pressure ulcer should be based on clinical documentation.

Match the following terms to the correct definition. -Dead tissue usually associated with loss of vascular supply

Rhinophyma: __________

Which layer of the skin is composed of fibrous connective tissue?

Senile dermatosis: __________

Patient is admitted to the hospital with probable SJS-TEN,Stevens-Johnson syndrome with toxic epidermal necrolysis overlap.The patient has a fever,chills,blistering of the mouth and eyes,and large areas on the trunk of the body where skin is peeling off.The patient recently began receiving allopurinol for gout.The attending physician admits that patient to the burn unit and documents that 30% of the body is affected by TENS and that the likely cause of this is the allopurinol.

A nursing home patient is admitted with an enlarging stage 3 sacral decubitus ulcer for wound care.The patient had a previous stroke with residual right hemiplegia.

What is an abscess of the skin?

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissues are coded ____.

Another name for a pressure ulcer is a decubitus ulcer.

A(n) ____ is a skin graft from one person to another.

Polymorphous light eruption from first-time use of a tanning booth: __________

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.

Another name for furuncle is a(n) ____________________.