6512 Assignment Wk 4
Amblerchick
ADULT EXAMINATION CHECKLIST
Guide for Skin, Hair, and Nails
Check (✔) if normal, * if abnormal, Ø if absent
Subjective Data
Skin Hair ______ Eruptions ______ Use of dyes, permanents ______ Lesions/sores/rashes ______ Changes in: ______ Color changes ______ Amount ______ Texture changes ______ Texture ______ Bruising ______ Character ______ Infections ______ Hair loss ______ Birthmarks ______ Hair care: ______ Skin growths ______ Shampoo ______ Acne ______ Conditioner ______ Moles ______ Distribution ______ Itching ______ Body hair ______ Masses ______ Hair on head ______ Excessive sweating ______ Shaving ______ Skin care ______ Face
______ Bathing ______ Axillary ______ Soaps ______ Legs ______ Lotions
______ Pigmentation changes or Nails discoloration ______ Changes in appearance
______ Splitting ______ Cracking ______ Peeling ______ Discoloration
______ Texture ______ Nail care
Detail those marked abnormal: _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________
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Objective Data: Inspection and Palpation
Skin Primary Lesions Configuration of Lesions ______ Grouped (clustered) ______ Macule (flat, < 1 cm) ______ Herpetiform (Zosteriform)—nerve ______ Patch (> 1 cm) ______ Linear (line) ______ Papule (palpable, < 1 cm) ______ Annular (circle) ______ Plaque (> 1 cm) ______ Polycyclic (multiple circles) ______ Nodule (solid, raised, deep, 1-2 cm) ______ Arciform (bow-shaped) ______ Tumor (2 cm) ______ Reticular (lesions meshed) ______ Vesicle (fluid-filled, < 1 cm) ______ Confluent (lesions merged) ______ Bulla (> 1 cm) ______ Discrete (individual) ______ Pustule (purulent vesicle/bulla) ______ Iris/target (concentric rings) ______ Wheal (cutaneous edema) ______ Gyrate (spiral) ______ Cyst (encapsulated)
Color of Lesions Secondary Lesions __________________________________ ______ Scale (loose surface epithelium) __________________________________ ______ Crust (dried surface fluids) __________________________________ ______ Excoriation (scratch)
______ Erosion (loss of epidermis) Description of Lesions ______ Scar __________________________________ ______ Ulcer (loss of epidermis, dermis) __________________________________ ______ Atrophy __________________________________ ______ Keloid (enlarged scar)
______ Fissure (crack) Texture and Firmness ______ Lichenification (thickened, with irrita- __________________________________ tion) __________________________________ __________________________________
Distribution __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________
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Vascular Lesions ______ Purpura (red/purple, > 0.5 cm) ______ Mongolian spots ______ Petechiae (< 0.5 cm) ______ Pattern injuries ______ Ecchymosis (bruise) Location ________________________ ______ Spider angioma ________________________________
(red body, radiating legs) ________________________________ ______ Venous star (blue spider, linear) ________________________________ ______ Telangiectasia ______ Dry skin
(dilated capillaries) Location ________________________ ______ Capillary hemangioma ________________________________
(red, irregular patches) ________________________________ ______ Cherry angioma ________________________________ ______ Strawberry angioma ______ Skin turgor ______ Port-wine stain ______ Tenting
______ < 2 sec Other Skin Lesions ______ 2-3 sec ______ Corn ______ 3-4 sec ______ Callus ______ > 4 sec ______ Cutaneous tag ______ Contact dermatitis
Other Skin Conditions Detail those marked abnormal: ______ Pallor ______________________________________
Location __________________ ______________________________________ __________________________ ______________________________________ __________________________ ______________________________________
______ Erythema ______________________________________ Location __________________ ______________________________________ __________________________ ______________________________________ __________________________ ______________________________________
______ Cyanosis Location __________________ Hair: Inspection and Palpation __________________________ ______ Texture _________________________ __________________________ ______ Color ___________________________
______ Jaundice ______ Distribution ______ Vitiligo Body ___________________________ ______ Location __________________ ________________________________
__________________________ Head ___________________________ __________________________ ________________________________
________________________________ ______ Clean shaven
Thickness _______________________ ________________________________
______ Dryness
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______ Inflammation Detail those marked abnormal: ______ Alopecia ______________________________________
____________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________
Nails: Inspection and Palpation ______________________________________ ______ Color _______________________ ______________________________________ ______ Length______________________ ______________________________________ ______ Clean ______________________________________ ______ Pigment deposits ______________________________________ ______ Bands ______________________________________ ______ Streaks ______________________________________ ______ Spots ______________________________________ ______ Smooth nail edges ______________________________________ ______ Ridging ______________________________________ ______ Grooves ______________________________________ ______ Pitting ______________________________________ ______ Curved, smooth nail plate ______________________________________ ______ Nail base angle—160 degrees ______________________________________ ______ Adheres to nail bed ______________________________________ ______ Clubbing ______________________________________
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