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| an integration of learned behaviors (not biologically inherited), norms, & symbols characteristic of a society that are passed from generation to generation |
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| an affiliation with a group of people who share a common cultural origin or background, or common racial, national, religious, linguistic, or cultural characteristics |
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| bluish-gray discoloration of skin due to inadequate oxygenation of the blood (hemoglobin is not carrying normal amounts of oxygen) |
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diffuse skin color changes in head and trunk & color changes in mucous membrane
indicates severe arterial desatruation <80&
associated with cardiopulmonary disease and carbon monoxide poisoning |
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color changes in nail beds and lips
results in decreased CO, exposure to cold, or arterial/venous obstruction
often transient
often relieved by warming the area |
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| caused by blood under the fingernails |
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indented transverse lines across the nail which may result from:
trauma
Raynaud's disease (decreased blood flow to fingers)
psoriasis
infection around nail plate |
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bulbous swelling of finger tips with loss of the normal angle between the nail bed & skin
nails appear bluish-gray (cyanotic)
nails are boggy (spongy)
develops gradually
associated with long-standing hypoxia (congenital heart defects, cardiopulmonary disease) |
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| LIndsay's nails (half-and-half nails) |
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distal portion of nail turns red, pink, or brown
distinct line of demarcation between the 2 halves
present in renal failure- dialysis pt. |
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detachment of nail from nail bed
associated with:
trauma
fungal infections
psoriasis
overactive thyroid gland |
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transverse white line across the breadth of the nail
associated with systemic diseases:
renal failure
Hodgkin's disease
malaria
sickle cel anemia
associated with arsenic poisoning |
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tiny punctuate depressions in the nail
caused by systemic diseases:
Reiter's syndrome (reactive arthritis)
psoriasis
eczema |
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tiny hemorrhage that create reddish lines of blood under the nails
looks like a "splinter"
associated with bacterial endocarditis and trauma |
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