Unit 7A-Chapter 30

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Key Point: Contact dermatitis may involve a primary irritant or a sensitizing agent.
Key Point: A variety of factors can produce lesions of the skin.
Key Point: It is important for nurses to be able to describe skin lesions accurately.
Key Point: The most common skin disorders of infancy are diaper dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, and atopic dermatitis.
Nursing Alert: Intravenous (IV) drugs are more likely to cause a reaction than oral drugs. Stop the drug, but maintain the infusion with normal saline.
Key Point: Acne, a disorder affecting many adolescents, is related to excessive sebum production, the formation of comedones, and the overgrowth of the Propionibacterium acnes organism.
Key Point: Medication and gentle facial cleansing are the treatments of choice for acne.
Nursing Alert: If the child is being treated with baths for hydration, it is imperative that the emollient preparation be applied immediately after bathing (while the skin is still slightly moist) to prevent drying.
Key Point: Some skin diseases are transmitted by arthropod vectors, expecially ticks.
Key Point: Bacterial, viral, and fungal infections are common in childhood.
Key Point: The most common skin infestations of childhood -scabies and pediculosis capitis- affect children of any age and from any social class.
Key Point: Adverse reactions to drugs are manifested more often in the skin than in any other body organ.

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