Diagnostic and Treatment Procedures of the Integumentary System

​SOAP NOTE

Reindeer Lake Health Center 12/9/16 Chantay Jones, MD Alvin Brown

SUBJECTIVE

• States 9/10 pain in left hand, worsening over the past day (9 out of 10 on pain scale)

• “I cut my finger at work a few days ago, and I think it’s infected.

OBJECTIVE

• 26-year-old male

• Laceration noted on pad of left second finger

• Finger red, swollen, with red streaks extending up the hand

• Crust partially intact, green-yellow purulent exudate noted on examination

ASSESSMENT

• Cellulitis status postlaceration, with possible abscess

PLAN

• Irrigation and debridement

• Apply bulky dressing and instruct on wound care

• Prescribe antibiotics and pain medication

Open Ended

Name the condition indicated by the presence of red streaks on this patient’s hand, and define the term. 

Open Ended

What procedure is used in irrigation and debridement?

Open Ended

What is exudate?

Multiple Choice

Which procedure is the replacement of damaged skin with healthy tissue taken from a donor site on the patient's body?

• sclerotherapy

• dermatoplasty

• lipectomy

Multiple Choice

Which of these skin conditions responds to laser treatment?

• eczema

• rhinophyma

• scleroderma

Multiple Choice

Which term is also known as a facelift?

• blepharoplasty

• sclerotherapy

• rhytidectomy

Multiple Choice

Which procedure is used to treat spider veins?

• cryosurgery

• dermatoplasty

• sclerotherapy

Multiple Choice

A thyroidectomy is also known as a lid lift.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Cauterization is the destruction of tissue by scraping for therapeutic purposes.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which term describes the surgical removal of fat beneath the skin with the aid of suction?

• lipedema

• lipectomy

• liposuction

Multiple Choice

Which term refers to the removal of a small piece of living tissue for examination?

• cytology

• biopsy

• incision