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Erythema
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Redness of the skin.
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Cyanosis
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Bluish coloring of the skin and mucous membranes.
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Jaundice
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Yellow appearance of skin.
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Pallor
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Paleness of the skin.
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Ecchymosis
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Collection of blood in subcutaneous tissues that causes a purplish discoloration.
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Petechiae
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Small, purplish hemmorragic spots on the skin that do not blanch with applies pressure
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Lesion
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Any abnormal tissue on the skin.
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Wound
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Injury that results in a disruption in the normal continuity of the body tissue.
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Rash
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A change of the skin which affects its color, appearance or texture.
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Diaphoresis
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Excessive sweating commonly associated with shock or other medical conditions.
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Turgor
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Tension of the skin determined by its hydration.
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Edema
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Accumulation of fluid in extracellular spaces.
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Pitting Edema
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Edema in which fluid builds up in the extremeties to such a degree that when the fluid filled extremity is gently pushed with a finger, a depression will remain in the flesh for some time before the flesh slowly bounces back into place.
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Beau's Lines
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Deep grooved lines that run from side to side on the fingernail.
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Paronychia
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A nail disease in which often tender bacterial or fungi hand infection where the nail and skin meet at the side or base of the nail.
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