Medical Assistant Prep / Unit 3 MAS 053 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Words for Skin Lesions
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The idea
Skin findings have precise names, and records use them.
In practice
An abscess is a localized collection of pus; a carbuncle is a deep abscess formed from several boils; a crust is dried fluid on a lesion's surface; a bulla is a fluid-filled blister.
Where people slip
Naming a lesion is description, not diagnosis. Record what the provider names.
Your place on the trail
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