Purchase Solution

Diagnostic Techniques of the Integumentary System

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

Choose five diagnostic techniques or treatments used with the integumentary system. Describe each procedure and explain what they are used for.

Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary

This solution contains five specific diagnostic techniques that are used by medical professionals to investigate the integumentary system. Each technique is described with relation to what it is and how it works.

Solution Preview

Hi there,

Here are five techniques that you may want to investigate regarding the integumentary system:

KOH smear - a lesion on the skin is scraped, and the scrapings placed in a solution that contains potassium hydroxide (KOH). The scrapings (in solution) are observed under the microscope. KOH destroys all cells except fungal cells, so if there are fungal cells present on the lesion this is a ...

Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Perspectives of Psychology

A review of main theoretical perspectives and those most closely associated with them

Developmental Psychology

This quiz explores the concepts, theories and key terminology associated with human psychological development.

Abnormal Psychology

This quiz will explore the faucets of abnormal psychology, from the question of what is abnormal, to the intricacies of DSM diagnosable disorders.

Can you name these types of cognitive distortions?

In each mini-scenario, can you identify the type of cognitive distortion being displayed? All of us are subject to cognitive errors, biases, and distortions throughout our daily lives.

Psychoanalysis and Sigmund Freud

This quiz explores the personality theory of psychoanalysis, in particular reference to how Freud conceptualized of this theory.

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • The link between the kins, kidneys, and immune system

    In human, the integumentary system is general made up of skin and its mucous membranes, nails, and hair. The major purpose of the integumentary system is to maintain homeostasis.

  • How Codes are Organized in Each Section

    For example, the range of codes from 19140 through 19240 represents the various types of mastectomy in the subsection covering the integumentary system in the surgery section.

  • Relationship between Integumentary and Nervous Systems

    The receptors in the skin (organs of the integumentary system) send sensory information to the brain. The autonomic nervous system regulates peripheral blood flow and sweat glands. This helps the body maintain a homeostatic temperature.

  • Integumentary homeostasis

    The integumentary system serves a variety of functions in the human body, some of which are less obvious than others!

  • Integumentary and Nervous systems

    458592 Integumentary and Nervous systems Name the two primary components of the central nervous system (CNS). Describe the protective membranes associated with eh CNS. Differentiate between afferent and efferent nerve structure and function.

  • Epidermis and Integument

    The integumentary system contains many types of glandular tissue, one of which is commonly known as the oil (sebaceous) gland. It produces sebaceous matter, which is the oil-like substance on skin, for protection and lubrication of skin and hair.

  • Inventory optimizaiton

    Davis John Wiley & Sons, 2013 (2)Optimal Inventory Modeling of Systems: Multi-Echelon Techniques Craig C. Sherbrooke Springer, 2004 The answer to this problem explains inventory optimization techniques .

  • The affects of Diagnostic Regulatory Guidelines

    However, the system of health care has been one of the highly regulated components of a large number of economies around the world.

  • Human Organ Systems

    518287 Human Organ Systems The human body has 10 organ systems (actually 11 if you include the integumentary system).

View More Related Solutions