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Melanoma, MALIGNANT CONDITION - Coggle Diagram
Melanoma
Nursing management
Allow patient to express feelings and answer clarify information
Provide accurate and consistent information about diagnosis
Teach about the use of sunscreen with SPF 15
Be alert about signs of denial and depression
Encourage follow-up skin examinations
Provide coping skills and support system
Nursing care plan
Administer prescribed analgesics
Review and provide written instructions for
Protect the site from irritants to prevent pain
Prescribed antibiotics and pain medication
Teach how to protect incision from bumps
Ensure dressing changing
Clinical manifestations
Darkening of the skin
Itchiness
Huge mole diameter
Skin mole with regular border
Unhealing sores
Risk factors
A history of sunburn
Excessive UV light exposure
Weakened immune system
Having man moles or unusual moles
Family history of melanoma
Prevention
Use sunscreens
Wear protective clothes
Avoid sun
Treatment
Chemotherapy
Radiation or biological therapy
Surgery
Pathophysiology
Cells that give colour to the skin
Becomes cancerous
Melanoma occurs when the pigmet-producing
Definition
Is a type of cancer that develops from the pigment-producing cells known as melanocytes
MALIGNANT CONDITION