Patient Handout for Psoriasis
Step 1 The scenario:
You are a nurse at Samaritan General Hospital. You have been asked to create patient education handouts for a variety of integumentary disorders. After you gather the information to put in the handout, you will ask your peers for feedback on the information.
Step 2
Select an integumentary disorder that you would like to learn about and, if necessary, research the pathophysiology of the disorder.
Step 3
Your first task is to describe the pathophysiology of the disorder that you will include in the patient handout. This information should be followed by common signs and symptoms of the disorder. Be sure to cover the pathophysiology of the disorder in terms a patient (or his or her caregiver) would be able to understand. Be sure to cite all sources you use and provide a reference using proper APA formatting.
Patient Handout for Psoriasis
Your Name
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Professor’s Name
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Psoriasis
This is a skin condition that can affect the whole body and affects around two percent worldwide. It is more common in Scandinavians and Caucasians, with eleven percent predisposition, while Asians and Africans only have a two percent chance of getting the disease (Rendon & Schäkel, 2019).
Pathophysiology
Keratinocytes are the cells that can be found in most parts of the epidermis, which is the topmost layer of our skin. In psoriasis, an initial insult that causes damage to the skin triggers an inflammatory response. The patient’s immune system cannot distinguish between a normal and abnormal process. It attacks all the body system’s processes, specifically the production and proliferation of the keratinocytes, regardless of its condition. Hence it is called an autoimmune condition. This stimulates an uncontrollable increase in the number of keratinocytes, which mature at a fast rate. Because of this, some stages are...