What Are the Routine Examinations for Dermatology?

Dermatological routine examinations include blood routine test, urine routine test, and comprehensive biochemical tests.

1. Blood routine test is a common test in many other departments. It only requires taking blood from the finger, and the laboratory doctors will quickly analyze the results.

2. Urine routine test includes urine color, transparency, pH value, red blood cells, white blood cells, epithelial cells, casts, protein, specific gravity, and urine sugar qualification.

3. Comprehensive biochemical tests cover items such as blood sugar, trace elements, various enzymes, hormones, and the content of various metabolites in the body. This test is also a common dermatological examination now.

Refer to the relevant routines in medical record writing and nursing records.

Skin examination: There should be sufficient light (natural light is preferred) and appropriate room temperature during the examination. The whole body skin should be examined, and attention should be paid to whether the hair, nails, toenails, and mucosa are normal. If necessary, a magnifying glass can be used to assist in the examination, and a simple diagram should be drawn for explanation.

When examining skin lesions, the following items should be noted:

(1) Rash type: primary or secondary, single type or multiple types.

(2) Distribution: limited or widespread, unilateral or symmetrical, where the lesions are more numerous, whether they involve the extensor or flexor sides, whether there are lesions at the junction of skin and mucosa and skin folds, and whether they are distributed along nerves, blood vessels, or hair follicles.

(3) Arrangement: clustered, scattered, fused, isolated, diffuse, linear, circular, multi-arcuate, serpentine, or map-shaped.