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Ultraviolet (UV)
Ultraviolet (UV)
| What are the therapeutic effects of ultraviolet light? |
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*FACILITATE HEALING *EXFOLIATION *VITAMIN D PRODUCTION *INCREASE PIGMENTATION *TANNING *BACTERIOCIDAL EFFECTS *THICKENING OF EPIDERMIS |
| How should the treatment time be adjusted as the patients treatment of UV continues? |
| THE TREATMENT TIME SHOULD INCREASE EACH CONSECUTIVE TREATMENT DAY SINCE THE SKIN ADAPTS TO UV EXPOSURE |
| What is a minimal erythemal dose? |
| THE TIME OF EXPOSURE NEEDED TO PRODUCE AN AREA OF MILD REDNESS BETWEEN EIGHT AND 24 HOURS AFTER TREATMENT |
| What must a therapist obtain from a patient before initially administering ultraviolet light? |
| MINIMAL ERYTHEMAL DOSE (MED) |
| What are the contraindications of using ultraviolet light? |
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*PHOTOSENSITIVE MEDICATION *LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS *TUBERCULOSIS *HERPES SIMPLEX *RENAL OR HEPATIC PATHOLOGY *DIABETES MELLITUS *PELLAGRA |
| What are the indications for using ultraviolet light? |
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*ACNE *PSORIASIS *TETANY *VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY *CHRONIC ULCER/WOUND *OSTEOMALACIA/RICKETS *SINUSITIS |
| What is the most effective use of ultraviolet light? |
| TREATING SKIN DISORDERS |
| What is UV divided into? |
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*UV-A *UV-B *UV-C |
| How far can ultraviolet light penetrate into the skin? |
| 1-2mm |
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