Guide To Describing Dermatological Findings

OVERVIEW

This page is dedicated to covering the topic of how to best describe dermatological findings. This can apply to either a verbal or oral description (in a note/presentaion respectivley).

This topic is one that can get VERY confusing VERY quickly as there are so many descriptive words that can be used in discusing exactly what a dermatological finding looks like. It is for this reason that we will take a systematic approach that will simplify the process.

WHAT IS THE POINT OF OUR DESCRIPTION?

The purpose of our dermatological finding is to try and provdie OBJECTIVE information regardign the nature of what we are seeing.

WHY DON’T YOU TAKE A PICTURE? IT WILL LAST LONGER!

While this page is going to discuss how to describe skin findings in detail

 

 

Page Updated: 09.16.2016