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Public good elasticity (normal)
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Comment=This is the normal finding for charting by exception.
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Normal skin turgor is present when the skin returns to its original contour rapidly after being pinched. (<i>Ref: Zator Estes</i>)
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Constraints: Vocabulary SNOMED CT: skin turgor normal (finding) (297956000)
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Public poor, decreased elasticity
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Decreased skin turgor is present when the skin is released and it remains pinched, and slowly returns to its original contour. This is an abnormal finding and is mainly caused by dehydration. (<i>Ref: Zator Estes</i>)
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Constraints: Vocabulary SNOMED CT: decreased skin turgor (finding) (425244000)
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Public tenting
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Tenting is evidenced by a slow return of the skin to its normal position after being pinched, a sign of either dehydration or aging, or both. (Ref: Zator Estes)
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Constraints: Vocabulary SNOMED CT: not found
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::offered 'stretched skin' (297957009) -- poor match
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