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NURS 1145 FINAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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NURS 1145 FINALQUESTIONS AND
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Pinpoint, round spots that appear on the skin as a result of bleeding - Answers -
petechiae
Redness of the skin surface - Answers -Erythema
What is the most common primary skin lesion? - Answers -Erythema
An alternative form of medicine commonly practiced in SE Asia - involves rubbing
heated oil on skin and... - Answers -Coining
Medical term for sweating - Answers -Diaphoresis
Skin moves easily when listed and returns immediately after release - Answers -Turgor
An abnormal skin lesion consisting of distinct lesions that are NOT joined - Answers -
Discrete lesion
Discrete lesions can follow which three patterns? - Answers -Geographic, geometric,
grouped
Annular lesions with a violet center and pink halo that are symmetrically distributed -
Answers -Target lesion
Target lesions are a classic sign for which disorder? - Answers -Erythema multiforme
An immune reaction of the skin caused by medication or infection that manifests as
bulls-eye shaped lesions - Answers -Erythema multiforme
, An abnormal skin lesion that can present as macules, papules, patches, vesicles, or
nodules - Answers -Linear lesion
A parasitic skin infection caused by hookworm larvae - Answers -Cutaneous larva
migrans
flat, distinct, discolored area of skin less than 1 cm wide - Answers -macule
a solid, elevated lesion with no visible fluid; 0.5-1.0 cm in diameter - Answers -Papule
Larger and deeper papules; usually 0.5 cm and above in diameter - Answers -Nodule
What is a condition associated with nodules on the skin? - Answers -Dermatofibroma
Round or flat-topped elevation in the skin that is edematous and often erythematous -
Answers -Wheal
Epidermal elevations in the skin containing serous fluid and typically less than 0.5 cm in
diameter - Answers -Vesicle and bullae
closed sac that contains liquid or semisolid material - Answers -cyst
A cyst that contains sebum - Answers -Sebaceous cyst
A circumscribed elevation of the skin that contains purulent exudate, typically white,
yellow or green-yellow in color - Answers -Pustule
Visible peeling or flaking of the outer layers of the skin - Answers -Scale
Cracks in the skin - Answers -Fissure
A gradual breakdown or shallow ulceration of the skin; involved only the epidermis and
heals without scaring - Answers -Erosion
An open sore or wound that develops on the skin - Answers -Ulcer
Breakdown of the skin due to abrasion or prolonged friction - Answers -Excoriation
A lesion caused by excess collagen present in the skin during the healing process -
Answers -Keloid
a birthmark that appears as a bruise at birth and grows rapidly into a bright red nodule is
called a - Answers -hemangioma
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