NUR 138 Chapter 9 Review Questions and Correct Answers
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NUR 138
What should you make sure of before you begin any inspection? Must have adequate lighting
What is a normal finding in the inspection of skin color?
What is an example of an abnormal finding given in the powerpoint? The color of skin is uniform across all surfaces-- except in areas that are natura...
NUR 138 Chapter 9 Review Questions
and Correct Answers
What should you make sure of before you begin any inspection? ✅Must have
adequate lighting
What is a normal finding in the inspection of skin color?
What is an example of an abnormal finding given in the powerpoint? ✅The color of
skin is uniform across all surfaces-- except in areas that are naturally more vascular
Ab finding: harlequin coloring- a benign condition seen in newborns in which half of the
skin is one color and the other half is another color
What is cyanosis?
What is a common cause? ✅An abnormal finding of the skin characterized by a
grayish-blue skin tone
Dark Skin People: this is mostly evident when the conjunctiva of the eye turns ashen-
gray
Common cause: Hypoxia- which is not enough oxygen in the blood
What is Ecchymosis? ✅An abnormal finding of the skin characterized by a variation of
coloring of a bruise; can be dark red, yellow, green, purple and it depends on the age of
the bruise
Dark Skin People: Characterized as a deeper bluish or black tone
Also called bruise
What is Erythema?
What are some common causes? ✅An abnormal finding of the skin characterized by a
reddish tone with evidence of increased skin temperature secondary to inflammation
Dark Skin People: Characterized by a deeper brown or purple skin tone with evidence
of increased skin temperature secondary to inflammation
Common Causes: Sunburn or Allergic Reaction
What is Jaundice?
, What are some common causes? ✅An abnormal finding of the skin characterized by a
yellowish color of the skin, sclera of the eyes, nails and oral mucosa
Dark skin people: Characterized by a yellowish-green color that is most obviously seen
in the sclera of the eyes and palms of hands
Common Causes: Liver Disease, Biliary Obstruction, Hemolytic Anemia
What is pallor?
What is the common cause? ✅An abnormal finding of the skin characterized by a skin
tone that appears white
Dark skin people: Characterized by skin tones that appear lighter than normal
Common Cause: Anemia- reduced amount of blood flow to the skin
What is petechiae? ✅An abnormal finding of the skin characterized by lesions that
appear as small and reddish-purple pinpoints
Dark Skin People: Hard to identify
What is a rash? ✅An abnormal skin finding that may be visualized and felt with light
palpation
Dark Skin People: may not be easily visualized but can be felt with light palpation
What is a scar? ✅An abnormal skin finding that may be characterized as a narrow scar
line
Dark Skin People: May have keyloid development that results in a thickened, raised
scar
What is Albinism? ✅An abnormal finding of the skin characterized by an absence of
pigment
Also called hypopigmentation
What is Hyperpigmentation?
What are some common causes? ✅An abnormal skin finding characterized by an
increase in pigmentation of the skin
Common Causes: Pregnancy, Addisons disease, and Acanthosis nigricans
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