NU665 /NU665 WEEK 8
ACTUAL MIDTERM
EXAM REGIS
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WEST NU665 MIDTERM
EXAM
,Macule - ANSWER-A circumscribed flt area of
change of color of the skin < 1 cm in diameter
Patch - ANSWER-Circumscribed flat area of
change in color > 1cm in diameter
Papule - ANSWER-Small solid elevation of skin <
1cm in diameter
Plaque - ANSWER-A large flatter elevation of
skin sometimes formed by Papules coalescing
Nodule - ANSWER-A solid elevation of the skin >
1cm in diameter that usually extends into the
deeper layers
Pustule - ANSWER-A small circumscribed
elevation of the epidermis filled with purulent
fluid
Vesicle - ANSWER-A small circumscribed
elevation of the epidermis containing clear fluid
< 1cm in diameter
Bulla - ANSWER-A circumscribed elevation of
the epidermis containing clear fluid > 1 cm in
diameter
,Wheal - ANSWER-A circumscribed raised lesion
consisting of dermal edema and is oral known
as hives or urticaria. Typically last < 24 hours
Linear lesion - ANSWER-Straight line
Striate lesion - ANSWER-Straight line
Annular lesion - ANSWER-Ring-like with central
clearing
Nummular or Discoid lesion - ANSWER-Coin
shaped with no central clearing
Target, Bull's eye, or Iris lesion - ANSWER-Rings
with central duskiness
Serpiginous or gyrate lesion - ANSWER-Having
linear, branched and curving elements
What questions should be included in HPI for
skin concerns? - ANSWER-Itching, pain,
Duration, evolution, periodicity, any prior
events; lesions that are not visible require the
patients description and recollection. Obtain
the medical history for systemic diseases that
, may have cutaneous features and
manifestations. Any exposures such as dietary
items, cosmetics, work chemicals, sunlight,
medications, foreign travel.
Pilosebaceous glands - ANSWER-Produce a
fatty substance secrete onto the skin surface
through hair follicles. Present on all skin
surfaces except the palms and soles.
Two types of sweat glands - ANSWER-Eccrine ~
widely distributed and open direction onto the
skin surface and help to control body
temperature by their sweat production.
Apocrine sweat glands are found chiefly int he
axillary and genital regions and usually open
into hair follicles.
Health maintenance for the skin - ANSWER-Skin
cancer prevention and skin cancer screening
including melanoma.
Sun and UV radiation exposure are strongest
risk factors for developing non melanoma skin
cancer. People who tan poorly who who have
freckles are at greatest risk. Receiving
immunosuppressive therapy for organ
transplant, arsenic exposure.
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