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Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam Questions And Answers Rated A+. primary lesion - correct answer. lesion that develops on previously unaltered skin lesion - correct answer. a region in an organ or tissue that has suffered damage thru injury or disease secondary les...

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primary lesion - correct answer. lesion that develops on previously unaltered skin

lesion - correct answer. a region in an organ or tissue that has suffered damage thru
injury or disease

secondary lesion - correct answer. lesion that either changes impression over time
or occurs when a primary lesion is scratched it may be infected

macule - correct answer. circumscribed flat area; different color and texture from
surrounding tissue, <1cm
ex.) ephelides (freckles), petechia, flat nevi (moles)

patch - correct answer. a large macule; >1cm
ex.) mongolian spot, Cafe, au lair spot

papule - correct answer. Small solid elevated lesion; <1cm
ex.) bug bite, elevated nevus (mole) or verruca (wart)

plaque - correct answer. elevation of skin; >1cm; example psoriasis lesion

pustule - correct answer. a visible accumulation of purulent fluid under skin; <1cm;
examples acne and impetigo

vesicle - correct answer. a circumscribed elevation of skin contains "SEROUS
FLUID: <1cm; examples, herpes simples, varicella, shingles

, nodule - correct answer. solid mass of skin, is elevated or palpated >1cm; often
extends deeper into dermis: examples xanthoma and fibroma

bulla - correct answer. blister, circumscribed elevation containing fluid >1cm ,
extends only into epidermis, examples burns, superficial blister, contact dermatitis

wheal - correct answer. elevated white or pink compressible papule or plaque, a red,
axon-mediated flare often surround it, commonly associated with allergic reaction,
examples PPD test and mosquito bites

cyst - correct answer. any closed cavity or sac; contains fluid or semisolid material,
normal or abnormal epithelium. example sebaceous cyst

Abscess - correct answer. a localized collection of purulent fluid in a cavity formed
by disintegration or necrosis of tissues >1cm

tumor - correct answer. "MASS: > few cm in diameter; firm or soft; benign or
malignant

configuration: annular - correct answer. circular, begins in center and spreads to
periphery

configuration: confluent - correct answer. lesions run together

configuration: grouped - correct answer. lesion cluster

configuration: gyrate - correct answer. twisted, coiled, spiral and snake like

configuration: linear - correct answer. scratch, streak, line stripe

configuration: polycyclic - correct answer. annular lesions merge

configuration: solitary or discrete - correct answer. individual and distinct lesions that
remain separate

configuration: target (iris) - correct answer. resembles iris of eye; lesion with
concentric rings of color

configuration: zosteriform - correct answer. linear arrangement along nerve route

comedones - correct answer. open are called black heads (openings capped with a
blackened skin debris); and closed are called white head (obstructed)

acne - correct answer. can be comedones, pustules, papules (pimples and zits),
cysts, nodules and scaring

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