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NURS 612 FINAL EXAM HEALTH ASSESSMENT & DIAGNOSTICS
1 STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
- What are the typical presentations for common skin disorders such as tinea infections,
melanoma, carcinoma, herpes simplex, as well as descriptive findings such as vesicle,
bullae, and papule? o Tinea Infections:
Cause
Fungal infection affecting the skin, hair, or nails
Types
Tinea Corporis Ringworm
o Circular, well-demarcated plaques w/ central clearing and
raised, scaly borders o Itchy and may spread in ring-like
pattern
• Tinea Pedis Athletes foot o Scaling, fissuring,
and maceration between toes
• Tinea Capitis o Scaly patches on scalp (may have
hair loss)
• Tinea Cruris Jock Itch o Red, scaly rash in the
groin
Diagnosis
KOH prep; Wood’s lamp
o Melanoma
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Cause
Malignant skin cancer (dangerous)
Presentation
Irregulary shaped pigmented lesion with variation in color, size, and
shape
ABCDE criteria: o
Asymmetry
o Border irregularity o Color variation brown, black, red,
white, and blue
o Diameter > 6 mm
o Evolving changes in size, shape, or symptoms
(itching/bleeding)
Diagnosis
• Biopsy
• Dermatoscopy
o Skin Carcinomas (benign)
Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC)
Cause
o Most common type of skin cancer
Presentation o Pearly or waxy papule o
Common on sun-exposed areas
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
• Cause
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o Firm, fast-growing, scaly, erythematous nodule or plaque
o Often found on sun-exposed areas o Can arise from
actinic keratoses
Diagnosis
o Biopsy o Dermatoscopy
o Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)
Cause
• HSV-1 (oral) Hsv-2 (genital)
Presentation
• Grouped vesicles on a erythematous base
• Burning or tingling sensation before the lesions
appear
• May rupture painful ulcers and then crust over
• HSV-1 cold sores on lips and mouth
• HSV-2 genital ulcers
Diagnosis o Vesicle
Small, fluid-filled blister
Examples:
• Herpes simplex
• Varicella (chickenpox)
• Contact derm o Bullae
Large, fluid-filled blister
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Examples
• Bullous pemphigoid
Burns
• Impetigo
o Papule
Small, solid, raised lesion
Examples
• Warts (verruca vulgaris)
• Acne vulgaris
• Lichen planus
- What are the lymph node names/locations reviewed in the videos? What is normal vs
abnormal findings o Preauricular
In front of the ears
o Postauricular
Behind the ears o
Occipital
Bottom of back of
the head o Tonsillar
Back of the throat
o Submandibular
NURS 612 FINAL EXAM HEALTH ASSESSMENT & DIAGNOSTICS
1 STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
- What are the typical presentations for common skin disorders such as tinea infections,
melanoma, carcinoma, herpes simplex, as well as descriptive findings such as vesicle,
bullae, and papule? o Tinea Infections:
Cause
Fungal infection affecting the skin, hair, or nails
Types
Tinea Corporis Ringworm
o Circular, well-demarcated plaques w/ central clearing and
raised, scaly borders o Itchy and may spread in ring-like
pattern
• Tinea Pedis Athletes foot o Scaling, fissuring,
and maceration between toes
• Tinea Capitis o Scaly patches on scalp (may have
hair loss)
• Tinea Cruris Jock Itch o Red, scaly rash in the
groin
Diagnosis
KOH prep; Wood’s lamp
o Melanoma
(
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Cause
Malignant skin cancer (dangerous)
Presentation
Irregulary shaped pigmented lesion with variation in color, size, and
shape
ABCDE criteria: o
Asymmetry
o Border irregularity o Color variation brown, black, red,
white, and blue
o Diameter > 6 mm
o Evolving changes in size, shape, or symptoms
(itching/bleeding)
Diagnosis
• Biopsy
• Dermatoscopy
o Skin Carcinomas (benign)
Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC)
Cause
o Most common type of skin cancer
Presentation o Pearly or waxy papule o
Common on sun-exposed areas
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
• Cause
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o Firm, fast-growing, scaly, erythematous nodule or plaque
o Often found on sun-exposed areas o Can arise from
actinic keratoses
Diagnosis
o Biopsy o Dermatoscopy
o Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)
Cause
• HSV-1 (oral) Hsv-2 (genital)
Presentation
• Grouped vesicles on a erythematous base
• Burning or tingling sensation before the lesions
appear
• May rupture painful ulcers and then crust over
• HSV-1 cold sores on lips and mouth
• HSV-2 genital ulcers
Diagnosis o Vesicle
Small, fluid-filled blister
Examples:
• Herpes simplex
• Varicella (chickenpox)
• Contact derm o Bullae
Large, fluid-filled blister
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Examples
• Bullous pemphigoid
Burns
• Impetigo
o Papule
Small, solid, raised lesion
Examples
• Warts (verruca vulgaris)
• Acne vulgaris
• Lichen planus
- What are the lymph node names/locations reviewed in the videos? What is normal vs
abnormal findings o Preauricular
In front of the ears
o Postauricular
Behind the ears o
Occipital
Bottom of back of
the head o Tonsillar
Back of the throat
o Submandibular
