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subjective data for skin— Ans: 1. History of skin disease
(allergies, hives, psoriasis, eczema)
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2. Change in pigmentation
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3. Change in mole (size or color)
4. Excessive dryness or moisture
5. Pruritus
6. Excessive bruising
7. Rash or lesion
8. Medications
9. Hair loss
10. Change in nails
11. Environmental or occupational hazards
12. Patient-centered care
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Seborrhea— Ans: oily
Xerosis— Ans: dry skin
alopecia— Ans: significant hair loss
hirsutism— Ans: shaggy or excessive hair
vitiligo— Ans: the complete absence of melanin pigment in
patchy areas
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normal skin color findings— Ans: -even and consistent with
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Freckles (ephelides)— Ans: small, flat macules of brown
melanin pigment that occur on sun-exposed skin
Mole (nevus)— Ans: clump of melanocytes, tan-to-brown
color, flat or raised.
Acquired nevi— Ans: have symmetry, small size (6 mm or
less), smooth borders, and single uniform pigmentation.
Junctional Nevus— Ans: is macular only and occurs in
children and adolescents.
compound nevus— Ans: macular and papular
Danger signs of pigmented lesions— Ans: ABCDEF -
Asymmetry, Border irregularity, Color variation, Diameter of
greater than 6mm. Elevation and enlargement. Funny looking
Widespread color changes in skin— Ans: pallor, erythema,
cyanosis, jaundice
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Pallor skin tone— Ans: Pale skin
-occurs with anemia, shock, and arterial insufficiency
Erythema skin tone— Ans: -redness of the skin
occurs with polycythemia, venous stasis, carbon monoxide
poisoning, and the extravascular presence of red blood cells
Cyanosis— Ans: bluish discoloration of the skin
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-indicates hypoxemia and occurs with shock, cardiac arrest,
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heart failure, chronic bronchitis, and congenital heart disease.
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Jaundice— Ans: yellowing of the skin
-occurs with hepatitis, cirrhosis, sickle-cell disease,
transfusion reaction, and hemolytic disease of the newborn.
Temperature of the skin— Ans: should be warm and equal
bilaterally
-suggests normal circulatory status
Abnormalities of temperature in skin— Ans: Chronic cigarette
smoking causes vasoconstriction, noted in cool, pale hands.
General Hypothermia accompanies— Ans: shock, cardiac
arrest
Localized Hypothermia occurs in— Ans: peripheral arterial
insufficiency and Raynaud disease
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Hyperthyroidism— Ans: -increases metabolic rate, causing
warm, moist skin
Diaphoresis— Ans: profuse sweating
-occurs with thyrotoxicosis, heart attack, anxiety, or pain
Dehydration indication on skin— Ans: -mucous membranes
are dry, and lips look parched and cracked. With extreme
dryness the skin is fissured, resembling cracks in a dry lake
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bed.
Normal Texture of skin— Ans: smooth and firm with even
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surface
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Hyperthyroidism texture— Ans: skin feels smoother and
softer, like velvet
Hypothyroidism texture— Ans: skin feels rough, dry, and
flaky
Abnormal signs of thickness of skin— Ans: -very thin, shiny
thin occurs with arterial insufficiency
Unilateral edema has a— Ans: local or peripheral cause.
Bilateral edema (anasarca)— Ans: a central problem such as
heart failure or kidney failure.
normal mobility and turgor— Ans: -mobility: ease of skin to
rise
-turgor: ability to return to place when released
NR 302 Exam 2 Questions and
Answers (100% Correct Answers)
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subjective data for skin— Ans: 1. History of skin disease
(allergies, hives, psoriasis, eczema)
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2. Change in pigmentation
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3. Change in mole (size or color)
4. Excessive dryness or moisture
5. Pruritus
6. Excessive bruising
7. Rash or lesion
8. Medications
9. Hair loss
10. Change in nails
11. Environmental or occupational hazards
12. Patient-centered care
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Seborrhea— Ans: oily
Xerosis— Ans: dry skin
alopecia— Ans: significant hair loss
hirsutism— Ans: shaggy or excessive hair
vitiligo— Ans: the complete absence of melanin pigment in
patchy areas
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normal skin color findings— Ans: -even and consistent with
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genetic background
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Freckles (ephelides)— Ans: small, flat macules of brown
melanin pigment that occur on sun-exposed skin
Mole (nevus)— Ans: clump of melanocytes, tan-to-brown
color, flat or raised.
Acquired nevi— Ans: have symmetry, small size (6 mm or
less), smooth borders, and single uniform pigmentation.
Junctional Nevus— Ans: is macular only and occurs in
children and adolescents.
compound nevus— Ans: macular and papular
Danger signs of pigmented lesions— Ans: ABCDEF -
Asymmetry, Border irregularity, Color variation, Diameter of
greater than 6mm. Elevation and enlargement. Funny looking
Widespread color changes in skin— Ans: pallor, erythema,
cyanosis, jaundice
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Pallor skin tone— Ans: Pale skin
-occurs with anemia, shock, and arterial insufficiency
Erythema skin tone— Ans: -redness of the skin
occurs with polycythemia, venous stasis, carbon monoxide
poisoning, and the extravascular presence of red blood cells
Cyanosis— Ans: bluish discoloration of the skin
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-indicates hypoxemia and occurs with shock, cardiac arrest,
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heart failure, chronic bronchitis, and congenital heart disease.
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Jaundice— Ans: yellowing of the skin
-occurs with hepatitis, cirrhosis, sickle-cell disease,
transfusion reaction, and hemolytic disease of the newborn.
Temperature of the skin— Ans: should be warm and equal
bilaterally
-suggests normal circulatory status
Abnormalities of temperature in skin— Ans: Chronic cigarette
smoking causes vasoconstriction, noted in cool, pale hands.
General Hypothermia accompanies— Ans: shock, cardiac
arrest
Localized Hypothermia occurs in— Ans: peripheral arterial
insufficiency and Raynaud disease
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Hyperthyroidism— Ans: -increases metabolic rate, causing
warm, moist skin
Diaphoresis— Ans: profuse sweating
-occurs with thyrotoxicosis, heart attack, anxiety, or pain
Dehydration indication on skin— Ans: -mucous membranes
are dry, and lips look parched and cracked. With extreme
dryness the skin is fissured, resembling cracks in a dry lake
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bed.
Normal Texture of skin— Ans: smooth and firm with even
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surface
Expert
Hyperthyroidism texture— Ans: skin feels smoother and
softer, like velvet
Hypothyroidism texture— Ans: skin feels rough, dry, and
flaky
Abnormal signs of thickness of skin— Ans: -very thin, shiny
thin occurs with arterial insufficiency
Unilateral edema has a— Ans: local or peripheral cause.
Bilateral edema (anasarca)— Ans: a central problem such as
heart failure or kidney failure.
normal mobility and turgor— Ans: -mobility: ease of skin to
rise
-turgor: ability to return to place when released
