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NUl 185/l NU185l Examl 2l Medical-Surgicall
Nursingl IIl Guidel |l Galenl (Latestl 2026/l
2027l Update)l 100%l Verifiedl Questionsl &l
Answersl |l Gradel A

Q:l Intertrigol patho/etiology
Answer:
inflammationl ofl 2l skinl surfacesl thatl touch

heat,l friction,l moisture,l candida



Q:l intertrigol symptomsl andl tx
Answer:
culturel tol r/ol yeastl inf



Q:l cellulitis
Answer:
infectionl ofl dermisl andl tissuel
red,l streaky,l painful,l andl tenderl
warml compress,l antibiotics



Q:l Furunclesl andl Carbuncles
Answer:
skinl abscessl ofl hairl follicle,l carbunclesl arel al collectionl ofl thesel boilsl
incisionl andl drainage,l systemicl antibitoics

,Q:l Herpesl Simplexl patho
Answer:
infectionl withl HSVl 1/2l isl imbeddedl inl thel nervel ganglionl atl sitel ofl lesion,l remissionl
andl exacerbations



Q:l HSVl etiology
Answer:
directl contactl wl infectedl individual
reactivatedl byl UVl light,l skinl irritation,l fever,l fatigue,l stress



Q:l HSVl s/s
Answer:
1:l lesionsl arel non-genital,l lipsl naresl etcl
2:l lesionsl onl genitalsl

painful,l preventl spreadl ofl virus



Q:l HSVl treatment
Answer:
antivirals;l acyclovir,l valacyclovir,l famciclovir

reducesl symptoms,l neverl cured



Q:l herpesl zosterl (shingles)l etiologyl andl patho
Answer:
Dormantl andl canl bel reactivatedl byl trauma,l malignancy,l orl locall radiation
Highl risk:l immunocompromisedl individuals

,Q:l herpesl zosterl s/sl andl tx
Answer:
Achingl orl discomfortl alongl thel nervel pathwayl followedl byl appearancel ofl vesicles

Symptomaticl treatment,l antibiotics,l systemicl corticosteroids
Earlyl DX



Q:l Herpesl Zosterl Nursingl Interventions
Answer:
Vaccination,l COLDl compress,l calaminel lotion,l diversionall activities



Q:l actinicl keratosis
Answer:
Precursorl tol squamousl celll carcinoma,l mustl bel removed



Q:l basall celll carcinoma
Answer:
smalll scalyl area,l waxy,l transluscent,l pearlyl white



Q:l squamousl celll carcinoma
Answer:
Typel ofl skinl cancerl morel seriousl thanl basall celll carcinoma;l oftenl characterizedl byl
scalyl redl papulesl orl nodules.



Q:l melanoma

, Answer:
Thel mostl seriousl forml ofl skinl cancer,l leastl common.l Canl bel causedl byl pigmentl cellsl
orl steroidl hormones.l Mustl bel removedl alongl withl surroundingl tissue



Q:l ABCDEsl ofl melanoma
Answer:
Asymmetric,l borderl irregular,l colorl variance,l diameterl >0.6mm,l evolution



Q:l Sunl precautions
Answer:
alll skinl complexionsl canl burn
graduall initiall exposure,l SPFl 30,l reapplyl everyl 2l hrs,l applyl 15-30l minsl beforel sunl
exposure,l avoidl peakl sunl exposurel froml 10-2l orl 11-3,l snowl waterl andl sandl canl reflectl
thel sunl rays



Q:l Hemoglobinl (Hgb)
Answer:
•l Femalesl 12-16l g/dL
•l Malesl 14-18l g/dLl
02l throughtl body/blood



Q:l Hematocritl (Hct)
Answer:
•l Femalesl 37-47%
•l Malesl 42-52%l
%l ofl hbgl throughl body



Q:l WBC

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