ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT, SKIN QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS

ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT, SKIN
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS


Nevi - ans-xz xz




moles, chronic sun exposure, lighter skin people, mostly benign, freckles, birthmarks, incre
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ase with age
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Dyplastic Nevi - ans-asymmetric, center darker, 'a smug', not circumscribed
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Secondary Lesions - ans-Scale, scab, crust, fissure, erosion
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Primary Lesions, began as: - ans-Macule, papule, pustule, plaque, vesicle, bulla, nodule
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Macule - ans-flat, circumscribed, <1 cm
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Papule - ans-elevated, firm, circumscribed, <1cm
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Patch - ans-flat, nonpalpable, irregular shaped, >1cm, ex:Vitiligo (loss of pigment)
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a big macule
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Plaque - ans-elevated, firm, rough lesion, >1cm, ex: Psoriasis
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Wheal - ans-elevated, round, irregular shape, insect bites or allergic reaction ex:Hives
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Nodule - ans-firm, circumscribed, deeper in the dermis, 1-
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2 cm, smaller then a tumor ex;rosacea
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Tumor - ans- xz xz




elevated, solid, larger than 2cm, moveable or nonmoveable, larger than a nodule
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Vesicle - ans-elevated, circumscribed, superficial, less than 1cm, ex: HSV1
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Bulla - ans-blister, 1cm or larger, forms from vesicle
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Ulcer - ans-when a bulla breaks, secondary, superifical
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Excoriation - ans-ex: diaper rash, xz xz xz xz




Color variations of skin - ans-petechie, purpura, ecchymosis
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Annular - ans-round with central clearing, not uniform in color, ex: ringworm
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