MARYVILLE NURS 612 EXAM 2 REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ If exposed to UV/sun frequently, you should assess?
Answer: Assess your skin frequently for any changes to moles or
freckles.
◉ What is the patho of a fungal infection in the nail bed?
Answer: Fungal growth in the nail plate causing it to crumble.
◉ What are some subjective findings of onychomycosis (fungal
infection of the nail)
Answer: Discomfort, paresthesia, loss of dexterity, inability to walk,
exercise, or wear shoes. Changes in nail.
◉ What are some objective findings of onychomycosis?
Answer: Thick/yellow/white discoloration/crumbling of nail. Nail
may separate from nail bed. No pitting.
◉ Paronychia
Answer: Invasion of bacteria between the nail fold and plate.
Bacterial or fungal infection. Infection occurs where the skin meets
the nail at the base or sides. Can be acute or chronic.
,◉ Objective findings of paronychia?
Answer: Erythema, edema, painful to touch. Purulent drainage
under the cuticle. Chronic can produce rippling of the nail.
◉ Leukonychia
Answer: White spots on the nails. Typically caused by trauma or
cuticle manipulation. Also benign.
◉ Objective findings of leukonychia?
Answer: White spots under the nails.
◉ Nodule
Answer: Elevated, firm, circumscribed lesion; deeper in dermis than
a papule; 1 to 2 cm in diameter
◉ Cyst
Answer: Elevated, circumscribed, encapsulated lesion; in dermis or
subcutaneous layer; filled with liquid or semisolid materialE
◉ Papule
Answer: Elevated, firm, circumscribed area less than 1 cm in
diameter.
, ◉ Pustule
Answer: Elevated, superficial lesion; similar to a vesicle but filled
with purulent fluid.
◉ What are some differential diagnoses of a nodule?
Answer: Erythema nodosum; lipoma
◉ What are some differential diagnoses of a cyst?
Answer: Sebaceous cyst; cystic acne
◉ What are some differential diagnoses of a papule?
Answer: Wart (verruca); Elevated mole; Lichen planus
◉ What are some differential diagnoses of a pustule?
Answer: Impetigo; acne
◉ What are the ABCDEs of lesions
Answer: Asymmetry - halves do not match.
Borders - irregular, ragged, blurred.
Color - not the same all over, varying shades of the same color
(reds/browns)
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ If exposed to UV/sun frequently, you should assess?
Answer: Assess your skin frequently for any changes to moles or
freckles.
◉ What is the patho of a fungal infection in the nail bed?
Answer: Fungal growth in the nail plate causing it to crumble.
◉ What are some subjective findings of onychomycosis (fungal
infection of the nail)
Answer: Discomfort, paresthesia, loss of dexterity, inability to walk,
exercise, or wear shoes. Changes in nail.
◉ What are some objective findings of onychomycosis?
Answer: Thick/yellow/white discoloration/crumbling of nail. Nail
may separate from nail bed. No pitting.
◉ Paronychia
Answer: Invasion of bacteria between the nail fold and plate.
Bacterial or fungal infection. Infection occurs where the skin meets
the nail at the base or sides. Can be acute or chronic.
,◉ Objective findings of paronychia?
Answer: Erythema, edema, painful to touch. Purulent drainage
under the cuticle. Chronic can produce rippling of the nail.
◉ Leukonychia
Answer: White spots on the nails. Typically caused by trauma or
cuticle manipulation. Also benign.
◉ Objective findings of leukonychia?
Answer: White spots under the nails.
◉ Nodule
Answer: Elevated, firm, circumscribed lesion; deeper in dermis than
a papule; 1 to 2 cm in diameter
◉ Cyst
Answer: Elevated, circumscribed, encapsulated lesion; in dermis or
subcutaneous layer; filled with liquid or semisolid materialE
◉ Papule
Answer: Elevated, firm, circumscribed area less than 1 cm in
diameter.
, ◉ Pustule
Answer: Elevated, superficial lesion; similar to a vesicle but filled
with purulent fluid.
◉ What are some differential diagnoses of a nodule?
Answer: Erythema nodosum; lipoma
◉ What are some differential diagnoses of a cyst?
Answer: Sebaceous cyst; cystic acne
◉ What are some differential diagnoses of a papule?
Answer: Wart (verruca); Elevated mole; Lichen planus
◉ What are some differential diagnoses of a pustule?
Answer: Impetigo; acne
◉ What are the ABCDEs of lesions
Answer: Asymmetry - halves do not match.
Borders - irregular, ragged, blurred.
Color - not the same all over, varying shades of the same color
(reds/browns)
