HAP OA #3 - 100% questions with corrections 2023

HAP OA #3 - 100% questions with corrections 2023When taking the health history, the patient complains of pruritus. What is a common cause of this symptom? A. Hyperpigmentation B. Cancer C. Excessive bruising D. Allergic response D. Allergic Response ** Pruritus- severe itching of the skin, as a symptom of various ailments. What term refers to a linear skin lesion that runs along a nerve route? A. Zosteriform B. Shingles C. Dermatome D. Annular A. Zosteriform The components of a nail examination include: A. clubbing, pitting, and grooving. B. texture, toughness, and translucency. C. contour, consistency, and color. D. shape, surface, and circulation. C. Contour, consistency, and color A scooped out, shallow depression in the skin (loss of part of the epidermis) is called a/an: A. fissure. B. excoriation. C. ulcer. D. erosion. C.Erosion The nurse is bathing an 80-year-old man and notices that his skin is wrinkled, thin, lax, and dry. This finding would be related to which factor? A. Increased vascularity of the skin in the elderly B. Increased numbers of sweat and sebaceous glands in the elderly C. An increase in elasticity and an increase in subcutaneous fat in the elderly D. An increased loss of elasticity and a decrease in subcutaneous fat in the elderly D. An increased loss of elasticity and a decrease in subcutaneous fat in the elderly A patient tells the nurse that he has noticed that one of his moles has started to burn and bleed. When assessing his skin, the nurse would pay special attention to the danger signs for pigmented lesions and would be concerned with which additional finding? A. Symmetry of lesions B. Border regularity C. Diameter less than 6 mm D. Color variation D. Color Variation The nurse notices that a patient has a solid, elevated, circumscribed lesion that is less than 1 cm in diameter. When documenting this finding, the nurse would report this as a: A. papule. B. bulla. C. wheal. D. nodule. A. Papule Papule-a small, raised, solid pimple or swelling, often forming part of a rash on the skin and typically inflamed but not producing pus, typically 1 cm diameter.