Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam 2024.
Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam 2024. primary lesion - ANSWER lesion that develops on previously unaltered skin lesion - ANSWER a region in an organ or tissue that has suffered damage thru injury or disease secondary lesion - ANSWER lesion that either changes impression over time or occurs when a primary lesion is scratched it may be infected macule - ANSWER circumscribed flat area; different color and texture from surrounding tissue, 1cm ex.) ephelides (freckles), petechia, flat nevi (moles) patch - ANSWER a large macule; 1cm ex.) mongolian spot, Cafe, au lair spot papule - ANSWER Small solid elevated lesion; 1cm ex.) bug bite, elevated nevus (mole) or verruca (wart) plaque - ANSWER elevation of skin; 1cm; example psoriasis lesion pustule - ANSWER a visible accumulation of purulent fluid under skin; 1cm; examples acne and impetigo vesicle - ANSWER a circumscribed elevation of skin contains "SEROUS FLUID: 1cm; examples, herpes simples, varicella, shingles nodule - ANSWER solid mass of skin, is elevated or palpated 1cm; often extends deeper into dermis: examples xanthoma and fibroma
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