Maryville NURS 612 Exam 2 Questions With 100% Correct Answers

Maryville NURS 612 Exam 2 Questions With 100% Correct Answers What are characteristics of Paget's disease of the breast? - answeran eczematous rash on the area of the nipple and/or areola. What does jaundice indicate? - answeran elevation in bilirubin. Usually evident in the scelera and mucus membranes first. What might pallor indicate? - answerdecreased circulation to an area or a decrease in hemoglobin. It's usually first noticed on the face, conjunctiva, oral mucosa, and/or nail beds. What might redness of the skin indicate? - answera generalized problem associated with a fever or a localized problem, such as sunburn, infection, or allergic response. What do you assess for when examining the skin? - answercolor, temperature, moisture, texture, and turgor. What would cause increased skin turgor? - answerscleroderma. What disease can cause bronze skin tones? - answerAddison's disease (adrenal insufficiency) and hemochromatosis. What disease/illnesses can cause tan skin? - answerchloasma (pregnancy), lupus, scleroderma, ichthyosis, sprue, and tinea versicolor. What can cause yellow skin? - answeruremia, jaundice, carotenemia What can cause dusky blue skin? - answerarsenic poisoning and cyanosis. What can cause red skin? - answerpolycythemia. What can cause pallor? - answeranemia, vitiligo, and albinism. What should all lesions be assessed for? - answersize, shape, configuration, color, and texture. What do you consider when multiple lesions are present? - answerpattern, location, and distribution. What are some examples of vesicular lesions? - answerherpes simplex, varicella, herpes zoster, tinea pedis, contact dermitis, dyshidrosis (found on hands and feet), and scabies. What are some examples of bullae (large blisters)? - answererythema multiforme (includes Stevens-Johnson syndrome), bullous impetigo, bullous tinea, and event contact dermatitis. What are some examples of pustular lesions? - answeracne vulgaris, acne rosacea, and bacterial folliculitis. Folliculitis is typically associated with staphylococci. What other microorganisms can cause folliculitis? - answerPsuedomonas (associated with hot tubs), Candida, tinea barbae, and herpes. What are some examples of keratotic lesions? - answerwarts, actinic keratoses, and corns and calluses. Describe keratotic lesions. - answerlesions are rough and generally raised. They contain a high amount of keratin and they may appear scaly. What are some examples of raised, skin-colored lesions? - answerbasal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, epidermal inclusion cyst (epidermoid cyst), molluscum contagiosum, and xanthomas (abnormal lipid metabolism). What are some examples of white lesions? - answerpityriasis alba (white/lighter patches on face in children), tinea versicolor, milia, and vitiligo. What are some examples of brown lesions? - answerfreckles, nevi, melanoma, seborrheic keratosis, acanthosis nigricans, cafe au lait (may point to neurofibromatosis/ Fanconi anemia), and congenital nevi/giant hairy pigmented nevus (potential for transition to melanoma). What are some examples of inflammatory or red lesions? - answercherry hemangioma, pyogenic granulomas (not caused by infection, stem from vascular proliferation), furuncles (boils, when multiple called carbuncles and common in axilla or groin/accompanied by lymphadenopathy), cellulitis, hidradenitis suppurativa, urticaria (hives), erythema nodosum, psoriasis, lupus erythematosus, lichen planus (associated with Hep C), secondary syphilis, tinea corporis, and pityriasis rosea. Describe pityriasis rosea. - answerIs believed to be caused by a virus. Herald patch is similar to tinea and typically located on the trunk. Several days later a more diffuse set of smaller pink, salmon, or fawn-colored lesions appear. May be a Christmas tree distribution because they follow tension lines. What are some examples of eczematous lesions with excoriations? - answeratopic dermatitis, dyshidrosis, stasis dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis (e.g. cradle cap). and contact dermatitis. What patient complaints (regarding the head) would alert you to a the possibility of decreased cerebral blood flow? - answersyncope or dizziness. What complaint would alert you to the possibility of a malignant process regarding lymphatics? - answercomplaint of enlarged lymph nodes or masses, in the absence of infection.