Advanced Health Assessment Final Exam

ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM Macule - ANS-Primary lesion; color change, flat, 1.5cm Eg: freckles, petechiae, purpura Papule - ANS-Primary lesion; raised, solid, 1cm Eg: nevus, wart Patch - ANS-Primary Lesion; flat, 1.5cm Eg: cafe au lait, Mongolian spot Plaque - ANS-Primary lesion; slightly raised, disk shapes, 1cm, scaling Eg: psoriasis, lichen Nodule - ANS-Primary lesion; palpable, solid, elevated, 1cm Eg: nevi, basal cell carcinoma Tumor - ANS-Primary lesion; large papule/nodule, fixed, 1cm, firm/soft, deep in dermis Eg: basal cell, squamous cell carcinoma Wheal - ANS-Primary lesion; pink/red, superficial, raised, swelling, slightly irregular shape, fluid-filled, pruritic, lasts 24hours Eg: Mosquito bite, allergic rxn Pustule - ANS-Primary lesion; raised lesion, 0.5cm, contains yellow cloudy fluid Eg: folliculitis, acne Urticaria - ANS-Primary lesion; intensely pruritic Eg: Hives Cyst - ANS-Primary lesion; elevated, semi-solid, varies in size Eg: Sebaceous cyst Vesicle - ANS-Primary lesion; elevated cavity containing clear fluid Eg: herpes, varicella, contact dermatitis Bulla - ANS-Primary lesion; vesicle 0.5cm, superficial Eg: Blister Crust - ANS-Secondary lesion; thickened, dried out lesion, yellow, brown or honey-colored Eg: Impetigo, herpes zoster Scale - ANS-Secondary lesion; flakes, dry or greasy, silvery or white, shedding Eg. psoriasis Fissure - ANS-Secondary lesion; linear crack w/abrupt edges Eg: angular chelitis, eczema Erosion - ANS-Secondary lesion; partial break in epidermis Eg: Herpes simplex/zoster Ulcer - ANS-Secondary lesion; deeper depression extending into dermis Excoriation - ANS-Secondary lesion; self-inflicted abrasion, superficial, crusted Eg: Contact dermatitis Scar - ANS-Secondary lesion; permanent fibrotic change, replaced w/collagen Atrophic scar - ANS-Secondary lesion; skin level depressed w/loss of tissue Lichenification - ANS-Secondary lesion; prolonged intense scratching thickens skin Eg: Eczema Keloid - ANS-Secondary lesion; hypertrophic scar, results in elevated scar tissue Localized Lesion Distribution - ANS-Appears in one small area Eg: tinea corporis, impetigo, herpes simplex Regional Lesion Distribution - ANS-Involves specific region of the body Eg: Acne vulgaris, herpes zoster, psoriasis Generalized Lesion Distribution - ANS-Appears widely distributed in numerous areas Eg: Urticaria, disseminated drug eruptions Round/Discoid Lesion - ANS-Coin or ring-shaped Eg: Nummular eczema Oval Lesion - ANS-Oval shaped Eg: pityriasis rosacea Annular Lesion - ANS-Round, active margins w/central clearing Eg: tinea corporis Zosteriform Lesion - ANS-Following nerve/segment of the body Eg: Herpes zoster Polycyclic Lesion - ANS-Interlocking or coalesced circles Eg: psoriasis, urticaria Linear Lesion - ANS-In a line Eg: contact dermatitis Iris/Target Lesion - ANS-Pink macules w/purple central papules Eg: erythema multiform Stellate Lesion - ANS-Star-shaped Eg: meningococcal septicemia Serpiginous Lesion - ANS-Snake-like or wavy Eg: cutaneous larva migrans Reticulate Lesion - ANS-Net-like or lacy Eg: lichen planus Morbilliform Lesion - ANS-Confluent, salmon-colored E.g: rubeola Discrete Margins - ANS-Well-demarcated or defined Psoriasis Indistinct Margins - ANS-Poorly defined, having borders that merge into normal skin Nummular eczema Active Margins - ANS-Margin/lesion shows greater activity than center Tinea species eruptions Irregular Margins - ANS-Non-smooth Malignant melanoma Umbilicated Margins - ANS-Border raised above center w/center of lesion depressed Basal cell Advancing Margins - ANS-Expanding at margins Cellulitis Central Clearing - ANS-Lighter skin in center w/erythematous borders Tinea corporis Desquamation - ANS-Peeling/sloughing of skin Rash associated w/TSS Keratonic - ANS-Hypertrophic stratum corneum, hardening Calluses, warts Punctation - ANS-Central umbilication