GNUR 238 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS 100%
CORRECT
, Macule - ANSWERsmall spot; a flat, circumscribed area that is a change in the color of
the skin; less than 1 cm in diameter (Ex: freckles, flat moles (nevi))
Papule - ANSWERan elevated, firm, circumscribed area less than 1 cm in diameter (Ex:
wart, elevated moles))
Patch - ANSWERa flat, nonpalpable, irregular shaped macule more than 1 cm in
diameter (Ex: vitiligo- depigmented macules that appear on the face, hands and feet)
Wheal - ANSWERelevated irregular-shaped area of cutaneous edema; solid, transient;
variable diameter (Ex: insect bites, urticaria, allergic reaction)
Nodule - ANSWERelevated, firm, circumscribed lesion; deeper in dermis than a papule;
1 to 2 cm in diameter (Ex: lipomas)
Tumor - ANSWERelevated and solid lesion; may or may not be clearly demarcated;
deeper in dermis, greater than 2 cm in diameter
Vesicle - ANSWERelevated, circumscribed, superficial, not into dermis; filled with
serous fluid; less than 1 cm in diameter (Ex: varicella, herpes zoster)
Cyst - ANSWERelevated, circumscribed, encapsulated lesion; in dermis or
subcutaneous layer; filled with liquid or semisolid material (Ex: sebaceous cyst)
Pustule - ANSWERelevated, superficial lesion; similar to a vesicle but filled with
purulent fluid (Ex: impetigo, acne)
Pressure Ulcers Stage 1 - ANSWERProlonged redness with unbroken skin.
Pressure Ulcers Stage 2 - ANSWERPartial-thickness skin loss appears as a shallow,
open ulcer with pink wound bed
Pressure Ulcers Stage 3 - ANSWERFull-thickness skin loss with damage to
subcutaneous tissue (may note serosanguineous drainage).
Pressure Ulcers Stage 4 - ANSWERFull-thickness skin loss with exposed bone, muscle,
or tendon - may have some eschar or slough.
Pressure Ulcers: Unstageable - ANSWEREschar or slough may cover the entire wound
bed; thus, it is unstagable.
Pressure Ulcer - ANSWERLocalized injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue usually
over a bony prominence, as a result of pressure, or pressure in combination with shear
CORRECT
, Macule - ANSWERsmall spot; a flat, circumscribed area that is a change in the color of
the skin; less than 1 cm in diameter (Ex: freckles, flat moles (nevi))
Papule - ANSWERan elevated, firm, circumscribed area less than 1 cm in diameter (Ex:
wart, elevated moles))
Patch - ANSWERa flat, nonpalpable, irregular shaped macule more than 1 cm in
diameter (Ex: vitiligo- depigmented macules that appear on the face, hands and feet)
Wheal - ANSWERelevated irregular-shaped area of cutaneous edema; solid, transient;
variable diameter (Ex: insect bites, urticaria, allergic reaction)
Nodule - ANSWERelevated, firm, circumscribed lesion; deeper in dermis than a papule;
1 to 2 cm in diameter (Ex: lipomas)
Tumor - ANSWERelevated and solid lesion; may or may not be clearly demarcated;
deeper in dermis, greater than 2 cm in diameter
Vesicle - ANSWERelevated, circumscribed, superficial, not into dermis; filled with
serous fluid; less than 1 cm in diameter (Ex: varicella, herpes zoster)
Cyst - ANSWERelevated, circumscribed, encapsulated lesion; in dermis or
subcutaneous layer; filled with liquid or semisolid material (Ex: sebaceous cyst)
Pustule - ANSWERelevated, superficial lesion; similar to a vesicle but filled with
purulent fluid (Ex: impetigo, acne)
Pressure Ulcers Stage 1 - ANSWERProlonged redness with unbroken skin.
Pressure Ulcers Stage 2 - ANSWERPartial-thickness skin loss appears as a shallow,
open ulcer with pink wound bed
Pressure Ulcers Stage 3 - ANSWERFull-thickness skin loss with damage to
subcutaneous tissue (may note serosanguineous drainage).
Pressure Ulcers Stage 4 - ANSWERFull-thickness skin loss with exposed bone, muscle,
or tendon - may have some eschar or slough.
Pressure Ulcers: Unstageable - ANSWEREschar or slough may cover the entire wound
bed; thus, it is unstagable.
Pressure Ulcer - ANSWERLocalized injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue usually
over a bony prominence, as a result of pressure, or pressure in combination with shear
