NSG500 EXAM 1
A flat, circumscribed area that is a change in the color of the skin; less than 1
cm in diameter - ANSWERS-macule
Elevated, firm circumscribed area less than 1 cm in diameter - ANSWERS-
papule
A flat, nonpalpable, irregularly shaped macule greater than 1 cm - ANSWERS-
patch
rough lesion with flat top, surface greater than 1 cm - ANSWERS-plaque
elevated irregular-shaped area of cutaneous edema, solid, transient, variable
diameter - ANSWERS-wheal
elevated, firm, circumscribed lesion; deeper in dermis than a papule 1-2 cm -
ANSWERS-nodule
elevated and solid lesion; may or may not be clearly demarcated; deeper in the
dermis, greater than 2 cm - ANSWERS-mass
Elevated, circumscribed, superficial, not into dermis; filled with serous fluid;
less than 1 cm in diameter - ANSWERS-vesicle
Vesicle greater than 1 cm in diameter - ANSWERS-bulla
, Virchow node (abdominal metastasis) - ANSWERS-Enlarged, hard left
supraclavicular node
Amsler grid - ANSWERS-test to assess central vision and to assist in the
diagnosis of age-related macular degeneration
Physiological Jaundice of the Newborn normal - ANSWERS-days 1-8/10
physiological jaundice in newborn abnormal - ANSWERS-longer than 2 weeks
All exams except abdominal - ANSWERS-inspect, palpate, percuss, auscultate
Tympanic - ANSWERS-A loud, high-pitched sound, similar to the sound of a
drum, heard on percussion of a hollow space (eg, the empty stomach or a puffed
out cheek).
hyper-resonant - ANSWERS-very loud, low pitch, booming
- emphysema
resonant - ANSWERS-loud, low pitch, long duration, hollow quality, ex.
healthy lungs
dull - ANSWERS-soft to moderate, moderate to high pitch, moderate duration,
thudlike quality, ex. liver
flat - ANSWERS-soft, high pitch, short duration, very dull quality, ex. muscle
A flat, circumscribed area that is a change in the color of the skin; less than 1
cm in diameter - ANSWERS-macule
Elevated, firm circumscribed area less than 1 cm in diameter - ANSWERS-
papule
A flat, nonpalpable, irregularly shaped macule greater than 1 cm - ANSWERS-
patch
rough lesion with flat top, surface greater than 1 cm - ANSWERS-plaque
elevated irregular-shaped area of cutaneous edema, solid, transient, variable
diameter - ANSWERS-wheal
elevated, firm, circumscribed lesion; deeper in dermis than a papule 1-2 cm -
ANSWERS-nodule
elevated and solid lesion; may or may not be clearly demarcated; deeper in the
dermis, greater than 2 cm - ANSWERS-mass
Elevated, circumscribed, superficial, not into dermis; filled with serous fluid;
less than 1 cm in diameter - ANSWERS-vesicle
Vesicle greater than 1 cm in diameter - ANSWERS-bulla
, Virchow node (abdominal metastasis) - ANSWERS-Enlarged, hard left
supraclavicular node
Amsler grid - ANSWERS-test to assess central vision and to assist in the
diagnosis of age-related macular degeneration
Physiological Jaundice of the Newborn normal - ANSWERS-days 1-8/10
physiological jaundice in newborn abnormal - ANSWERS-longer than 2 weeks
All exams except abdominal - ANSWERS-inspect, palpate, percuss, auscultate
Tympanic - ANSWERS-A loud, high-pitched sound, similar to the sound of a
drum, heard on percussion of a hollow space (eg, the empty stomach or a puffed
out cheek).
hyper-resonant - ANSWERS-very loud, low pitch, booming
- emphysema
resonant - ANSWERS-loud, low pitch, long duration, hollow quality, ex.
healthy lungs
dull - ANSWERS-soft to moderate, moderate to high pitch, moderate duration,
thudlike quality, ex. liver
flat - ANSWERS-soft, high pitch, short duration, very dull quality, ex. muscle
