NECK AND LYMPH NODES QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
A common tool used for screening for melanoma ? correct answer "ABCDE"
-Asymmetry
-Border Irregularity
-Color variegation
-Diameter greater then 6 mm
-evolving changes (size, shape, symptoms (itching and tenderness), surface
(bleeding), and shades of color.
alopecia areata correct answer Autoimmune disorder that causes the affected
hair follicles to be mistakenly attacked by a person's own immune system; usually
begins with one or more small, round, smooth bald patches on the scalp.
Auscultation correct answer -skill of listening to the sounds produced by the body.
-one used unassisted sense of hearing and special instruments such as
stethoscope
-Body sounds heard with ears: speech, coughing, respirations, and percussion
tones
-avoid auscultation over clothing, gowns, and sheets; rubbing against patients
clothes or drapes or touching the stethoscope tubing because these actions
produce sounds that will insecure the sounds of the body
basal cell carcinoma correct answer malignant tumor of the basal cell layer of the
epidermis
-most common
, -lesions begin as shiny pa piles that develop central ulcers with rounded, pearly
edges and occur most often on regions regularly exposed to the sun
-elevated border
blunt percussion correct answer used to detect tenderness over organs by placing
one hand flat on the body surface and using the fist of the other hand to strike
the back of the hand flat on the body surface
clubbing of nails correct answer deformity of fingers and fingernails associated
with
underlying medical conditions or diseases that cause the finger tissue to
increase and nails to curve downward
-cardio-pulmonary issues
clubbing of nails correct answer finding in the nails that indicates chronic hypoxia
Color in skin correct answer Pallor: Loss of color in skin because of the absence of
oxygenated hemoglobin
Absence of Color: congenital or acquired loss of melanin pigment
Cyanosis: mottled blue color in skin and it's appendages because of inadequate
tissue perfusion with oxygenated blood.
Reddish Blue Tone: ruddy tone because of an increase in hemoglobin and stasis of
blood in capillaries