CMN 572 ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Benign Mole.
Answer: <6mm in size, macule or papule with well defined border
◉ Atypical Nevi.
Answer: larger than 6mm, ill defined borders, irregular
pigmentation
◉ Blue Nevi.
Answer: asian heritage
◉ seborrheic keratosis.
Answer: benign; beige/brown VELVETY or thick scaly
papules/plaques "stuck on" appearance - cryotherapy (not
bothersome, leave alone)
◉ Fissure.
Answer: narrow linear crack onto epidermis exposing dermis
(athletes foot)
,◉ Ulcer.
Answer: loss of epdermis/dermis (pressure sore)
◉ Wheal.
Answer: circumscribed area of skin edema (hives/uticaria)
◉ Macule.
Answer: flat discoloration <1cm (freckle)
◉ Pustule.
Answer: Vesical-like lesion with purulent content (acne, impetigo)
◉ Vesicle.
Answer: fluid filled <1cm (varicella)
◉ Bulla.
Answer: fluid filled >1cm (blister)
◉ Patch.
Answer: flat discoloration >1cm (vitiligo)
◉ Plaque.
, Answer: raised lesion >1cm same or different color than surround
skin (psoriasis)
◉ Papule.
Answer: raised lesion <1cm same or different color than
surrounding skin (raised nevus)
◉ Nodule.
Answer: raised lesion >1cm usually usually mobile epidermal cyst
◉ Xerosis.
Answer: dry skin atopic dermatitis
◉ Lichenilfication.
Answer: skin thickening usually found over pruritic or friction area
atopic dermatitis areas of recurrent scratching
◉ linear.
Answer: in streaks (poison ivy)
◉ annular.
Answer: in a ring (erythema migrans)
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Benign Mole.
Answer: <6mm in size, macule or papule with well defined border
◉ Atypical Nevi.
Answer: larger than 6mm, ill defined borders, irregular
pigmentation
◉ Blue Nevi.
Answer: asian heritage
◉ seborrheic keratosis.
Answer: benign; beige/brown VELVETY or thick scaly
papules/plaques "stuck on" appearance - cryotherapy (not
bothersome, leave alone)
◉ Fissure.
Answer: narrow linear crack onto epidermis exposing dermis
(athletes foot)
,◉ Ulcer.
Answer: loss of epdermis/dermis (pressure sore)
◉ Wheal.
Answer: circumscribed area of skin edema (hives/uticaria)
◉ Macule.
Answer: flat discoloration <1cm (freckle)
◉ Pustule.
Answer: Vesical-like lesion with purulent content (acne, impetigo)
◉ Vesicle.
Answer: fluid filled <1cm (varicella)
◉ Bulla.
Answer: fluid filled >1cm (blister)
◉ Patch.
Answer: flat discoloration >1cm (vitiligo)
◉ Plaque.
, Answer: raised lesion >1cm same or different color than surround
skin (psoriasis)
◉ Papule.
Answer: raised lesion <1cm same or different color than
surrounding skin (raised nevus)
◉ Nodule.
Answer: raised lesion >1cm usually usually mobile epidermal cyst
◉ Xerosis.
Answer: dry skin atopic dermatitis
◉ Lichenilfication.
Answer: skin thickening usually found over pruritic or friction area
atopic dermatitis areas of recurrent scratching
◉ linear.
Answer: in streaks (poison ivy)
◉ annular.
Answer: in a ring (erythema migrans)