Adult Health Exam #2 Questions | 2026/2027 | Correct
Answers | With Complete Solutions
_______ is the strongest predisposing factor of asthma Correct
Answers - Allergy
________ are associated with increased costs of treatment and
length of hospital stay as well as diminished quality of life for
patients. It is imperative that nurses perform a skin assessment
on every patient admitted to a hospital, inpatient rehab facility,
or skilled nursing facility Correct Answers - pressure ulcers
________ causes acute pharyngitis Correct Answers - Group A
Strep
__________ confirms the diagnosis of melanoma Correct
Answers - Biopsy
- a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin with a predilection
for areas that are well supplied with sebaceous glands or lie
between skin folds, where the bacterial count is high
- two forms - oily and dry Correct Answers Seborrheic
Dermatitis
- A handheld apparatus that disperses a moisturizing agent or
medication into the lungs
- This is used when patients have difficulty clearing secretions,
reduced vital capacity, and have been unsuccessful with simpler
methods Correct Answers - Mini Nebulizer Therapy
,- A malignancy of endothelial cells that line the small blood
vessels
- lesions consist of reddish purple to dark blue macules, plaques,
or nodules Correct Answers Kaposi Sarcoma
- A type I immediate hypersensitivity disorder characterized by
inflammation and hyper reactivity of the skin
- used synonymously with eczema
- a chronic pruritus inflammatory skin disease
- associated with an elevation of serum IgE and large amounts of
histamine in the skin
- This condition has a tendency to recur, with remission from
adolescence to 20 years of age Correct Answers Atopic
Dermatitis
- A type of IV delayed hypersensitivity reaction caused by
contact with an exogenous substance that elicits an allergic
response
- inflammatory reaction of the skin Correct Answers - Contact
dermatitis
- an infestation of the skin by the itch mite Sarcoptes scabei
- the disease is commonly found in people living in substandard
hygienic conditions and in people who are sexually active
- The mites typically involve the fingers and hand contact may
produce infection Correct Answers Scabies
- appears moist or greasy
- may be patches of shallow, greasy skin, with or without
scaling, and slight erythema, predominantly on the forehead,
nasolabial fold, beard area, scalp, and between adjacent skin
,surfaces in the regions of the axilliae, groin, and breasts Correct
Answers - Oily seborrheic dermatitis
- consists of flaky desquamation of the scalp with a profuse
amount of fine, powdery scales, commonly called dandruff
- when scaling occurs it is often accompanied by pruritus
Correct Answers - dry form of seborrheic dermatitis
- elevated palpable solid mass with circumscribed border
- <0.5cm
- nevi, warts Correct Answers - papule
- elevated, palpable, solid mass
- 0.5-2cm
- lipoma Correct Answers Nodule
- Excision of a precise area without affecting surrounding tissues
Correct Answers Mohs micrographic surgery
- flat, nonpalpable skin color change; <1cm
- ex: freckles Correct Answers - macule
- full thickness tissue loss
- exposed bone, tendon, or muscle
- slough or eschar may be present
- tunneling and undermining often present Correct Answers
Stage IV pressure ulcer
- full thickness tissue loss
- subcutaneous fat may be visible
- bone, tendon, or muscle NOT exposed
, - slough may be present but does NOT obscure the depth of
tissue loss
- may include tunneling and undermining Correct Answers
Stage III pressure ulcer
- full thickness tissue loss in which the base of the ulcer is
covered by slough (yellow, tan, gray, green, or brown) and/or
eschar (tan, brown, or black) in the wound bed
- until slough and/or eschar is removed to expose the base of the
wound, the true depth and therefore stage cannot be determined
Correct Answers Unstageable pressure ulcer
- intact skin
- nonblanchable redness of localized area
- darkly pigmented skin may not have visible blnaching
- color may differ from surrounding area
- area may be painful, firm, soft, and warmer or cooler as
compared to adjacent tissue Correct Answers - Stage I
- Life threatening skin cancer that develops from melanocytes
- presents as black or brown mole, may appear red, white, blue
or grey
- least common, but most dangerous Correct Answers -
malignant melanoma
- may occur when too high concentration of oxygen (greater
than ______%) is given for an extended period of time
- it is caused by overproduction of oxygen free radicals, which
are by-products of cell metabolism Correct Answers - oxygen
toxicity
- 50%
Answers | With Complete Solutions
_______ is the strongest predisposing factor of asthma Correct
Answers - Allergy
________ are associated with increased costs of treatment and
length of hospital stay as well as diminished quality of life for
patients. It is imperative that nurses perform a skin assessment
on every patient admitted to a hospital, inpatient rehab facility,
or skilled nursing facility Correct Answers - pressure ulcers
________ causes acute pharyngitis Correct Answers - Group A
Strep
__________ confirms the diagnosis of melanoma Correct
Answers - Biopsy
- a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin with a predilection
for areas that are well supplied with sebaceous glands or lie
between skin folds, where the bacterial count is high
- two forms - oily and dry Correct Answers Seborrheic
Dermatitis
- A handheld apparatus that disperses a moisturizing agent or
medication into the lungs
- This is used when patients have difficulty clearing secretions,
reduced vital capacity, and have been unsuccessful with simpler
methods Correct Answers - Mini Nebulizer Therapy
,- A malignancy of endothelial cells that line the small blood
vessels
- lesions consist of reddish purple to dark blue macules, plaques,
or nodules Correct Answers Kaposi Sarcoma
- A type I immediate hypersensitivity disorder characterized by
inflammation and hyper reactivity of the skin
- used synonymously with eczema
- a chronic pruritus inflammatory skin disease
- associated with an elevation of serum IgE and large amounts of
histamine in the skin
- This condition has a tendency to recur, with remission from
adolescence to 20 years of age Correct Answers Atopic
Dermatitis
- A type of IV delayed hypersensitivity reaction caused by
contact with an exogenous substance that elicits an allergic
response
- inflammatory reaction of the skin Correct Answers - Contact
dermatitis
- an infestation of the skin by the itch mite Sarcoptes scabei
- the disease is commonly found in people living in substandard
hygienic conditions and in people who are sexually active
- The mites typically involve the fingers and hand contact may
produce infection Correct Answers Scabies
- appears moist or greasy
- may be patches of shallow, greasy skin, with or without
scaling, and slight erythema, predominantly on the forehead,
nasolabial fold, beard area, scalp, and between adjacent skin
,surfaces in the regions of the axilliae, groin, and breasts Correct
Answers - Oily seborrheic dermatitis
- consists of flaky desquamation of the scalp with a profuse
amount of fine, powdery scales, commonly called dandruff
- when scaling occurs it is often accompanied by pruritus
Correct Answers - dry form of seborrheic dermatitis
- elevated palpable solid mass with circumscribed border
- <0.5cm
- nevi, warts Correct Answers - papule
- elevated, palpable, solid mass
- 0.5-2cm
- lipoma Correct Answers Nodule
- Excision of a precise area without affecting surrounding tissues
Correct Answers Mohs micrographic surgery
- flat, nonpalpable skin color change; <1cm
- ex: freckles Correct Answers - macule
- full thickness tissue loss
- exposed bone, tendon, or muscle
- slough or eschar may be present
- tunneling and undermining often present Correct Answers
Stage IV pressure ulcer
- full thickness tissue loss
- subcutaneous fat may be visible
- bone, tendon, or muscle NOT exposed
, - slough may be present but does NOT obscure the depth of
tissue loss
- may include tunneling and undermining Correct Answers
Stage III pressure ulcer
- full thickness tissue loss in which the base of the ulcer is
covered by slough (yellow, tan, gray, green, or brown) and/or
eschar (tan, brown, or black) in the wound bed
- until slough and/or eschar is removed to expose the base of the
wound, the true depth and therefore stage cannot be determined
Correct Answers Unstageable pressure ulcer
- intact skin
- nonblanchable redness of localized area
- darkly pigmented skin may not have visible blnaching
- color may differ from surrounding area
- area may be painful, firm, soft, and warmer or cooler as
compared to adjacent tissue Correct Answers - Stage I
- Life threatening skin cancer that develops from melanocytes
- presents as black or brown mole, may appear red, white, blue
or grey
- least common, but most dangerous Correct Answers -
malignant melanoma
- may occur when too high concentration of oxygen (greater
than ______%) is given for an extended period of time
- it is caused by overproduction of oxygen free radicals, which
are by-products of cell metabolism Correct Answers - oxygen
toxicity
- 50%
