Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam With 100% Verified Solutions

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1. primary lesion lesion that develops on previously unaltered
skin

2. lesion a region in an organ or tissue that has
suffered damage thru injury or disease

3. secondary lesion lesion that either changes impression over
time or
occurs when a primary lesion is scratched it
may be infected

4. macule circumscribed flat area; different color and
texture from surrounding tissue, <1cm
ex.) ephelides (freckles), petechia, flat nevi
(moles)




5. patch a large macule; >1cm
ex.) mongolian spot, Cafe, au lair spot




6. papule Small solid elevated lesion; <1cm
ex.) bug bite, elevated nevus (mole) or
verruca (wart)




7. plaque elevation of skin; >1cm; example psoriasis
lesion



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8. pustule a visible accumulation of purulent fluid under
skin;
<1cm; examples acne and impetigo




9. vesicle a circumscribed elevation of skin contains
"SEROUS FLUID: <1cm; examples, herpes
simples, varicella, shingles




10. nodule solid mass of skin, is elevated or palpated
>1cm; often extends deeper into dermis:
examples xan- thoma and fibroma




11. bulla blister, circumscribed elevation containing
fluid
>1cm , extends only into epidermis,
examples burns, superficial blister,
contact dermatitis




12. wheal elevated white or pink compressible papule


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or plaque, a red, axon-mediated flare often
surround it,