APEA- Derm Assessment Questions and Answers 2025

APEA- Derm Assessment Questions and
Answers 2025
WhenAassessingAtheAskin,itAisAnotedAtoAbeAveryAdryAandAcoolAtoAtouch.AThisAcouldAbeA
associatedAwith:
hypothyroidism.
hyperthyroidism.
psoriasis.
scleroderma.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-hypothyroidism.
PurpleApatchesAorAmaculesAonAbacksAofAtheAhandsAandAforearmsAofAtheAelderlyAwouldAbeA
suggestiveAof:
elderAabuse.
actinicApurpura.
aAbleedingAdisorder.
injuryAfromAfalls.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-actinicApurpura.
AnAadolescentAisAbeingAexaminedAforAacneAandAfindingsArevealedAseveralAclosedAcomedo
nes.ATheseAfindingsAareAalsoAtermed:
whiteheads.
blackheads.
pustules.
cysts.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-whiteheads.
AAsix-year-oldAchildApresentsAwithAaAfewAsmallAvesiclesAthatAareAhoney-
coloredAandAweepingAaroundAtheAleftAnare.ATheseAlesionsAareAconsistentAwith:
impetigo.
varicella.
HerpesAsimplex.
shingles.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-impetigo.
TicksAcanAtransmitAandAcause:
impetigo,AstaphAinfections,AandApsoriasis.
candidiasis,Ascabies,AandAtineaAcapitis.
RockyAMountainAspottedAfever,ALymeAdisease,AandAtularemia.
lice,Aroundworms,AandAhookworms.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
RockyAMountainAspottedAfever,ALymeAdisease,AandAtularemia.
AAsmallAchildAsustainedAburnsAtoAtheAposteriorAtrunkAandAposteriorAsurfaceAofAbothAarms.A
AccordingAtoAtheA"RuleAofANines"AforAsmallAchildren,AwhatApercentageAofAtheAtotalAbodyAsu
rfaceAareaAwasAinvolved?
9%.
18%.
27%.
32.5%.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-27%.
OnAexamination,AaAwhiteAdiscolorationAappearingAonAnailsAwasAnoted.AThisAisAconsistentA
with:
paronychia.

, onycholysis.
leukonychia.
psoriasis.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-leukonychia.
AApatientApresentsAwithAaAfullAthicknessAtissueAlossAwithAexposedAboneAandAtendonAandAe
scharAofAtheAleftAhip.AWhichAstageAofApressureAulcerAdevelopmentAisAthis?
StageAI
StageAII
StageAIII
StageAIVA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-StageAIV
ToAassessAskinAtemperature,AtheAexaminerAwouldAuseAthe:
palmarAsurfaceAofAtheAhand.
dorsalAsurfaceAofAtheAhand.
fingertips.
oralAthermometer.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-dorsalAsurfaceAofAtheAhand.
WhenAexaminingAtheAskin,AmultipleAareasAofAcircumscribedAelevationsAofAtheAskinAfilledAwit
hAserousAfluidAmeasuringAapproximatelyA0.5AcmAwereAnoted.ATheseAtypesAofAlesionsAcoul
dAbeAseenAin:
secondAdegreeAburns.
acneAorAimpetigo.
psoriasisAorAathlete'sAfoot.
herpesAsimplexAorAvaricella.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-herpesAsimplexAorAvaricella.
AnAinflammationAofAtheAproximalAandAlateralAnailAfoldsArepresents:
paronychia.
onychomycosis.
psoriasis.
leukonychia.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-paronychia.
OnAexaminationAofAtheAfeet,AtheAnurseApractitionerAobservesAaApainfulAthickeningAofAtheAsk
inAonAtheAbonyAprominenceAofAtheAleftAfifthAtoe.AThisAlesionAisAmostAlikelyAa:
plantarAwart.
corn.
callus.
neuropathicAulcer.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-corn.
AApatientAhasAaApapuleAwithAanAulceratedAcenterAonAtheAlowerAlidAandAmedialAcanthusAofAt
heAeye.AThisAisAconsistentAwith:
dacryocystitis.
aAhordeolumAorAstye.
aAchalazion.
aAbasalAcellAcarcinoma.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-aAbasalAcellAcarcinoma.
AApatientAisAobservedAtoAhaveApressureArelatedAalterationAofAintactAskinAalongAwithAchange
sAinAtemperature,Aconsistency,Asensation,AandAcolor.AWhichAstageAofApressureAulcerAisAco
nsistentAwithAthis?
StageAI
StageAII
StageAIII
StageAIVA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-StageAI