NKU MSN 610 Module 2 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION 202425 UPDATE

Macule - correct answer A flat circumscribed area that is a change in the color of the skin, 1 cm in diameter. Examples - freckles, flat moles (nevi), petechiae, measles. Papule - correct answer An elevated, firm, circumscribed area, 1 cm in diameter. Examples- wart (verruca), elevated moles, lichen planus. Patch - correct answer A flat nonpalpable, irregularly shaped macule 1 cm in diameter. Examples: Vitiligo, port wine stains, hyperpigmented macule, café au lait patch. plaque - correct answer Elevated, firm, and rough lesion with flat top surface 1 cm in diameter. Example- Psoriasis, seborrheic, and actinic keratosis. Wheal - correct answer Elevated, irregular shaped area of cutaneous edema solid transient variable diameter. Example: insect bites urticaria allergic reaction. Nodule - correct answer Elevated firm circumscribed lesion deeper in dermis than papule 1-2 cm in diameter. Example- Erythema nodosum , lipoma. Mass - correct answer Elevated and solid lesion, may or may not be clearly demarcated, deeper in dermis 2 cm in diameter. Example: Neoplasms, benign tumor, lipoma. Vesicle - correct answer Elevated circumscribed, superficial, not into dermis, filled with serous fluid, 1 cm in diameter. Example- Varicella, herpes zoster. Bulla - correct answer Vesical 1 cm in diameter Example- Blister, pemphigus vulgaris. pustule - correct answer Elevated superficial lesion, similar to vesicle but filled with purulent fluid. Example- Impetigo, acne. Cyst - correct answer Elevated, Circumscribed, encapsulated lesion, in dermis or subcutaneous layer, filled with liquid or semisolid material. Example- Sebaceous cyst, cystic acne. Telangietasia - correct answer Fine, irregular, red lines produced by capillary dilation.