UTA NURS5432 Mod 6 Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
What is a primary skin lesion? - ....ANSWER ...-Uncomplicated, initial pathologic
change without infection, trauma or injury.
What is a secondary skin lesion? - ....ANSWER ...-Lesion as a result of infection,
injury, progression of disease
What does a macule look like? - ....ANSWER ...-flat, <1cm in diameter,
discoloration
ex: freckles
What is a patch? - ....ANSWER ...-A macule that is >1cm diameter
You notice a lesion that is solid, raised, and a distinct border. It is also <1cm in diameter.
You know this is a: - ....ANSWER ...-Papule
On skin assessment, you find a solid, raised, flat-topped, lesion that is >1cm. You know
this is a: - ....ANSWER ...-Plaque
Nodule - ....ANSWER ...-A raised solid lesion and may be in the epidermis,
dermis, or subcutaneous tissue
Tumor - ....ANSWER ...-solid mass of tissue, larger than a nodule
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, Vesicle - ....ANSWER ...-raised lesion less than 1 cm in diameter and is filled with
clear fluid
Bulla - ....ANSWER ...-a circumscribed fluid-filled lesion that is greater than 1 cm
in diameter
Pustule - ....ANSWER ...-a circumscribed elevated lesion that contains pus
Wheal - ....ANSWER ...-an area of elevated edema in the upper epidermis
Grade I skin assessment - ....ANSWER ...-"Insufficient" evidence to assess risk
and benefits of full body skin assessment
Important features to consider for a skin exam - ....ANSWER ...-Associated
symptoms
Arrangement of lesions
Distribution
Shape
Size
Risk factors for nonmelanoma skin cancers include: - ....ANSWER ...-1.
Cumulative exposure to UV Rays including indoor tanning
2. Light hair and eye color
3. People who tan poorly, burn easily and have freckles
4. Solid-organ transplant recipients
5. Immunosupression
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Questions and Answers
What is a primary skin lesion? - ....ANSWER ...-Uncomplicated, initial pathologic
change without infection, trauma or injury.
What is a secondary skin lesion? - ....ANSWER ...-Lesion as a result of infection,
injury, progression of disease
What does a macule look like? - ....ANSWER ...-flat, <1cm in diameter,
discoloration
ex: freckles
What is a patch? - ....ANSWER ...-A macule that is >1cm diameter
You notice a lesion that is solid, raised, and a distinct border. It is also <1cm in diameter.
You know this is a: - ....ANSWER ...-Papule
On skin assessment, you find a solid, raised, flat-topped, lesion that is >1cm. You know
this is a: - ....ANSWER ...-Plaque
Nodule - ....ANSWER ...-A raised solid lesion and may be in the epidermis,
dermis, or subcutaneous tissue
Tumor - ....ANSWER ...-solid mass of tissue, larger than a nodule
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, Vesicle - ....ANSWER ...-raised lesion less than 1 cm in diameter and is filled with
clear fluid
Bulla - ....ANSWER ...-a circumscribed fluid-filled lesion that is greater than 1 cm
in diameter
Pustule - ....ANSWER ...-a circumscribed elevated lesion that contains pus
Wheal - ....ANSWER ...-an area of elevated edema in the upper epidermis
Grade I skin assessment - ....ANSWER ...-"Insufficient" evidence to assess risk
and benefits of full body skin assessment
Important features to consider for a skin exam - ....ANSWER ...-Associated
symptoms
Arrangement of lesions
Distribution
Shape
Size
Risk factors for nonmelanoma skin cancers include: - ....ANSWER ...-1.
Cumulative exposure to UV Rays including indoor tanning
2. Light hair and eye color
3. People who tan poorly, burn easily and have freckles
4. Solid-organ transplant recipients
5. Immunosupression
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