nur 611 midterm exam questions and all
answers/graded a+
malignant melanoma - answers✔✔atypical pigmentation; red/white/grey/blue/black/brown;
geriatric population
lentigo maligna melanoma - answers✔✔prolonged horizontal growth or vertical, can spread to
other organs
basal cell carcinoma - answers✔✔most common skin malignancy, malignant neoplasm of the
basal cells of the epidermis, lesions almost always occur on face; pearly, rolled, well-defined
margins, ulceration in center
squamous cell carcinoma - answers✔✔malignant neoplasm of keratocytes in the epidermis;
scaling, crusting, plaque appearance, can ulcerate and bleed
herpes simplex - answers✔✔frequently encountered in patients with HIV infection; mouth and
nose; vesicular at first then dries/crusts up
herpes zoster - answers✔✔before rash erupts patient will describe burning, tingling sensation
on skin then eruption of vesicular rash along dermatome; can come out along a spinal nerve or
cranial nerve (body or face)
vesicle - answers✔✔less than 1 cm; filled with serous fluid; blister, herpes simplex
, bullae - answers✔✔greater than 1 cm; filled with serous fluid; blister, vulgaris
papule - answers✔✔smaller than 1 cm; nevus, wart
dental abscess - answers✔✔would cause enlargement of submaxillary or submental
lymphadenopathy - answers✔✔1 or more enlargement of lymph node; post auricular and post
cervical nodes would be enlarged; viral or bacterial etiology
bacterial - answers✔✔exudate, fever, tonsils 3+ is what type of pharyngitis?
viral - answers✔✔tonsils 2-3+ (may be 4+), absence of fever is what type of pharyngitis? (most
common cause)
jugular venous pressure - answers✔✔measurement of fluid overload, heart, strain, flow is what
assessment?
covered with exudate - answers✔✔pockets in the tonsils are normal unless ?
viral conjunctivitis - answers✔✔what type of conjunctivitis? both eyes affected, generally no
pain, URI, fever
bacterial conjuctivitis - answers✔✔what type of conjunctivitis? usually 1 eye, generally no pain,
discharge
pain - answers✔✔difference between conjunctivitis and retinal issue is ?
answers/graded a+
malignant melanoma - answers✔✔atypical pigmentation; red/white/grey/blue/black/brown;
geriatric population
lentigo maligna melanoma - answers✔✔prolonged horizontal growth or vertical, can spread to
other organs
basal cell carcinoma - answers✔✔most common skin malignancy, malignant neoplasm of the
basal cells of the epidermis, lesions almost always occur on face; pearly, rolled, well-defined
margins, ulceration in center
squamous cell carcinoma - answers✔✔malignant neoplasm of keratocytes in the epidermis;
scaling, crusting, plaque appearance, can ulcerate and bleed
herpes simplex - answers✔✔frequently encountered in patients with HIV infection; mouth and
nose; vesicular at first then dries/crusts up
herpes zoster - answers✔✔before rash erupts patient will describe burning, tingling sensation
on skin then eruption of vesicular rash along dermatome; can come out along a spinal nerve or
cranial nerve (body or face)
vesicle - answers✔✔less than 1 cm; filled with serous fluid; blister, herpes simplex
, bullae - answers✔✔greater than 1 cm; filled with serous fluid; blister, vulgaris
papule - answers✔✔smaller than 1 cm; nevus, wart
dental abscess - answers✔✔would cause enlargement of submaxillary or submental
lymphadenopathy - answers✔✔1 or more enlargement of lymph node; post auricular and post
cervical nodes would be enlarged; viral or bacterial etiology
bacterial - answers✔✔exudate, fever, tonsils 3+ is what type of pharyngitis?
viral - answers✔✔tonsils 2-3+ (may be 4+), absence of fever is what type of pharyngitis? (most
common cause)
jugular venous pressure - answers✔✔measurement of fluid overload, heart, strain, flow is what
assessment?
covered with exudate - answers✔✔pockets in the tonsils are normal unless ?
viral conjunctivitis - answers✔✔what type of conjunctivitis? both eyes affected, generally no
pain, URI, fever
bacterial conjuctivitis - answers✔✔what type of conjunctivitis? usually 1 eye, generally no pain,
discharge
pain - answers✔✔difference between conjunctivitis and retinal issue is ?
