NUR 6001 Exam 1
Macule - answer< 1 cm in diameter, flat, non-palpable, circumscribed, discolored
Patch - answer> 1 cm in diameter, flat, non-palpable, irregular shape, discolored
Papule - answer< 1 cm in diameter, raised, palpable, firm
Nodule - answer> 1 cm, raised, solid
Plaque - answer> 1 cm, raised, superficial, flat-topped, rough
Tumor - answer Large nodule
Wheal - answer Raised, irregular area of edema, solid, transient variable size
Cyst - answer Raised, circumscribed, encapsulated with a wall and lumen, and filled
with liquid or semisolid
Malignant Diseases - answerBasal cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
Melanoma
Paget's disease
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
Kaposi's sarcoma
Metastasis to the skin
Red Flags in the Skin Assessment - answerFever
Ill appearance
Extreme of age (young or old)
Purpura or petichiae
Generalized or musculoskeletal pain
Immunocompromised
Lymphadenopathy
Commonly offending drugs
Nonhealing chronic lesion
Chronic, irregular, and evolving lesion greater than 6 mm
Oral lesions
Premalignant Disease: - answerActinic keratosis: leads to squamous cancer
Keratoacanthoma: leads to squamous cancer
Dysplastic nevus: mole that changes in appearance
Macule - answer< 1 cm in diameter, flat, non-palpable, circumscribed, discolored
Patch - answer> 1 cm in diameter, flat, non-palpable, irregular shape, discolored
Papule - answer< 1 cm in diameter, raised, palpable, firm
Nodule - answer> 1 cm, raised, solid
Plaque - answer> 1 cm, raised, superficial, flat-topped, rough
Tumor - answer Large nodule
Wheal - answer Raised, irregular area of edema, solid, transient variable size
Cyst - answer Raised, circumscribed, encapsulated with a wall and lumen, and filled
with liquid or semisolid
Malignant Diseases - answerBasal cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
Melanoma
Paget's disease
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
Kaposi's sarcoma
Metastasis to the skin
Red Flags in the Skin Assessment - answerFever
Ill appearance
Extreme of age (young or old)
Purpura or petichiae
Generalized or musculoskeletal pain
Immunocompromised
Lymphadenopathy
Commonly offending drugs
Nonhealing chronic lesion
Chronic, irregular, and evolving lesion greater than 6 mm
Oral lesions
Premalignant Disease: - answerActinic keratosis: leads to squamous cancer
Keratoacanthoma: leads to squamous cancer
Dysplastic nevus: mole that changes in appearance
