NUR 265 Terminology UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Seborrhea - CORRECT ANSWER scaly, flaky patches
Xerosis - CORRECT ANSWER Dry skin
Vitiligo - CORRECT ANSWER depigmentation, white patches on skin
Danger signs for skin cancer ABCDE - CORRECT ANSWER Asymmetry, Border, Color,
Diameter, Elevation
Erythema - CORRECT ANSWER redness of skin - range of colors from pink, red, to
purple
Cyanosis - CORRECT ANSWER Bluish mottled color
Jaundice - CORRECT ANSWER Where skin and whites of eyes appear yellow due to
elevated bilirubin
Turgor - CORRECT ANSWER elasticity and resiliency of the skin
Profile sign - CORRECT ANSWER a summary overview of a subject's characteristics,
often used to describe a patient's medical history
Clubbing - CORRECT ANSWER where fingertips and nails swell and become rounded or
bulbous, with loss of normal angle between the nail and nail bed
,Capillary refill - CORRECT ANSWER time it takes for the blood to return to the nailbeds
after they have been blanched by pressure
Senile lentigines - CORRECT ANSWER hyperpigmented macules that appear on the skin
due to sun exposure and aging
Macule - CORRECT ANSWER a flat, discolored area of the skin that is usually less than
1cm in diameter
Papule - CORRECT ANSWER small, solid, raised bump on the skin that is less than 1cm
wide
Wheal & urticaria (Hives) - CORRECT ANSWER raised itchy, swollen area of the skin,
appears rapidly.
Nodule - CORRECT ANSWER small, solid, raised bump or lump on skin or within tissues
of body between 1-2cm
Vesicle - CORRECT ANSWER small fluid filled sac of blister
Cyst - CORRECT ANSWER closed sac-like pocket of tissues that can form anywhere in
the body
Pustule - CORRECT ANSWER small pus-filled blister of pimple on the skin
Hematoma - CORRECT ANSWER a solid swelling of clotted blood within the tissues
Ecchymosis - CORRECT ANSWER discoloration of the skin, typically a bruise, caused
by trauma
, Beau Line - CORRECT ANSWER grooves that run across the nail
Splinter hemorrhages - CORRECT ANSWER small red or brown streaks of blood under
the fingernails or toenails
Hirsutism - CORRECT ANSWER excessive growth of hair in areas where it is not
normally found
Bruit - CORRECT ANSWER whooshing or blowing sound that is heard when blood flows
Murmur - CORRECT ANSWER a blowing, whooshing or rasping sound heard during a
heartbeat
Heave or lift - CORRECT ANSWER forceful, palpable pulsation of the chest wall
particularly over the heart
Precordium - CORRECT ANSWER area of the anterior chest wall directly over the heart
Palpitation - CORRECT ANSWER sensation of feeling your heart beat too hard or too fast
Pulse deficit - CORRECT ANSWER when the heart beats faster than the palpable pulse
felt at distal and apical pulses
S3 - CORRECT ANSWER 3rd heart sound, a low-pitched sound heard during early
diastole 'ventricular gallop'
S4 - CORRECT ANSWER 4th heart sound, heard during diastole
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Seborrhea - CORRECT ANSWER scaly, flaky patches
Xerosis - CORRECT ANSWER Dry skin
Vitiligo - CORRECT ANSWER depigmentation, white patches on skin
Danger signs for skin cancer ABCDE - CORRECT ANSWER Asymmetry, Border, Color,
Diameter, Elevation
Erythema - CORRECT ANSWER redness of skin - range of colors from pink, red, to
purple
Cyanosis - CORRECT ANSWER Bluish mottled color
Jaundice - CORRECT ANSWER Where skin and whites of eyes appear yellow due to
elevated bilirubin
Turgor - CORRECT ANSWER elasticity and resiliency of the skin
Profile sign - CORRECT ANSWER a summary overview of a subject's characteristics,
often used to describe a patient's medical history
Clubbing - CORRECT ANSWER where fingertips and nails swell and become rounded or
bulbous, with loss of normal angle between the nail and nail bed
,Capillary refill - CORRECT ANSWER time it takes for the blood to return to the nailbeds
after they have been blanched by pressure
Senile lentigines - CORRECT ANSWER hyperpigmented macules that appear on the skin
due to sun exposure and aging
Macule - CORRECT ANSWER a flat, discolored area of the skin that is usually less than
1cm in diameter
Papule - CORRECT ANSWER small, solid, raised bump on the skin that is less than 1cm
wide
Wheal & urticaria (Hives) - CORRECT ANSWER raised itchy, swollen area of the skin,
appears rapidly.
Nodule - CORRECT ANSWER small, solid, raised bump or lump on skin or within tissues
of body between 1-2cm
Vesicle - CORRECT ANSWER small fluid filled sac of blister
Cyst - CORRECT ANSWER closed sac-like pocket of tissues that can form anywhere in
the body
Pustule - CORRECT ANSWER small pus-filled blister of pimple on the skin
Hematoma - CORRECT ANSWER a solid swelling of clotted blood within the tissues
Ecchymosis - CORRECT ANSWER discoloration of the skin, typically a bruise, caused
by trauma
, Beau Line - CORRECT ANSWER grooves that run across the nail
Splinter hemorrhages - CORRECT ANSWER small red or brown streaks of blood under
the fingernails or toenails
Hirsutism - CORRECT ANSWER excessive growth of hair in areas where it is not
normally found
Bruit - CORRECT ANSWER whooshing or blowing sound that is heard when blood flows
Murmur - CORRECT ANSWER a blowing, whooshing or rasping sound heard during a
heartbeat
Heave or lift - CORRECT ANSWER forceful, palpable pulsation of the chest wall
particularly over the heart
Precordium - CORRECT ANSWER area of the anterior chest wall directly over the heart
Palpitation - CORRECT ANSWER sensation of feeling your heart beat too hard or too fast
Pulse deficit - CORRECT ANSWER when the heart beats faster than the palpable pulse
felt at distal and apical pulses
S3 - CORRECT ANSWER 3rd heart sound, a low-pitched sound heard during early
diastole 'ventricular gallop'
S4 - CORRECT ANSWER 4th heart sound, heard during diastole
