NUR 382 FINAL Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A+
vitiligo - Correct answer-acquired condition that results in loss of pigment in
certain areas of the skin
ABCDEF - Correct answer-asymmetry, border(scalloped/ragged), color(variation:
areas of blue, red, white, black, brown), diameter (> than 6 mm), elevation (raised),
funny looking
spoon nails - Correct answer-chronic iron deficiency
erythema - Correct answer-occurs w/ polycythemia, venous stasis, carbon
monoxide poisoing, extravascular presence of RBCs
Cyanosis indicates_________ and occurs w/ shock, cardiac arrest, HF, chronic
bronchitis, and congenital heart disease - Correct answer-hypoxemia
Very thin, shiny skin (atrophic) occurs with - Correct answer-arterial insufficiency
scleroderma "hard skin" is a chronic connective tissue disorder associated w/
decreased_________ - Correct answer-mobility
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,When a lesion develops of previously unaltered skin it is: - Correct answer-primary
When a lesion changes over time or changes because of scratching or infection -
Correct answer-secondar
wood's light - Correct answer-a UV light filtered through a special glass
Under the wood's light, lesions with blue-green fluorescence indicate
____________ infection. - Correct answer-fungal
Gray, scaly, well-defined areas with broken hairs accompany? - Correct answer-
tinea capitis (ringworm infection) found mostly in school age children
absent or sparse genital hair suggests - Correct answer-endocrine abnormalities
clubbing of nails occurs w/ ...... - Correct answer-congenital cyanotic heart disease,
lung cancer and pulmonary diseases
mongolian spot - Correct answer-common variation of hyperpigmentation in
Black, Asian, American Indian, and Hispanic newborns
cafe au lait spot - Correct answer-large round or oval patch of light brown
pigmentation
harlequin color change - Correct answer-Occurs when the baby is in a side-lying
position. The lower half of the body turns red and the upper half blanches with a
distinct demarcation line down the midline. (normal finding)
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,erythema toxicum - Correct answer-common rash that appears in the first 3 to 4
days of life, sometimes called flea bite, consists of tiny punctate red macules and
papules on the cheeks, trunk, chest, back and buttocks
lanugo - Correct answer-fine, soft hair, especially that which covers the body and
limbs of a human fetus or newborn.
vernix caseosa - Correct answer-Waxy or "cheesy" white substance found coating
the skin of newborn humans
senile purpura - Correct answer-trauma to fragile vessels on dorsum of hands;
normal finding in elderly
xerosis meaning - Correct answer-dry
anasarca - Correct answer-edema that is generalized over the whole body
acrocyanosis - Correct answer-bluish color around the lips, hands and fingernails
cutis marmorata - Correct answer-transient mottling on trunk and extremities in
response to cooler room temperatures
Physiologic jaundice occurring in newborns results from ________. - Correct
answer-increased numbers of RBCs that hemolyze after birth (after the 3rd or 4th
day of life)
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, Persistent or pronounced cutis marmorata occurs with: - Correct answer-Down
syndrome or immaturity
Milia - Correct answer-a common variation; tiny white papules on the cheeks and
forehead and across the nose and chin caused by sebum that occludes the opening
of the follicles.
*Tell parents not to squeeze the lesions, milia resolve spontaneously w/n a few
weeks
nevus simplex/stork bite - Correct answer-Common birthmark
Flat, irregular red or pink
Forehead, eyelid, lip, back of neck
Present at birth and fades during first year of life
chloasma - Correct answer-irregular brown patch of hyperpigmentation on the face
(may occur w/ pregnancy or in women taking oral contraceptive pills)
Are seborrheic keratosis benign or malignant? - Correct answer-benign, not
malignant
acrochordons - Correct answer-skin tags
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Answers Graded A+
vitiligo - Correct answer-acquired condition that results in loss of pigment in
certain areas of the skin
ABCDEF - Correct answer-asymmetry, border(scalloped/ragged), color(variation:
areas of blue, red, white, black, brown), diameter (> than 6 mm), elevation (raised),
funny looking
spoon nails - Correct answer-chronic iron deficiency
erythema - Correct answer-occurs w/ polycythemia, venous stasis, carbon
monoxide poisoing, extravascular presence of RBCs
Cyanosis indicates_________ and occurs w/ shock, cardiac arrest, HF, chronic
bronchitis, and congenital heart disease - Correct answer-hypoxemia
Very thin, shiny skin (atrophic) occurs with - Correct answer-arterial insufficiency
scleroderma "hard skin" is a chronic connective tissue disorder associated w/
decreased_________ - Correct answer-mobility
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,When a lesion develops of previously unaltered skin it is: - Correct answer-primary
When a lesion changes over time or changes because of scratching or infection -
Correct answer-secondar
wood's light - Correct answer-a UV light filtered through a special glass
Under the wood's light, lesions with blue-green fluorescence indicate
____________ infection. - Correct answer-fungal
Gray, scaly, well-defined areas with broken hairs accompany? - Correct answer-
tinea capitis (ringworm infection) found mostly in school age children
absent or sparse genital hair suggests - Correct answer-endocrine abnormalities
clubbing of nails occurs w/ ...... - Correct answer-congenital cyanotic heart disease,
lung cancer and pulmonary diseases
mongolian spot - Correct answer-common variation of hyperpigmentation in
Black, Asian, American Indian, and Hispanic newborns
cafe au lait spot - Correct answer-large round or oval patch of light brown
pigmentation
harlequin color change - Correct answer-Occurs when the baby is in a side-lying
position. The lower half of the body turns red and the upper half blanches with a
distinct demarcation line down the midline. (normal finding)
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,erythema toxicum - Correct answer-common rash that appears in the first 3 to 4
days of life, sometimes called flea bite, consists of tiny punctate red macules and
papules on the cheeks, trunk, chest, back and buttocks
lanugo - Correct answer-fine, soft hair, especially that which covers the body and
limbs of a human fetus or newborn.
vernix caseosa - Correct answer-Waxy or "cheesy" white substance found coating
the skin of newborn humans
senile purpura - Correct answer-trauma to fragile vessels on dorsum of hands;
normal finding in elderly
xerosis meaning - Correct answer-dry
anasarca - Correct answer-edema that is generalized over the whole body
acrocyanosis - Correct answer-bluish color around the lips, hands and fingernails
cutis marmorata - Correct answer-transient mottling on trunk and extremities in
response to cooler room temperatures
Physiologic jaundice occurring in newborns results from ________. - Correct
answer-increased numbers of RBCs that hemolyze after birth (after the 3rd or 4th
day of life)
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, Persistent or pronounced cutis marmorata occurs with: - Correct answer-Down
syndrome or immaturity
Milia - Correct answer-a common variation; tiny white papules on the cheeks and
forehead and across the nose and chin caused by sebum that occludes the opening
of the follicles.
*Tell parents not to squeeze the lesions, milia resolve spontaneously w/n a few
weeks
nevus simplex/stork bite - Correct answer-Common birthmark
Flat, irregular red or pink
Forehead, eyelid, lip, back of neck
Present at birth and fades during first year of life
chloasma - Correct answer-irregular brown patch of hyperpigmentation on the face
(may occur w/ pregnancy or in women taking oral contraceptive pills)
Are seborrheic keratosis benign or malignant? - Correct answer-benign, not
malignant
acrochordons - Correct answer-skin tags
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