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Nail base angle should be __ degrees - ANSWER 160
Infants are __ for the first few hours after birth and then __ - ANSWER red, pink
Dark skinned newborns may not show effects of melanocytes until - ANSWER 2-3
months
Vernix caseosa - ANSWER white, moist, cheese-like substance covering infant skin
Lanugo - ANSWER fine, silky hairs covering infant skin
Mila - ANSWER small, whitish, discrete papules on the face of an infant for 2-3 months
Acrocyanosis - ANSWER bluish discoloration of hands and feet that is expected in
newborns
Cutis marmorata - ANSWER transient mottling when exposed to temperature changes,
expected in newborns
Erythema toxicum - ANSWER pink rash with vesicles on the thorax, back, buttocks and
abdomen for 24-48 hours after birth, resolves after a few days
Mongolian spots - ANSWER irregular areas of deep blue pigmentation in the sacral and
gluteal regions, normal in infants
Salmon patches - ANSWER "stork bites"
flat, deep pink localized areas on the mid-forehead, eyelids, upper lip, neck and/or back
of infants
Normal findings for older adults skin assessment - ANSWER skin more transparent and
more pale
pigment deposits, increased freckling, hypopigmented patches
flaking or scaling of skin r/t drying with aging
looser, thinner skin, parchment-like appearance and texture, poor turgor, r/t decrease in
,subcutaneous tissue and muscle tone
sagging/drooping under chin, beneath eyes, ear lobes, breasts and scrotum
Cherry angiomas - ANSWER tiny, round, bright red papules that increase in number as
we age
Seborrheic Keratoses - ANSWER pigmented, raised, warty lesions on face and trunk
Sebaceous hyperplasias - ANSWER yellowish, flattened papules with central
depressions
Cutaneous tags - ANSWER small, soft tags of skin on chest and neck
Cutaneous horn - ANSWER small, hard projection of epidermis on forehead and face
of older adults
Solar lentigines - ANSWER irregular, round, gray-brown macules with rough surfaces
that occur in sun-exposed areas, often called age spots or liver spots
Older adult skin assessment;
hormone changes lead to decreased hair production in the __ and __ regions
decrease in number of functioning melanocytes leads to __
Nails become __ and more __ and grow __ due to __ - ANSWER hormone changes =
less hair in the pubic and axillary regions
decrease melanocytes = hair turns gray
Nails become thicker, more brittle and grow at slower rate r/t decreased peripheral
circulation
Macule - ANSWER flat, circumscribed area with color variation, less than 1 cm
freckles, flat nevi, petechiae, measles
Papule - ANSWER elevated, firm, circumscribed area, less than 1 cm
warts, elevated nevi
, Patches - ANSWER flat, nonpalpable, irregularly shaped macules greater than 1 cm
vitiligo, port-wine stains, Mongolian spots
Plaques - ANSWER elevated, firm, rough lesions with flat surface, greater than 1 cm
psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis, actinic keratosis
Wheals - ANSWER elevated, irregularly shaped areas of cutaneous edema, solid,
transient and have varying diameters
insect bites/stings, urticaria/hives, allergic reactions
Nodules - ANSWER elevated, firm, circumscribed lesions that penetrate the dermis, 1-
2 cm in diameter
erythema nodosum and lipomas
Tumors - ANSWER elevated, solid lesions that may or may not be clearly demarcated,
penetrate deeper into the dermis and are greater than 2 cm
neoplasms/cancerous growths, benign tumors and lipomas
Vesicles - ANSWER elevated, circumscribed, superficial lesions that do not penetrate
the dermis, filled with serous fluid and are less than 2 cm in diameter
chickenpox and shingles
Bullae - ANSWER vesicles greater than 1 cm in diameter
blisters and pemphigus vulgaris
Pustules - ANSWER elevated, superficial lesions, similar to vesicles but filled with
purulent fluid
impetigo and acne
Cysts - ANSWER elevated, circumscribed, encapsulated lesions that penetrate the
dermis or subcutaneous layers of the skin, filled with liquid or semisolid material
sebaceous cysts, cystic acne