APEA- Derm Assessment / APEA –
Dermatologic Assessment | High-Yield
Practice Questions & Clinical Evaluation
Review
When assessing the skin, it is noted to be very dry and cool to touch. This could be
associated with:
hypothyroidism.
hyperthyroidism.
psoriasis.
scleroderma. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----hypothyroidism.
Purple patches or macules on backs of the hands and forearms of the elderly
would be suggestive of:
elder abuse.
, actinic purpura.
a bleeding disorder.
injury from falls. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----actinic purpura.
An adolescent is being examined for acne and findings revealed several closed
comedones. These findings are also termed:
whiteheads.
blackheads.
pustules.
cysts. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----whiteheads.
A six-year-old child presents with a few small vesicles that are honey-colored and
weeping around the left nare. These lesions are consistent with:
impetigo.
varicella.
Herpes simplex.
shingles. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----impetigo.
Ticks can transmit and cause:
impetigo, staph infections, and psoriasis.
candidiasis, scabies, and tinea capitis.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Lyme disease, and tularemia.
Dermatologic Assessment | High-Yield
Practice Questions & Clinical Evaluation
Review
When assessing the skin, it is noted to be very dry and cool to touch. This could be
associated with:
hypothyroidism.
hyperthyroidism.
psoriasis.
scleroderma. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----hypothyroidism.
Purple patches or macules on backs of the hands and forearms of the elderly
would be suggestive of:
elder abuse.
, actinic purpura.
a bleeding disorder.
injury from falls. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----actinic purpura.
An adolescent is being examined for acne and findings revealed several closed
comedones. These findings are also termed:
whiteheads.
blackheads.
pustules.
cysts. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----whiteheads.
A six-year-old child presents with a few small vesicles that are honey-colored and
weeping around the left nare. These lesions are consistent with:
impetigo.
varicella.
Herpes simplex.
shingles. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----impetigo.
Ticks can transmit and cause:
impetigo, staph infections, and psoriasis.
candidiasis, scabies, and tinea capitis.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Lyme disease, and tularemia.
