MN552 FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ A 68-year-old retired farmer comes to your office for evaluation of
a skin lesion. On the right temporal area of the forehead, you see a
flattened papule the same color as his skin, covered by a dry scale
that is round and feels hard. He has several more of these scattered
on the forehead, arms, and legs. Based on this description, what is
your most likely diagnosis?
Seborrheic keratosis
Actinic keratosis
Basal cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma.
Answer: Actinic keratosis
,◉ Which type of lesion often grows out of already present nevi that
are changing or atypical, especially if the patient is over 50 years old:
malignant melanoma
basal cell carcinoma
squamous cell carcinoma
karposi sarcoma.
Answer: malignant melanoma
◉ Nail involvement characterized by painless separation of the nail
plate from the nail bed is termed:
Hippocratic nails
,Onycholysis
Koilonychia
Anonychia.
Answer: Onycholysis
◉ A 72-year-old teacher comes to a skilled nursing facility for
rehabilitation after being in the hospital for 6 weeks. She was
treated for sepsis and respiratory failure and had to be on the
ventilator for 3 weeks. You are completing your initial assessment
and are evaluating her skin condition. On her sacrum there is full-
thickness skin loss that is 5 cm in diameter, with damage to the
subcutaneous tissue. The underlying muscle is not affected. You
diagnose this as a pressure ulcer. What is the stage of this ulcer?
Stage 1
, Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4.
Answer: Stage 3
◉ Sammy, age 12, presents with claerly demarcated round or oval
patches of hair loss without visible scaling or inflammation. What do
you suspect?
Psoriasis
Erythema multiforme
Alopecia Areata
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ A 68-year-old retired farmer comes to your office for evaluation of
a skin lesion. On the right temporal area of the forehead, you see a
flattened papule the same color as his skin, covered by a dry scale
that is round and feels hard. He has several more of these scattered
on the forehead, arms, and legs. Based on this description, what is
your most likely diagnosis?
Seborrheic keratosis
Actinic keratosis
Basal cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma.
Answer: Actinic keratosis
,◉ Which type of lesion often grows out of already present nevi that
are changing or atypical, especially if the patient is over 50 years old:
malignant melanoma
basal cell carcinoma
squamous cell carcinoma
karposi sarcoma.
Answer: malignant melanoma
◉ Nail involvement characterized by painless separation of the nail
plate from the nail bed is termed:
Hippocratic nails
,Onycholysis
Koilonychia
Anonychia.
Answer: Onycholysis
◉ A 72-year-old teacher comes to a skilled nursing facility for
rehabilitation after being in the hospital for 6 weeks. She was
treated for sepsis and respiratory failure and had to be on the
ventilator for 3 weeks. You are completing your initial assessment
and are evaluating her skin condition. On her sacrum there is full-
thickness skin loss that is 5 cm in diameter, with damage to the
subcutaneous tissue. The underlying muscle is not affected. You
diagnose this as a pressure ulcer. What is the stage of this ulcer?
Stage 1
, Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4.
Answer: Stage 3
◉ Sammy, age 12, presents with claerly demarcated round or oval
patches of hair loss without visible scaling or inflammation. What do
you suspect?
Psoriasis
Erythema multiforme
Alopecia Areata
