Advanced Health Assessment Final Exam SOLUTIONS 100%

Advanced Health Assessment Final Exam SOLUTIONS 100% Macule - ANSWER Primary lesion; color change, flat, 1.5cm Eg: freckles, petechiae, purpura Papule - ANSWER Primary lesion; raised, solid, 1cm Eg: nevus, wart Patch - ANSWER Primary Lesion; flat, 1.5cm Eg: cafe au lait, Mongolian spot Plaque - ANSWER Primary lesion; slightly raised, disk shapes, 1cm, scaling Eg: psoriasis, lichen Nodule - ANSWER Primary lesion; palpable, solid, elevated, 1cm Eg: nevi, basal cell carcinoma Tumor - ANSWER Primary lesion; large papule/nodule, fixed, 1cm, firm/soft, deep in dermis Eg: basal cell, squamous cell carcinoma Wheal - ANSWER Primary lesion; pink/red, superficial, raised, swelling, slightly irregular shape, fluid-filled, pruritic, lasts 24hours Eg: Mosquito bite, allergic rxn Pustule - ANSWER Primary lesion; raised lesion, 0.5cm, contains yellow cloudy fluid Eg: folliculitis, acne Urticaria - ANSWER Primary lesion; intensely pruritic Eg: Hives Cyst - ANSWER Primary lesion; elevated, semi-solid, varies in size Eg: Sebaceous cyst Vesicle - ANSWER Primary lesion; elevated cavity containing clear fluid Eg: herpes, varicella, contact dermatitis Bulla - ANSWER Primary lesion; vesicle 0.5cm, superficial Eg: Blister Crust - ANSWER Secondary lesion; thickened, dried out lesion, yellow, brown or honey-colored Eg: Impetigo, herpes zoster Scale - ANSWER Secondary lesion; flakes, dry or greasy, silvery or white, shedding Eg. psoriasis Fissure - ANSWER Secondary lesion; linear crack w/abrupt edges Eg: angular chelitis, eczema Erosion - ANSWER Secondary lesion; partial break in epidermis Eg: Herpes simplex/zoster Ulcer - ANSWER Secondary lesion; deeper depression extending into dermis Excoriation - ANSWER Secondary lesion; self-inflicted abrasion, superficial, crusted Eg: Contact dermatitis Scar - ANSWER Secondary lesion; permanent fibrotic change, replaced w/collagen Atrophic scar - ANSWER Secondary lesion; skin level depressed w/loss of tissue Lichenification - ANSWER Secondary lesion; prolonged intense scratching thickens skin Eg: Eczema Keloid - ANSWER Secondary lesion; hypertrophic scar, results in elevated scar tissue Localized Lesion Distribution - ANSWER Appears in one small area Eg: tinea corporis, impetigo, herpes simplex Regional Lesion Distribution - ANSWER Involves specific region of the body Eg: Acne vulgaris, herpes zoster, psoriasis Generalized Lesion Distribution - ANSWER Appears widely distributed in numerous areas Eg: Urticaria, disseminated drug eruptions Round/Discoid Lesion - ANSWER Coin or ring-shaped Eg: Nummular eczema Oval Lesion - ANSWER Oval shaped Eg: pityriasis rosacea Annular Lesion - ANSWER Round, active margins w/central clearing Eg: tinea corporis Zosteriform Lesion - ANSW