Health Assessment Final Exam |
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2025/2026 Guide | Regis
ABCDE’s of melanoma - Correct Answer - asymmetry, border, colour,
diameter, evolution
Lichenification - Correct Answer - Prolonged, intense scratching
eventually thickens the skin and produces tightly packed sets of papules;
looks like surface of moss (or lichen)
Excoriation - Correct Answer - Skin sore or abrasion produced by
scratching or scraping
Annular - Correct Answer - ring-shaped
Zosteriform - Correct Answer - linear shape of skin lesion along a nerve
route
telangiectasia - Correct Answer - Dilation of single small blood vessels in
the skin or mucous membranes
,primary lesions - Correct Answer - Macule (<1cm) & Patch (> 1 cm)flat
Papule (<1cm)and Plaque (>1 cm) raised
Nodule and Tumor larger and deeper
Vesicle and Bulla fluid filled
Wheal hives
Pustule pus
Cyst fluid
tonsillar grading
- Correct Answer - 1+ visible
2+ swollen
3+ touching uvula
4+ touching each other (kissing-ME)
visceral pain - Correct Answer - a poorly localized, dull, or diffuse pain
that arises from the abdominal organs, or viscera
parietal pain - Correct Answer - a localized, intense pain that arises from
the parietal peritoneum, the lining of the abdominal cavity
, referred pain - Correct Answer - pain that is felt in a location other than
where the pain originates
epigastric pain - Correct Answer - Gerd, pre-ecclampsia, pancreatitis,
ulcers
Spurling's Test - Correct Answer - cervical radiculopathy
pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) - Correct Answer - inflammation of
organs in the pelvic cavity; usually includes the fallopian tubes, ovaries,
and endometrium; most often caused by bacteria
signs PID - Correct Answer - Cervical motion tenderness (chandelier
sign), purulent discharge
May include: salpingitis, endometritis, hydrosalpinx and tubo-ovarian
abscesses
Salpingitis = risk factor for ectopic pregnancy, infertility, chronic pelvic
pain and adhesions
enlarged prostate gland - Correct Answer - can enlarge for reasons such
as infection, a tumor, or old age. When the gland enlarges, it tends to
squeeze the urethra, resulting in frequent or difficult urination