Advanced Health Assessment Final Exam 121 complete solutions.

Advanced Health Assessment Final
Exam 121 complete solutions.
Advanced Health Assessment Final
Exam 121 complete solutions.
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

, Advanced Health Assessment Final
Exam 121 complete solutions.

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