DERMATOLOGY COURSE QUIZZES QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
Please put a check next to any lesions which can be described as being "flat" - Answer
-Macule*
Patch*
Nodule
Cyst
Please put a check next to any lesions which can be described as being "raised" -
Answer -Macule
Plaque*
Papule*
Nodule*
A papule is to a plaque what a macule is to a - Answer -Patch
The most common type of lesion associated with psoriasis is that of erythematous and
scaling - Answer -plaques
What the public might describe as a "hive", those of us in dermatology would describe
as a _______. - Answer -Wheal
In dermatology, a "very small blister" would most often be described as a vesicle,
whereas a "very large blister" would be best described as a ______. - Answer -bulla
Usually scars - Answer -Ulcer
Usually doesn't scar - Answer -Erosion
Dried serous fluid/blood - Answer -Crusting
Dries epidermal particles - Answer -scaling
Skin injury as the result of scratching - Answer -Excoriation
Vertical separation of the skin - Answer -Fissure
"Leathery" changes of the skin surface - Answer -Lichenification
What is the appropriate word used to describe a lesion or injury which is "full of pus"? -
Answer -purulent
Red - Answer -erythematous
, Bluish=purple - Answer -violaceous
Bruise-like - Answer -purpuric
Lighter in color - Answer -hypopigmented
Darker in color - Answer -hyperpigmented
Line like - Answer -linear
Ring-shaped - Answer -annular
Round - Answer -nummular
Measles-like - Answer -morbilliform
Comprised of numerous rings - Answer -polycyclic
Curved - Answer -arcuate
Lace-like - Answer -reticular
Which one of the following isn't a benefit of reviewing the patient's chart before calling
them back? - Answer -Ensuring that any medical records necessary for the visit have
been received.
Ensuring that patients due for skin cancer follow-up are offered a skin exam.
Determining whether any instruments will be necessary for the visit (e.g., "suture
removal visit").
***Determining whether or not they have an interesting problem, and if not, you can let
someone else bring them back.
Ascertaining the "chief complaint" provides us with one of the first opportunities to
determine whether or not the patient may have unusual and/or unrealistic expectations
for the visit. - Answer -True
A patient indicates a past history of "melanoma" on her medical history form. Upon
further questioning, she says that she's had "multiple melanomas frozen off" by her
former dermatologist. When asked if she's ever had surgical excision, she says "no".
Which statement best describes this situation? - Answer -This patient probably does
not truly have a history of melanoma. It would be a good idea to obtain her past medical
records.
It's very uncommon for patients to be mistaken about whether or not they have a true
history of skin cancer. - Answer -False
ANSWERS
Please put a check next to any lesions which can be described as being "flat" - Answer
-Macule*
Patch*
Nodule
Cyst
Please put a check next to any lesions which can be described as being "raised" -
Answer -Macule
Plaque*
Papule*
Nodule*
A papule is to a plaque what a macule is to a - Answer -Patch
The most common type of lesion associated with psoriasis is that of erythematous and
scaling - Answer -plaques
What the public might describe as a "hive", those of us in dermatology would describe
as a _______. - Answer -Wheal
In dermatology, a "very small blister" would most often be described as a vesicle,
whereas a "very large blister" would be best described as a ______. - Answer -bulla
Usually scars - Answer -Ulcer
Usually doesn't scar - Answer -Erosion
Dried serous fluid/blood - Answer -Crusting
Dries epidermal particles - Answer -scaling
Skin injury as the result of scratching - Answer -Excoriation
Vertical separation of the skin - Answer -Fissure
"Leathery" changes of the skin surface - Answer -Lichenification
What is the appropriate word used to describe a lesion or injury which is "full of pus"? -
Answer -purulent
Red - Answer -erythematous
, Bluish=purple - Answer -violaceous
Bruise-like - Answer -purpuric
Lighter in color - Answer -hypopigmented
Darker in color - Answer -hyperpigmented
Line like - Answer -linear
Ring-shaped - Answer -annular
Round - Answer -nummular
Measles-like - Answer -morbilliform
Comprised of numerous rings - Answer -polycyclic
Curved - Answer -arcuate
Lace-like - Answer -reticular
Which one of the following isn't a benefit of reviewing the patient's chart before calling
them back? - Answer -Ensuring that any medical records necessary for the visit have
been received.
Ensuring that patients due for skin cancer follow-up are offered a skin exam.
Determining whether any instruments will be necessary for the visit (e.g., "suture
removal visit").
***Determining whether or not they have an interesting problem, and if not, you can let
someone else bring them back.
Ascertaining the "chief complaint" provides us with one of the first opportunities to
determine whether or not the patient may have unusual and/or unrealistic expectations
for the visit. - Answer -True
A patient indicates a past history of "melanoma" on her medical history form. Upon
further questioning, she says that she's had "multiple melanomas frozen off" by her
former dermatologist. When asked if she's ever had surgical excision, she says "no".
Which statement best describes this situation? - Answer -This patient probably does
not truly have a history of melanoma. It would be a good idea to obtain her past medical
records.
It's very uncommon for patients to be mistaken about whether or not they have a true
history of skin cancer. - Answer -False
