APEA- Derm Assessment
Main Exam Questions with
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2025/2026 Syllabus A+
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When assessing the skin, it is noted to be very dry and cool to touch. This could be
associated with:
hypothyroidism.
hyperthyroidism.
psoriasis.
scleroderma. - ANSWER ✅hypothyroidism.
Purple patches or macules on backs of the hands and forearms of the elderly
would be suggestive of:
elder abuse.
actinic purpura.
a bleeding disorder.
injury from falls. - ANSWER ✅actinic purpura.
A raised, crusted border with central ulceration on the helix is identified. This
lesion needs further evaluation because it is most likely:
a basal call carcinoma.
a squamous cell carcinoma.
cutaneous cyst.
chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis. - ANSWER ✅a squamous cell carcinoma.
The term used to describe skin that is red over the entire body is:
eschar.
erythroderma.
, excoriation.
exfoliation. - ANSWER ✅erythroderma.
Which stage of pressure is consistent with findings on dermatologic examination
of a full thickness tissue loss and subcutaneous fat visible with mild slough on the
right hip?
Stage I
Stage II
Stage III
Stage IV - ANSWER ✅Stage III
A yellowish hue imparted to the skin, mucous membrane, or eye is termed:
carotenemia.
scleroderma.
café-au-lait.
jaundice. - ANSWER ✅jaundice.
Asymmetry, irregular borders, variation in color, diameter greater than 6 mm, and
elevation represent the "ABCDEs" of:
benign nevi.
basal cell carcinoma.
malignant melanoma.
skin tumors. - ANSWER ✅malignant melanoma.
If a lesion is described as annular, it appears:
circular and begins in center and spreads to periphery.
as if the lesions run together.
as distinct, individual lesions that remain separate.
with concentric rings of color in the lesions. - ANSWER ✅circular and begins in
center and spreads to periphery.
The term asteatosis refers to:
skin that appears weather beaten, thickened, yellowed, and deeply furrowed.
skin that is dry, flaky, rough, and often itchy.
raised yellowish lesions that feel greasy and velvety or warty.
painful vesicular lesions in a dermatomal distribution. - ANSWER ✅skin that is
dry, flaky, rough, and often itchy.
Main Exam Questions with
Correct Answers Updated
2025/2026 Syllabus A+
GRADED!!100% GUARANTEED
PASS!!!<<LATEST VERSION>>
When assessing the skin, it is noted to be very dry and cool to touch. This could be
associated with:
hypothyroidism.
hyperthyroidism.
psoriasis.
scleroderma. - ANSWER ✅hypothyroidism.
Purple patches or macules on backs of the hands and forearms of the elderly
would be suggestive of:
elder abuse.
actinic purpura.
a bleeding disorder.
injury from falls. - ANSWER ✅actinic purpura.
A raised, crusted border with central ulceration on the helix is identified. This
lesion needs further evaluation because it is most likely:
a basal call carcinoma.
a squamous cell carcinoma.
cutaneous cyst.
chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis. - ANSWER ✅a squamous cell carcinoma.
The term used to describe skin that is red over the entire body is:
eschar.
erythroderma.
, excoriation.
exfoliation. - ANSWER ✅erythroderma.
Which stage of pressure is consistent with findings on dermatologic examination
of a full thickness tissue loss and subcutaneous fat visible with mild slough on the
right hip?
Stage I
Stage II
Stage III
Stage IV - ANSWER ✅Stage III
A yellowish hue imparted to the skin, mucous membrane, or eye is termed:
carotenemia.
scleroderma.
café-au-lait.
jaundice. - ANSWER ✅jaundice.
Asymmetry, irregular borders, variation in color, diameter greater than 6 mm, and
elevation represent the "ABCDEs" of:
benign nevi.
basal cell carcinoma.
malignant melanoma.
skin tumors. - ANSWER ✅malignant melanoma.
If a lesion is described as annular, it appears:
circular and begins in center and spreads to periphery.
as if the lesions run together.
as distinct, individual lesions that remain separate.
with concentric rings of color in the lesions. - ANSWER ✅circular and begins in
center and spreads to periphery.
The term asteatosis refers to:
skin that appears weather beaten, thickened, yellowed, and deeply furrowed.
skin that is dry, flaky, rough, and often itchy.
raised yellowish lesions that feel greasy and velvety or warty.
painful vesicular lesions in a dermatomal distribution. - ANSWER ✅skin that is
dry, flaky, rough, and often itchy.
