Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam
(2025/2026) QUESTIONS AND (elaborated)
ANSWETRS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
primaryvlesionv-vcorrect-answersv-lesionvthatvdevelopsvonvpreviouslyvunalteredvskin
lesionv-vcorrect-answersv-
avregionvinvanvorganvorvtissuevthatvhasvsufferedvdamagevthruvinjuryvorvdisease
secondaryvlesionv-vcorrect-answersv-
lesionvthatveithervchangesvimpressionvovervtimevorvoccursvwhenvavprimaryvlesionvisvscratchedvitvm
ayvbevinfected
maculev-vcorrect-answersv-
circumscribedvflatvarea;vdifferentvcolorvandvtexturevfromvsurroundingvtissue,v<1cmv
ex.)vephelidesv(freckles),vpetechia,vflatvneviv(moles)
patchv-vcorrect-answersv-avlargevmacule;v>1cm
,ex.)vmongolianvspot,vCafe,vauvlairvspot
papulev-vcorrect-answersv-Smallvsolidvelevatedvlesion;v<1cm
ex.)vbugvbite,velevatedvnevusv(mole)vorvverrucav(wart)
plaquev-vcorrect-answersv-elevationvofvskin;v>1cm;vexamplevpsoriasisvlesion
pustulev-vcorrect-answersv-
avvisiblevaccumulationvofvpurulentvfluidvundervskin;v<1cm;vexamplesvacnevandvimpetigo
vesiclev-vcorrect-answersv-
avcircumscribedvelevationvofvskinvcontainsv"SEROUSvFLUID:v<1cm;vexamples,vherpesvsimples,vvaric
ella,vshingles
nodulev-vcorrect-answersv-
solidvmassvofvskin,visvelevatedvorvpalpatedv>1cm;voftenvextendsvdeepervintovdermis:vexamplesvxant
homavandvfibroma
bullav-vcorrect-answersv-
blister,vcircumscribedvelevationvcontainingvfluidv>1cmv,vextendsvonlyvintovepidermis,vexamplesvbur
ns,vsuperficialvblister,vcontactvdermatitis
whealv-vcorrect-answersv-elevatedvwhitevorvpinkvcompressiblevpapulevorvplaque,vavred,vaxon-
mediatedvflarevoftenvsurroundvit,vcommonlyvassociatedvwithvallergicvreaction,vexamplesvPPDvtestv
andvmosquitovbites
cystv-vcorrect-answersv-
anyvclosedvcavityvorvsac;vcontainsvfluidvorvsemisolidvmaterial,vnormalvorvabnormalvepithelium.vexa
mplevsebaceousvcyst
, Abscessv-vcorrect-answersv-
avlocalizedvcollectionvofvpurulentvfluidvinvavcavityvformedvbyvdisintegrationvorvnecrosisvofvtissuesv>1
cm
tumorv-vcorrect-answersv-"MASS:v>vfewvcmvinvdiameter;vfirmvorvsoft;vbenignvorvmalignant
configuration:vannularv-vcorrect-answersv-circular,vbeginsvinvcentervandvspreadsvtovperiphery
configuration:vconfluentv-vcorrect-answersv-lesionsvrunvtogether
configuration:vgroupedv-vcorrect-answersv-lesionvcluster
configuration:vgyratev-vcorrect-answersv-twisted,vcoiled,vspiralvandvsnakevlike
configuration:vlinearv-vcorrect-answersv-scratch,vstreak,vlinevstripe
configuration:vpolycyclicv-vcorrect-answersv-annularvlesionsvmerge
configuration:vsolitaryvorvdiscretev-vcorrect-answersv-
individualvandvdistinctvlesionsvthatvremainvseparate
configuration:vtargetv(iris)v-vcorrect-answersv-
resemblesvirisvofveye;vlesionvwithvconcentricvringsvofvcolor
configuration:vzosteriformv-vcorrect-answersv-linearvarrangementvalongvnervevroute
(2025/2026) QUESTIONS AND (elaborated)
ANSWETRS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
primaryvlesionv-vcorrect-answersv-lesionvthatvdevelopsvonvpreviouslyvunalteredvskin
lesionv-vcorrect-answersv-
avregionvinvanvorganvorvtissuevthatvhasvsufferedvdamagevthruvinjuryvorvdisease
secondaryvlesionv-vcorrect-answersv-
lesionvthatveithervchangesvimpressionvovervtimevorvoccursvwhenvavprimaryvlesionvisvscratchedvitvm
ayvbevinfected
maculev-vcorrect-answersv-
circumscribedvflatvarea;vdifferentvcolorvandvtexturevfromvsurroundingvtissue,v<1cmv
ex.)vephelidesv(freckles),vpetechia,vflatvneviv(moles)
patchv-vcorrect-answersv-avlargevmacule;v>1cm
,ex.)vmongolianvspot,vCafe,vauvlairvspot
papulev-vcorrect-answersv-Smallvsolidvelevatedvlesion;v<1cm
ex.)vbugvbite,velevatedvnevusv(mole)vorvverrucav(wart)
plaquev-vcorrect-answersv-elevationvofvskin;v>1cm;vexamplevpsoriasisvlesion
pustulev-vcorrect-answersv-
avvisiblevaccumulationvofvpurulentvfluidvundervskin;v<1cm;vexamplesvacnevandvimpetigo
vesiclev-vcorrect-answersv-
avcircumscribedvelevationvofvskinvcontainsv"SEROUSvFLUID:v<1cm;vexamples,vherpesvsimples,vvaric
ella,vshingles
nodulev-vcorrect-answersv-
solidvmassvofvskin,visvelevatedvorvpalpatedv>1cm;voftenvextendsvdeepervintovdermis:vexamplesvxant
homavandvfibroma
bullav-vcorrect-answersv-
blister,vcircumscribedvelevationvcontainingvfluidv>1cmv,vextendsvonlyvintovepidermis,vexamplesvbur
ns,vsuperficialvblister,vcontactvdermatitis
whealv-vcorrect-answersv-elevatedvwhitevorvpinkvcompressiblevpapulevorvplaque,vavred,vaxon-
mediatedvflarevoftenvsurroundvit,vcommonlyvassociatedvwithvallergicvreaction,vexamplesvPPDvtestv
andvmosquitovbites
cystv-vcorrect-answersv-
anyvclosedvcavityvorvsac;vcontainsvfluidvorvsemisolidvmaterial,vnormalvorvabnormalvepithelium.vexa
mplevsebaceousvcyst
, Abscessv-vcorrect-answersv-
avlocalizedvcollectionvofvpurulentvfluidvinvavcavityvformedvbyvdisintegrationvorvnecrosisvofvtissuesv>1
cm
tumorv-vcorrect-answersv-"MASS:v>vfewvcmvinvdiameter;vfirmvorvsoft;vbenignvorvmalignant
configuration:vannularv-vcorrect-answersv-circular,vbeginsvinvcentervandvspreadsvtovperiphery
configuration:vconfluentv-vcorrect-answersv-lesionsvrunvtogether
configuration:vgroupedv-vcorrect-answersv-lesionvcluster
configuration:vgyratev-vcorrect-answersv-twisted,vcoiled,vspiralvandvsnakevlike
configuration:vlinearv-vcorrect-answersv-scratch,vstreak,vlinevstripe
configuration:vpolycyclicv-vcorrect-answersv-annularvlesionsvmerge
configuration:vsolitaryvorvdiscretev-vcorrect-answersv-
individualvandvdistinctvlesionsvthatvremainvseparate
configuration:vtargetv(iris)v-vcorrect-answersv-
resemblesvirisvofveye;vlesionvwithvconcentricvringsvofvcolor
configuration:vzosteriformv-vcorrect-answersv-linearvarrangementvalongvnervevroute
