Med Surg 3- Final Study Guide part 2 Questions
and Verified Answers
What is the function of the skin? Correct Answer: -Protection
-Sensations
-Fluid balance
-Temp. regulation
-Vitamin D production
-Immune responses
What type of skin cell causes the pigmentation of the skin? Correct Answer: Melanocyte
What layer of the skin has blood supply, hair follicles, nerves, papilla, sweat glands & arrector pili
muscle? Correct Answer: The dermis
What are age spots? Correct Answer: Areas of uneven pigmentation of older skin.
What part of the skin do we need to assess? Correct Answer: From the top to the bottom.
What is a wheal? Correct Answer: The most common type of primary skin lesions. It is round and
elevated.
EX: a mosquito bite is a wheal
What are you assessing the skin for? Correct Answer: -Swelling
-Rashes
-Edema
-Cyanosis
, -Jaundice
-Pruritus
How would you asses for jaundice in an African American patient? Correct Answer: In the sclera of their
eyes.
What do you assess for with moles or lesions? Correct Answer: A- asymmetry
B-Border
C-Color
D-Diameter
E-Elevation
What makes a lesion or rash primary or secondary? Correct Answer: Primary- If it was present at the
beginning of the disease.
Secondary- If it presents itself as a complication of the disease later on.
What is blanching? Correct Answer: The skin becomes pale in response to gentle pressure.
Blanching of the fingers is also one of the most clinically evident signs of Raynaud's phenomenon
If doing a skin graft, what must you take in consideration? Correct Answer: Color and texture of the skin
being grafted.
If you suspect a skin allergen, what test do you perform? Correct Answer: A patch test
What does a Tzanck smear look for? Correct Answer: Degenerated epithelial cells via scraping the skin.
What is a drug used to treat Herpes Zoster? Correct Answer: Zovirax
Herpes is contagious and can be present on many different areas of the body
Since fungal & bacterial infections are contagious, what precautions must you take? Correct Answer: -
Never share clothes or items of hygiene
and Verified Answers
What is the function of the skin? Correct Answer: -Protection
-Sensations
-Fluid balance
-Temp. regulation
-Vitamin D production
-Immune responses
What type of skin cell causes the pigmentation of the skin? Correct Answer: Melanocyte
What layer of the skin has blood supply, hair follicles, nerves, papilla, sweat glands & arrector pili
muscle? Correct Answer: The dermis
What are age spots? Correct Answer: Areas of uneven pigmentation of older skin.
What part of the skin do we need to assess? Correct Answer: From the top to the bottom.
What is a wheal? Correct Answer: The most common type of primary skin lesions. It is round and
elevated.
EX: a mosquito bite is a wheal
What are you assessing the skin for? Correct Answer: -Swelling
-Rashes
-Edema
-Cyanosis
, -Jaundice
-Pruritus
How would you asses for jaundice in an African American patient? Correct Answer: In the sclera of their
eyes.
What do you assess for with moles or lesions? Correct Answer: A- asymmetry
B-Border
C-Color
D-Diameter
E-Elevation
What makes a lesion or rash primary or secondary? Correct Answer: Primary- If it was present at the
beginning of the disease.
Secondary- If it presents itself as a complication of the disease later on.
What is blanching? Correct Answer: The skin becomes pale in response to gentle pressure.
Blanching of the fingers is also one of the most clinically evident signs of Raynaud's phenomenon
If doing a skin graft, what must you take in consideration? Correct Answer: Color and texture of the skin
being grafted.
If you suspect a skin allergen, what test do you perform? Correct Answer: A patch test
What does a Tzanck smear look for? Correct Answer: Degenerated epithelial cells via scraping the skin.
What is a drug used to treat Herpes Zoster? Correct Answer: Zovirax
Herpes is contagious and can be present on many different areas of the body
Since fungal & bacterial infections are contagious, what precautions must you take? Correct Answer: -
Never share clothes or items of hygiene
