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subjective data for skin Ans: 1. History of skin disease
(allergies, hives, psoriasis, eczema)
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2. Change in pigmentation
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3. Change in mole (size or color)
4. Excessive dryness or moisture
5. Pruritus
6. Excessive bruising
7. Rash or lesion
8. Medications
9. Hair loss
10. Change in nails
11. Environmental or occupational hazards
12. Patient-centered care
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Seborrhea Ans: oily
Xerosis Ans: dry skin
alopecia Ans: significant hair loss
hirsutism Ans: shaggy or excessive hair
vitiligo Ans: the complete absence of melanin pigment in
patchy areas
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normal skin color findings Ans: -even and consistent with
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Freckles (ephelides) Ans: small, flat macules of brown
melanin pigment that occur on sun-exposed skin
Mole (nevus) Ans: clump of melanocytes, tan-to-brown color,
flat or raised.
Acquired nevi Ans: have symmetry, small size (6 mm or less),
smooth borders, and single uniform pigmentation.
Junctional Nevus Ans: is macular only and occurs in children
and adolescents.
compound nevus Ans: macular and papular
Danger signs of pigmented lesions Ans: ABCDEF -
Asymmetry, Border irregularity, Color variation, Diameter of
greater than 6mm. Elevation and enlargement. Funny looking
Widespread color changes in skin Ans: pallor, erythema,
cyanosis, jaundice
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Pallor skin tone Ans: Pale skin
-occurs with anemia, shock, and arterial insufficiency
Erythema skin tone Ans: -redness of the skin
occurs with polycythemia, venous stasis, carbon monoxide
poisoning, and the extravascular presence of red blood cells
Cyanosis Ans: bluish discoloration of the skin
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-indicates hypoxemia and occurs with shock, cardiac arrest,
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heart failure, chronic bronchitis, and congenital heart disease.
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Jaundice Ans: yellowing of the skin
-occurs with hepatitis, cirrhosis, sickle-cell disease,
transfusion reaction, and hemolytic disease of the newborn.
Temperature of the skin Ans: should be warm and equal
bilaterally
-suggests normal circulatory status
Abnormalities of temperature in skin Ans: Chronic cigarette
smoking causes vasoconstriction, noted in cool, pale hands.
General Hypothermia accompanies Ans: shock, cardiac arrest
Localized Hypothermia occurs in Ans: peripheral arterial
insufficiency and Raynaud disease
Hyperthyroidism Ans: -increases metabolic rate, causing
warm, moist skin
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Diaphoresis Ans: profuse sweating
-occurs with thyrotoxicosis, heart attack, anxiety, or pain
Dehydration indication on skin Ans: -mucous membranes are
dry, and lips look parched and cracked. With extreme dryness
the skin is fissured, resembling cracks in a dry lake bed.
Normal Texture of skin Ans: smooth and firm with even
surface
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Hyperthyroidism texture Ans: skin feels smoother and softer,
like velvet
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Hypothyroidism texture Ans: skin feels rough, dry, and flaky
Abnormal signs of thickness of skin Ans: -very thin, shiny
thin occurs with arterial insufficiency
Unilateral edema has a Ans: local or peripheral cause.
Bilateral edema (anasarca) Ans: a central problem such as
heart failure or kidney failure.
normal mobility and turgor Ans: -mobility: ease of skin to
rise
-turgor: ability to return to place when released
Abnormal signs or mobility and turgor Ans: -mobility
decreased with edema
-poor turgor indicates dehydration or extreme weight loss
(recedes slowly or stands by itself)
NR 302 Exam 2 Questions and
Answers (100% Correct Answers)
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subjective data for skin Ans: 1. History of skin disease
(allergies, hives, psoriasis, eczema)
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2. Change in pigmentation
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3. Change in mole (size or color)
4. Excessive dryness or moisture
5. Pruritus
6. Excessive bruising
7. Rash or lesion
8. Medications
9. Hair loss
10. Change in nails
11. Environmental or occupational hazards
12. Patient-centered care
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Seborrhea Ans: oily
Xerosis Ans: dry skin
alopecia Ans: significant hair loss
hirsutism Ans: shaggy or excessive hair
vitiligo Ans: the complete absence of melanin pigment in
patchy areas
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normal skin color findings Ans: -even and consistent with
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genetic background
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Freckles (ephelides) Ans: small, flat macules of brown
melanin pigment that occur on sun-exposed skin
Mole (nevus) Ans: clump of melanocytes, tan-to-brown color,
flat or raised.
Acquired nevi Ans: have symmetry, small size (6 mm or less),
smooth borders, and single uniform pigmentation.
Junctional Nevus Ans: is macular only and occurs in children
and adolescents.
compound nevus Ans: macular and papular
Danger signs of pigmented lesions Ans: ABCDEF -
Asymmetry, Border irregularity, Color variation, Diameter of
greater than 6mm. Elevation and enlargement. Funny looking
Widespread color changes in skin Ans: pallor, erythema,
cyanosis, jaundice
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Pallor skin tone Ans: Pale skin
-occurs with anemia, shock, and arterial insufficiency
Erythema skin tone Ans: -redness of the skin
occurs with polycythemia, venous stasis, carbon monoxide
poisoning, and the extravascular presence of red blood cells
Cyanosis Ans: bluish discoloration of the skin
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-indicates hypoxemia and occurs with shock, cardiac arrest,
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heart failure, chronic bronchitis, and congenital heart disease.
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Jaundice Ans: yellowing of the skin
-occurs with hepatitis, cirrhosis, sickle-cell disease,
transfusion reaction, and hemolytic disease of the newborn.
Temperature of the skin Ans: should be warm and equal
bilaterally
-suggests normal circulatory status
Abnormalities of temperature in skin Ans: Chronic cigarette
smoking causes vasoconstriction, noted in cool, pale hands.
General Hypothermia accompanies Ans: shock, cardiac arrest
Localized Hypothermia occurs in Ans: peripheral arterial
insufficiency and Raynaud disease
Hyperthyroidism Ans: -increases metabolic rate, causing
warm, moist skin
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Diaphoresis Ans: profuse sweating
-occurs with thyrotoxicosis, heart attack, anxiety, or pain
Dehydration indication on skin Ans: -mucous membranes are
dry, and lips look parched and cracked. With extreme dryness
the skin is fissured, resembling cracks in a dry lake bed.
Normal Texture of skin Ans: smooth and firm with even
surface
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Hyperthyroidism texture Ans: skin feels smoother and softer,
like velvet
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Hypothyroidism texture Ans: skin feels rough, dry, and flaky
Abnormal signs of thickness of skin Ans: -very thin, shiny
thin occurs with arterial insufficiency
Unilateral edema has a Ans: local or peripheral cause.
Bilateral edema (anasarca) Ans: a central problem such as
heart failure or kidney failure.
normal mobility and turgor Ans: -mobility: ease of skin to
rise
-turgor: ability to return to place when released
Abnormal signs or mobility and turgor Ans: -mobility
decreased with edema
-poor turgor indicates dehydration or extreme weight loss
(recedes slowly or stands by itself)
