NGN 2023 RETAKE LATEST UPDATED
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
|GRADED A+
Elderly skin changes - correct answer>>..Loss of elasticity, folds, wrinkles, thin, dry skin
Xerosis - correct answer>>..Dry skin with cheesy substance (sebum and epithelial cells)
Pruritis - correct answer>>..Itching, mild to intense, occurs with age, dry skin, allergies
Alopecia - correct answer>>..Significant hair loss
Hirsutism - correct answer>>..excessive hair growth
Vitiligo - correct answer>>..Patchy absence of melanin pigment
Chloasma - correct answer>>..Hyperpigmentation on face (pregnancy or contraceptive
pills)
Impetigo - correct answer>>..Highly contagious skin infection causing sores and blisters
Dehydration skin signs - correct answer>>..Dry cracked skin, dry lips/mucosa, poor skin
turgor
Macule - correct answer>>..flat, colored spot on the skin (freckle) LESS THAN 1cm
Papule - correct answer>>..elevated skin lesion -
mole (elevated nevus), wart (verruca)
LARGER than 1cm elevated skin lesion
Patch - correct answer>>..Large flat skin discoloration (vitiligo)
Bulla - correct answer>>..Blister, burns, contact dermatitis, >1cm
Nodule - correct answer>>..Solid, elevated, hard or soft, no fluid
, Pustule - correct answer>>..Pus-filled cavity
Vesicle - correct answer>>..Blister with free fluid, i.e. herpes
Tumor - correct answer>>..Large mass, hard or soft, deep in dermis, benign/malignant
Jaundice assessment - correct answer>>..yellowing (in the eyes, assess sclera)
hard/soft palate
skin (pale hands/palms)
light/gray stools
dark golden urine
Petechiae - correct answer>>..Lesions from blood leak into skin
small, flat, reddish-purple macules —
Cherry angiomas - correct answer>>..Benign growth of endothelial cells in neonates
up until 3 years old
Hemangiomas - correct answer>>..Vascular birthmark with extra blood vessels in skin
Pressure injuries stages - correct answer>>..Stage 1: red/ skin still intact
Stage 2: partial thickness (epidermis broken/dermis exposed)
Stage 3: full-thickness (subcutaneous tissue/fat exposed)
Stage 4: muscle/bone exposed
Urticaria - correct answer>>..Hives with stinging, tickling, or burning sensation
Fontanels - correct answer>>..Anterior (9mo-2yrs) and Posterior (1/2mo) soft spots on
newborns' heads
Salivary glands - correct answer>>..Parotid (cheeks), Submandibular (beneath
mandible), Sublingual (floor of mouth)
Facial and neck changes in elderly - correct answer>>..Prominent facial bones, sagging
due to decreased elasticity and fat
Acromegaly - correct answer>>..Overgrowth of head, face, nose, jaw, coarse facial
features
Myxedema/ hypothyroidism - correct answer>>..puffy face, puffy eyes, weight gain
non pitting edema