NR 576 Practice Exam with Accurate Answers
macules - ✔✔nonpalpable lesions that vary in pigmentation from the surrounding skin. There
are no elevations or depression of the skin.
papules - ✔✔palpable discrete lesions that measure less than 5mm, presenting as isolated or
grouped.
plaques - ✔✔larger superficial flat lesions, often forming a confluence of papules
nodules - ✔✔palpable, discrete lesions measuring more than 6mm, presenting as either an
isolated or grouped lesion.
cysts - ✔✔enclosed cavities with a lining that contains a liuid or semisolid material.
pustules - ✔✔well-circumscribed papules containing purulent material.
vesicles - ✔✔small, less than 5mm diameter circumcised papules containing serous material,
whereas bullae are larger than 5mm.
wheals - ✔✔irregulararly elevated edematous skin areas that are often erythematous.
telangiectasia - ✔✔small superficial dilated blood vessel
excoriation - ✔✔linear skin erosion caused by scratching
lichenification - ✔✔increases skin thickening with injuration secondary to chronic inflammation
macules - ✔✔nonpalpable lesions that vary in pigmentation from the surrounding skin. There
are no elevations or depression of the skin.
papules - ✔✔palpable discrete lesions that measure less than 5mm, presenting as isolated or
grouped.
plaques - ✔✔larger superficial flat lesions, often forming a confluence of papules
nodules - ✔✔palpable, discrete lesions measuring more than 6mm, presenting as either an
isolated or grouped lesion.
cysts - ✔✔enclosed cavities with a lining that contains a liuid or semisolid material.
pustules - ✔✔well-circumscribed papules containing purulent material.
vesicles - ✔✔small, less than 5mm diameter circumcised papules containing serous material,
whereas bullae are larger than 5mm.
wheals - ✔✔irregulararly elevated edematous skin areas that are often erythematous.
telangiectasia - ✔✔small superficial dilated blood vessel
excoriation - ✔✔linear skin erosion caused by scratching
lichenification - ✔✔increases skin thickening with injuration secondary to chronic inflammation
