Lecturio Question and answers rated A+ 2023/2024

Lecturio Question and answers rated A+ 2023/2024 how can you tell where the location of the bullae are happening? - correct answer keratinoycytes are connected by desmosomes. keratinocytes connecting the epidermis to the dermis are connected by hemidesmosomes; bullae that rupture easily and have a positive nikolsky sign are happening at the desmosomes. if they are attacking the junction, that means the epidermis is still fully intact define general terminology for macule, patch, papule, plaque, nodules, vesicle, bulla, pustules, erosion, ulcer - correct answer A macule is less than 1 cm and is not palpable; a patch is a lesion greater than 1 cm that is not palpable. A papule has an elevation less than 1 cm in diameter that is palpable and a plaque is a flat top elevation greater than 1 cm. A nodule is a rounded elevation less than 2 cm in diameter. A vesicle is a clear fluid blister less than 1 cm and it is a bulla if it is greater than 1 cm; a pustule is different because it is pus filled less than 1 cm in diameter. Erosion is partial loss of the epidermis and an ulcer is full thickness loss.