UC HEALTH ASSESSMENT SKIN (KMH) EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
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Pathological Jaundice - ANSWER--appears before 24 hours and is related to
severe hemolytic process
-Rh or ABO
-defining difference from physiological is age of onset of jaundice
Miliaria Rubra - ANSWER-Scattered vesicles on an erythematous base, usually
on the face and trunk, result from obstruction of the sweat gland ducts; this
condition disappears spontaneously within weeks.
Erythema Toxicum - ANSWER-pink rash that appears suddenly anywhere on the
body of a term newborn during the first 3 weeks. Disappears within a week
Dysplastic Melanocytic - ANSWER-Flat, Risk factor for melanoma b/c melanoma
can grow out of it
congenital giant melanocytic nevi - ANSWER-Melanoma can arise out of this
Normal Physiologic Jaundice - ANSWER-1/2 of all newborns, Appears 2nd or
3rd day, Peaks at day 5, Disappears within a week
,Pustular melanosis - ANSWER-Seen more commonly in black infants, the rash
presents at birth as small vesiculopustules over a brown macular base; these
can last for several months.
Milia - ANSWER-small raised white spots on nose, chin, and forehead
scleroderma - ANSWER-chronic progressive disease of the skin and internal
organs with hardening and shrinking of connective tissue
Bruising color 0-5 days out - ANSWER-Red, Blue Purple, Tender
Bruising color 5-10 days out - ANSWER-greenish yellow
Bruising color > 10 days out - ANSWER-Brown
Time it takes for a bruise to heal - ANSWER-2-4 weeks
salmon patch (stork bite) - ANSWER-Nervus Simplex, 40 % all newborns, Flat
irregular light pink patches on nape of neck, almost all disappear by age 1
Port Wine Stain - ANSWER-dark purple lesions on face/extremities, DO NOT
FADE, may need laser to rid
cherry angioma - ANSWER-a small, round, bright red blood vessel tumor/bump
on the skin, raised red dot
Echymosis - ANSWER-bruising
, Pedunculated - ANSWER-growth with a stalk and body that comes off of it
Fitzpatrick's Sign - ANSWER-positive dimpling and retraction of the lesion
beneath the skin with lateral compression, seen w/ dermatofibromas, the
bump goes down in the skin
Confluent Rash - ANSWER-Usually a reaction to something
Derm Assessment Keys - ANSWER-Morphology (Dimension,
Elevation/Depression, Palpable features, Color), Distribution (Generalized or
Localized), Configuration (Annular, Linear, Reticular, Gyrate), Pattern of
Distribution (cluster, confluent, dermatonal)
Nail profile angle - ANSWER-160 degree angle base
spoon nails indicate: - ANSWER-anemia
dirty nails indicate: - ANSWER-poor self care OR working with hands
Clubbing of nails/fingers indicates: - ANSWER-O2 insufficiency
paronychia - ANSWER-inflammation of the nail fold, chronic is fungal
Onycholysis - ANSWER-separation of the nail plate from the nail bed
Yellow Nails are associated with: - ANSWER-lung disorders
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