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NU 518 Ch. 6 Skin, Hair, And Nails Questions And Answers Rated A+
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NU 518 Ch. 6 Skin, Hair, And Nails Questions AndAnswers Rated A+
freckles ANS inherited brown macules
Color variations in melanoma ANS More than two colors, especially blue-black, white due to loss of pigment
due to regression, or red due to inflammatory reaction to abnormal cells
what to look for when assessing skin ANS Changes in color, scars, plaques, nevi
Pallor, cyanosis, jaundice, rashes, bruising, mottling
influences of skin color ANS underlying vascular structures, changing hemodynamics, and carotene and
bilirubin
flat lesion ANS run your finger over the lesion but do not feel the lesion
macule ANS flat lesion less than 1 cm
patch ANS flat lesion greater than 1 cm
Raised lesion ANS lesion that can be palpated with eyes closed
papule ANS non-fluid filled raised lesion less than 1 cm
Plaque ANS non-fluid filled raised lesion greater than 1 cm
vesicle ANS Fluid-filled raised lesion less than 1 cm
Bulla ANS Fluid-filled raised lesion greater than 1 cm
number of lesions ANS description of lesions are expressed as solitary or multiple
, shape of lesions ANS description of lesions are expressed as circular, oval, annular (ring-like, with central
clearing), nummular (coin-like, no central clearing), and polygonal
location of lesion ANS description of lesion expressed as measured distance from other landmarks of the lesion
morbilliform drug eruption ANS Multiple 3-8-mm erythematous confluent round macules on chest, back, and
arms
tinea versicolor ANS Multiple 2-5-mm hypopigmented, hyperpigmented, or tan round to oval macules on upper
neck and back, upper chest, and arms with slight inducible scale on scraping
benign melanocytic nevi ANS Multiple scattered 2-4-mm round and oval brown macules, symmetrically
pigmented, on back and chest with reticular pattern on dermoscopy
benign melanocytic nevus ANS Solitary 6-mm dark brown round symmetric macule on upper back
malignant melanoma ANS Solitary dark brown, blue-gray, and red 7-mm macule with irregular borders and
fingerlike projections of pigment, on right forearm
seborrheic dermatitis ANS Bilaterally symmetric erythematous patches on central cheeks and eyebrows, some
with overlying greasy scale
vitiligo ANS Large confluent completely depigmented patches on dorsal hands and distal forearms
tinea cruris ANS Bilateral erythematous, geographic patches with peripheral scaling, on inner thighs bilaterally,
sparing the scrotum
basal cell carcinoma ANS Solitary 7-mm oval pink pearly papule with overlying telangiectasias on right
nasojugal fold
Telangiectasia ANS a condition in which widened venules (tiny blood vessels) cause threadlike red lines or
patterns on the skin; known as spider veins
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