, Color (multicolor or black)
Diameter (greater than 6mm)
Primary lesion - <<ANSWER>>occurs from some pathological process
Secondary lesion - <<ANSWER>>time; results from later evolution of external trauma to
primary lesion
Vascular lesion examples - <<ANSWER>>Petechiae (tiny red dots)
Purpura (flood of bruising not associated with trauma)
Ecchymosis
Spider angioma (vessels)
Venous star
Telangiectasia
Primary Lesion examples - <<ANSWER>>macule (freckle)
Papule (not flat; raised)
patch
plaque
wheal
nodule
tumor
vesicle (small clear fluid-filled lesion)
Bulla (blister, can be filled like vesicle)
Pustula (zit; raised, small, filled with pus)
cyst (nodule filled with liquid or semisolid)
Secondary Lesions examples - <<ANSWER>>scale
lichenification
keloid
scar
excoriation (scratched wound)
fissure
erosion
ulcer (compression of skin-->hypoxia of skin tissue death-->stage 1 ulcer)
crust (dried residue of skin exudate)
atrophy
General appearance to look for in a pt #7 - <<ANSWER>>Dress, grooming, and
personal hygiene
OLD CART - <<ANSWER>>Onset
Location
Duration
Characteristics
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