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NURS 351 Exam 3 - Ch 41 & Ch 9 questions with complete solutions
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NURS 351 Exam 3 - Ch 41 & Ch 9questions with complete solutions
Erythema - correct answer ✔✔- reddened skin
Induration - correct answer ✔✔- hardening or thickening of the skin
Atrophy - correct answer ✔✔- thinning and loss of skin layers
Bulla - correct answer ✔✔- large blister
Telangiectasia - correct answer ✔✔- fine, irregular red lines produced by dilation of the capillaries
Pustule - correct answer ✔✔- papule filled with pus
Scale - correct answer ✔✔- fragment of dry skin
Scar - correct answer ✔✔- permanent replacement of normal skin with connective tissue
Ulcer - correct answer ✔✔- loss of epidermal and dermal tissue
Lichenification - correct answer ✔✔- hardening or thickening of the skin with markings
- results from trauma (scratching)
Macule - correct answer ✔✔- defined, flat area of altered pigmentation
Nodule - correct answer ✔✔- solid lump greater than 0.5 cm in diameter
, Papule - correct answer ✔✔- raised, well-defined lesion, less than 0.5 cm
Plaque - correct answer ✔✔- raised, flat-topped lesion, greater than 2 cm
Vesicle - correct answer ✔✔- blister (small)
Wheals (urticaria) - correct answer ✔✔- transient pale, elevated papules with pink margins
Basic pathophysiological concepts of skin disorder - correct answer ✔✔- skin can be described in terms
of color, texture, turgor, moisture, tenderness
- pathological changes can affect these characteristics
Intact skin is important for protection against______? - correct answer ✔✔- pathogen invasion
Changes in the skin can be an indicator of_____? - correct answer ✔✔- underlying pathological disorders
Disorders of skin color - correct answer ✔✔- albinism
- vitiligo
- melasma
- lentigos
Albinism - correct answer ✔✔- genetic disorder, lack of pigmentation
Vitiligo - correct answer ✔✔- abnormalities in melanin production leading to discolored skin patches
Melasma - correct answer ✔✔- appearance of dark macules on face, more common in brown-skinned
women
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