NURS 314 - Skin Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded

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NURS 314 - Skin Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
Alopecia

Ans: baldness; hair loss


Annular

Ans: circular shape to skin lesion


Bulla

Ans: elevated cavity containing free fluid larger than 1 cm in
diameter


Confluent

Ans: skin lesions that run together


Crust

Ans: thick, dried-out exudate left on skin when vesicles or
pustules burst or dry up


Cyanosis

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Ans: dusky blue color to skin or mucous membranes as a result
of increased amount of nonoxygenated hemoglobin


Erythema

Ans: intense redness of the skin due to excess blood in dilated
superficial capillaries, as in fever or inflammation


Excoriation

Ans: self-inflicted abrasion of skin due to scratching


Jaundice

Ans: yellow color to skin, pale, and sclera due to excess
bilirubin in the blood


Keloid

Ans: hypertrophic scar, elevated beyond site of original injury


Maceration

Ans: softening of tissue by soaking




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