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NRSE 7230 MIDTERM 2026 REAL
QUESTIONS WITH EXPERTLY
VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Multiple lesions with sharp borders concerning for
neurofibromatosis. Or six or more >0.5 cm before puberty
Linea nigra - correct answer -hyperpigmented line, worse under
umbilicus
Melasma - correct answer -blotchy, mottled hyperpigmentation
across cheeks, lips and forehead
Striae gravidarum - correct answer -stretch striae
Genetic predisposition
Pregnancy skin change with predisposition - correct answer -
stretch marks
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Seborrheic keratosis - correct answer -waxy stuck on
papules/plaques with rough surface
Differential for melanomas
Stasis dermatitis - correct answer -hyperpigmented patches and
macules that are red, ruddy or brown
30% ulcerate
Actinic keratosis - correct answer -scaly white plaques/papules
Often on sun exposed areas
Senile purpura - correct answer -fragile capillaries burst into
irregular shaped dark purples
Benign but stressful
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Minor trauma
Skin assessment descriptions - correct answer -SIZE COLOR
SHAPE
Number
Texture
Primary lesion
Location
Configuration: pattern, follows skin tension lines
ABCDE EFG screening - correct answer -asymmetry
Border irregularity
Color variateions
Diameter >6mm
Evolving
Elevation
Firmness
Growning progressively
Macule - correct answer -flat area of change in color <1 cm
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Patch - correct answer -flat area of change over 1 cm
Papule - correct answer -solid elevation of skin less than 1 cm
Plaques - correct answer -large flatter elevation of skin,
sometimes many papules coalescing
Nodules - correct answer -solid elevation of skin over 1 cm,
extends into deeper layers
Pustule - correct answer -small circumscribed elevation of
epidermis filled wiht purulent fluid
Vescicle - correct answer -small circumscribed elevation of the
epidermis containing clear fluid less than 1 cm
NRSE 7230 MIDTERM 2026 REAL
QUESTIONS WITH EXPERTLY
VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Multiple lesions with sharp borders concerning for
neurofibromatosis. Or six or more >0.5 cm before puberty
Linea nigra - correct answer -hyperpigmented line, worse under
umbilicus
Melasma - correct answer -blotchy, mottled hyperpigmentation
across cheeks, lips and forehead
Striae gravidarum - correct answer -stretch striae
Genetic predisposition
Pregnancy skin change with predisposition - correct answer -
stretch marks
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Seborrheic keratosis - correct answer -waxy stuck on
papules/plaques with rough surface
Differential for melanomas
Stasis dermatitis - correct answer -hyperpigmented patches and
macules that are red, ruddy or brown
30% ulcerate
Actinic keratosis - correct answer -scaly white plaques/papules
Often on sun exposed areas
Senile purpura - correct answer -fragile capillaries burst into
irregular shaped dark purples
Benign but stressful
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Minor trauma
Skin assessment descriptions - correct answer -SIZE COLOR
SHAPE
Number
Texture
Primary lesion
Location
Configuration: pattern, follows skin tension lines
ABCDE EFG screening - correct answer -asymmetry
Border irregularity
Color variateions
Diameter >6mm
Evolving
Elevation
Firmness
Growning progressively
Macule - correct answer -flat area of change in color <1 cm
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Patch - correct answer -flat area of change over 1 cm
Papule - correct answer -solid elevation of skin less than 1 cm
Plaques - correct answer -large flatter elevation of skin,
sometimes many papules coalescing
Nodules - correct answer -solid elevation of skin over 1 cm,
extends into deeper layers
Pustule - correct answer -small circumscribed elevation of
epidermis filled wiht purulent fluid
Vescicle - correct answer -small circumscribed elevation of the
epidermis containing clear fluid less than 1 cm
