NUR 382 FINAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
vitiligo - Answers - acquired condition that results in loss of pigment in certain areas of
the skin
ABCDEF - Answers - asymmetry, border(scalloped/ragged), color(variation: areas of
blue, red, white, black, brown), diameter (> than 6 mm), elevation (raised), funny looking
spoon nails - Answers - chronic iron deficiency
erythema - Answers - occurs w/ polycythemia, venous stasis, carbon monoxide
poisoing, extravascular presence of RBCs
Cyanosis indicates_________ and occurs w/ shock, cardiac arrest, HF, chronic
bronchitis, and congenital heart disease - Answers - hypoxemia
Very thin, shiny skin (atrophic) occurs with - Answers - arterial insufficiency
scleroderma "hard skin" is a chronic connective tissue disorder associated w/
decreased_________ - Answers - mobility
When a lesion develops of previously unaltered skin it is: - Answers - primary
When a lesion changes over time or changes because of scratching or infection -
Answers - secondar
wood's light - Answers - a UV light filtered through a special glass
Under the wood's light, lesions with blue-green fluorescence indicate ____________
infection. - Answers - fungal
Gray, scaly, well-defined areas with broken hairs accompany? - Answers - tinea capitis
(ringworm infection) found mostly in school age children
absent or sparse genital hair suggests - Answers - endocrine abnormalities
clubbing of nails occurs w/ ...... - Answers - congenital cyanotic heart disease, lung
cancer and pulmonary diseases
mongolian spot - Answers - common variation of hyperpigmentation in Black, Asian,
American Indian, and Hispanic newborns
,cafe au lait spot - Answers - large round or oval patch of light brown pigmentation
harlequin color change - Answers - Occurs when the baby is in a side-lying position.
The lower half of the body turns red and the upper half blanches with a distinct
demarcation line down the midline. (normal finding)
erythema toxicum - Answers - common rash that appears in the first 3 to 4 days of life,
sometimes called flea bite, consists of tiny punctate red macules and papules on the
cheeks, trunk, chest, back and buttocks
lanugo - Answers - fine, soft hair, especially that which covers the body and limbs of a
human fetus or newborn.
vernix caseosa - Answers - Waxy or "cheesy" white substance found coating the skin of
newborn humans
senile purpura - Answers - trauma to fragile vessels on dorsum of hands; normal finding
in elderly
xerosis meaning - Answers - dry
anasarca - Answers - edema that is generalized over the whole body
acrocyanosis - Answers - bluish color around the lips, hands and fingernails
cutis marmorata - Answers - transient mottling on trunk and extremities in response to
cooler room temperatures
Physiologic jaundice occurring in newborns results from ________. - Answers -
increased numbers of RBCs that hemolyze after birth (after the 3rd or 4th day of life)
Persistent or pronounced cutis marmorata occurs with: - Answers - Down syndrome or
immaturity
Milia - Answers - a common variation; tiny white papules on the cheeks and forehead
and across the nose and chin caused by sebum that occludes the opening of the
follicles.
*Tell parents not to squeeze the lesions, milia resolve spontaneously w/n a few weeks
nevus simplex/stork bite - Answers - Common birthmark
Flat, irregular red or pink
Forehead, eyelid, lip, back of neck
Present at birth and fades during first year of life
chloasma - Answers - irregular brown patch of hyperpigmentation on the face
, (may occur w/ pregnancy or in women taking oral contraceptive pills)
Are seborrheic keratosis benign or malignant? - Answers - benign, not malignant
acrochordons - Answers - skin tags
acitinic keratosis (senile or solar) - Answers - less common, red-tan scaly plaques that
increase over the years to become raised and roughened. They may have a silvery
white scale adherent to the plaque
-Occur on sun exposed surfaces and are directly related to sun exposure . They are
premalignant
-May develop into squamous cell carcinoma
sebaceous hyperplasia - Answers - raised yellow papules w/ a central depression
-most common in men
-occuring the forehead
hyperemia - Answers - increased blood in engorged arterioles
(e.g., inflammation, fever, alcohol intake, blushing)
light skin: red, bright pink
dark skin: purplish tinge but hard to see; palpate for increased warmth w/ inflammation,
taut skin, and hardening of deep tissues
Polycythemia - Answers - Increased red blood cells, capillary stasis
light skin: ruddy blue in face, oral mucosa, conjunctiva, hands, feet
dark skin: well concealed by pigment; check for redness in lips
venous stasis - Answers - decreased blood flow from area, engorged venules
carbon monoxide poisoning presentation - Answers - light skin: Bright cherry red in face
and upper torso
dark skin: cherry red color in nail beds, lips and oral mucosa
secretion of eccrine glands - Answers - dilute saline solution
what is normal angle of nail beds? - Answers - 160 degrees
normally slightly curved or flat, smooth, rounded & clean
An area of thin shiny skin with decreased visibility of normal skin markings is most likely:
- Answers - atrophy
ANSWERS
vitiligo - Answers - acquired condition that results in loss of pigment in certain areas of
the skin
ABCDEF - Answers - asymmetry, border(scalloped/ragged), color(variation: areas of
blue, red, white, black, brown), diameter (> than 6 mm), elevation (raised), funny looking
spoon nails - Answers - chronic iron deficiency
erythema - Answers - occurs w/ polycythemia, venous stasis, carbon monoxide
poisoing, extravascular presence of RBCs
Cyanosis indicates_________ and occurs w/ shock, cardiac arrest, HF, chronic
bronchitis, and congenital heart disease - Answers - hypoxemia
Very thin, shiny skin (atrophic) occurs with - Answers - arterial insufficiency
scleroderma "hard skin" is a chronic connective tissue disorder associated w/
decreased_________ - Answers - mobility
When a lesion develops of previously unaltered skin it is: - Answers - primary
When a lesion changes over time or changes because of scratching or infection -
Answers - secondar
wood's light - Answers - a UV light filtered through a special glass
Under the wood's light, lesions with blue-green fluorescence indicate ____________
infection. - Answers - fungal
Gray, scaly, well-defined areas with broken hairs accompany? - Answers - tinea capitis
(ringworm infection) found mostly in school age children
absent or sparse genital hair suggests - Answers - endocrine abnormalities
clubbing of nails occurs w/ ...... - Answers - congenital cyanotic heart disease, lung
cancer and pulmonary diseases
mongolian spot - Answers - common variation of hyperpigmentation in Black, Asian,
American Indian, and Hispanic newborns
,cafe au lait spot - Answers - large round or oval patch of light brown pigmentation
harlequin color change - Answers - Occurs when the baby is in a side-lying position.
The lower half of the body turns red and the upper half blanches with a distinct
demarcation line down the midline. (normal finding)
erythema toxicum - Answers - common rash that appears in the first 3 to 4 days of life,
sometimes called flea bite, consists of tiny punctate red macules and papules on the
cheeks, trunk, chest, back and buttocks
lanugo - Answers - fine, soft hair, especially that which covers the body and limbs of a
human fetus or newborn.
vernix caseosa - Answers - Waxy or "cheesy" white substance found coating the skin of
newborn humans
senile purpura - Answers - trauma to fragile vessels on dorsum of hands; normal finding
in elderly
xerosis meaning - Answers - dry
anasarca - Answers - edema that is generalized over the whole body
acrocyanosis - Answers - bluish color around the lips, hands and fingernails
cutis marmorata - Answers - transient mottling on trunk and extremities in response to
cooler room temperatures
Physiologic jaundice occurring in newborns results from ________. - Answers -
increased numbers of RBCs that hemolyze after birth (after the 3rd or 4th day of life)
Persistent or pronounced cutis marmorata occurs with: - Answers - Down syndrome or
immaturity
Milia - Answers - a common variation; tiny white papules on the cheeks and forehead
and across the nose and chin caused by sebum that occludes the opening of the
follicles.
*Tell parents not to squeeze the lesions, milia resolve spontaneously w/n a few weeks
nevus simplex/stork bite - Answers - Common birthmark
Flat, irregular red or pink
Forehead, eyelid, lip, back of neck
Present at birth and fades during first year of life
chloasma - Answers - irregular brown patch of hyperpigmentation on the face
, (may occur w/ pregnancy or in women taking oral contraceptive pills)
Are seborrheic keratosis benign or malignant? - Answers - benign, not malignant
acrochordons - Answers - skin tags
acitinic keratosis (senile or solar) - Answers - less common, red-tan scaly plaques that
increase over the years to become raised and roughened. They may have a silvery
white scale adherent to the plaque
-Occur on sun exposed surfaces and are directly related to sun exposure . They are
premalignant
-May develop into squamous cell carcinoma
sebaceous hyperplasia - Answers - raised yellow papules w/ a central depression
-most common in men
-occuring the forehead
hyperemia - Answers - increased blood in engorged arterioles
(e.g., inflammation, fever, alcohol intake, blushing)
light skin: red, bright pink
dark skin: purplish tinge but hard to see; palpate for increased warmth w/ inflammation,
taut skin, and hardening of deep tissues
Polycythemia - Answers - Increased red blood cells, capillary stasis
light skin: ruddy blue in face, oral mucosa, conjunctiva, hands, feet
dark skin: well concealed by pigment; check for redness in lips
venous stasis - Answers - decreased blood flow from area, engorged venules
carbon monoxide poisoning presentation - Answers - light skin: Bright cherry red in face
and upper torso
dark skin: cherry red color in nail beds, lips and oral mucosa
secretion of eccrine glands - Answers - dilute saline solution
what is normal angle of nail beds? - Answers - 160 degrees
normally slightly curved or flat, smooth, rounded & clean
An area of thin shiny skin with decreased visibility of normal skin markings is most likely:
- Answers - atrophy
