4801 MODULE 1 EXAM 2024-2025 WITH
LATEST 100% VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
What are some 2 types of nonmelanoma cancer? - ANS-basal and squamous cell carcinoma
What is the most common precancerous skin lesion?
treatment? - ANS-actinic keratosis
cryosurgery, topical application of fluorouracil
Describe basal cell carcinoma - ANS-- locally invasive cancer arising epidermal basal cells
- most common type of skin cancer
least deadly
- tissue biopsy might be needed for confirmed diagnosis
- untreated may result in massive tissue destruction
Describe squamous cell carcinoma
- RF
- TX - ANS-- arises from keratinizing epidermal cells
,- can be aggressive and has potential to metastasize
RF: sun exposure and immunosuppression after organ transplantation
TX: biopsy, surgical excision, cryosurgery
Melanoma
- location on men and women?
- staging based on?
- initial treatment - ANS-- lower legs of women, trunk and head of men
- nodal involvement, tumor size (thickness), metastasis
- wide surgical excision
when it spreads to the lymph nodes - immunotherapy, targeted therapy, chemo or radiation
localized chronic, slowly progressing disease
stages - patch, plaque, tumor
appears similar to psoriasis - ANS-Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma
what drugs cause photosensitivity? - ANS-antidepressants, antidysrhythmias, antihistamines,
antimicrobials, antifungals, antipsychotics, chemotherapy, diuretics, hypoglycemics, non steroidal anti-
inflammatory drugs
rare life-threatening disease
- violent immune response that often occur as a severe adverse reaction to either a medication or an
infection - ANS-SJS and TEN
Stevens Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis
Plantar warts
cause -
treatment - - ANS-HPV
topical immunotherapy, cryosurgery, salicylic acid, duct tape
, Describe what the skin will look like when bitten by a bed bug? - ANS-wheal surrounded by vivid flare
What is the treatment for scabies? - ANS-5% permethrin cream 2x applications a week apart
Describe psoriasis
- affected area appearance
- treatment - ANS-chronic autoimmune disease
- red, scaling papule that merge to form plaques with adherent silver scales
- corticosteroids
- depression is common
removal and scooping away of tissue using an instrument called a _________ - ANS-curette
common procedure used to obtain a tissue sample for histologic study or to remove small lesions - ANS-
punch biopsy
thickening of epidermis with exaggerated markings resembling a washboard
caused by chronic scratching or rubbing of the skin - ANS-lichenification
What is a soft tissue expansion - ANS-technique for providing skin for resurfacing of a defect, such as a
burn scar
for removal of a disfiguring mark or a preliminary step in breast reconstruction
What does the Breslow and Clark level measure? - ANS-Breslow - depth
Clark - invasion
Describe cellulitis - ANS-deep inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue from the enzymes produced by
bacteria
LATEST 100% VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
What are some 2 types of nonmelanoma cancer? - ANS-basal and squamous cell carcinoma
What is the most common precancerous skin lesion?
treatment? - ANS-actinic keratosis
cryosurgery, topical application of fluorouracil
Describe basal cell carcinoma - ANS-- locally invasive cancer arising epidermal basal cells
- most common type of skin cancer
least deadly
- tissue biopsy might be needed for confirmed diagnosis
- untreated may result in massive tissue destruction
Describe squamous cell carcinoma
- RF
- TX - ANS-- arises from keratinizing epidermal cells
,- can be aggressive and has potential to metastasize
RF: sun exposure and immunosuppression after organ transplantation
TX: biopsy, surgical excision, cryosurgery
Melanoma
- location on men and women?
- staging based on?
- initial treatment - ANS-- lower legs of women, trunk and head of men
- nodal involvement, tumor size (thickness), metastasis
- wide surgical excision
when it spreads to the lymph nodes - immunotherapy, targeted therapy, chemo or radiation
localized chronic, slowly progressing disease
stages - patch, plaque, tumor
appears similar to psoriasis - ANS-Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma
what drugs cause photosensitivity? - ANS-antidepressants, antidysrhythmias, antihistamines,
antimicrobials, antifungals, antipsychotics, chemotherapy, diuretics, hypoglycemics, non steroidal anti-
inflammatory drugs
rare life-threatening disease
- violent immune response that often occur as a severe adverse reaction to either a medication or an
infection - ANS-SJS and TEN
Stevens Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis
Plantar warts
cause -
treatment - - ANS-HPV
topical immunotherapy, cryosurgery, salicylic acid, duct tape
, Describe what the skin will look like when bitten by a bed bug? - ANS-wheal surrounded by vivid flare
What is the treatment for scabies? - ANS-5% permethrin cream 2x applications a week apart
Describe psoriasis
- affected area appearance
- treatment - ANS-chronic autoimmune disease
- red, scaling papule that merge to form plaques with adherent silver scales
- corticosteroids
- depression is common
removal and scooping away of tissue using an instrument called a _________ - ANS-curette
common procedure used to obtain a tissue sample for histologic study or to remove small lesions - ANS-
punch biopsy
thickening of epidermis with exaggerated markings resembling a washboard
caused by chronic scratching or rubbing of the skin - ANS-lichenification
What is a soft tissue expansion - ANS-technique for providing skin for resurfacing of a defect, such as a
burn scar
for removal of a disfiguring mark or a preliminary step in breast reconstruction
What does the Breslow and Clark level measure? - ANS-Breslow - depth
Clark - invasion
Describe cellulitis - ANS-deep inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue from the enzymes produced by
bacteria
