Fitz Commonly Encountered Dermatologic
Disorders | 100% Correct Answers | Verified
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The three things to look for when describing a dermatological disorder? - ✔✔
1. Morphology - Shape
2. Configuration - how it presents ie. solitary or grouped
3. Distribution - where it is located ie. head, neck, extremities, etc...
A vesicle would be an example of a primary or secondary skin lesion? - ✔✔Primary skin lesion. primary
skin lesions result from a disease process. it has not been altered by outside manipulation, treatment, or
natural course of disease.
A crust would be classified as a primary or secondary lesion? - ✔✔Secondary lesion. Secondary lesions
have been altered by outside manipulation, treatment, or natural course of disease. A crust develops
when a vesicle ruptures.
A flat, nonpalpable discoloration < 1cm would be described as:
A. Macule
B. Papule
C. Plaque
D. Wheal - ✔✔A. Macule (freckle)
A flat, nonpalpable discoloration >1cm would be described as:
A. Macule
B. Papule
C. Plaque
D. Patch - ✔✔D. Patch. (an area of hypo/hyper pigmentation such as vitiligo)
, A solid elevation < 1cm would be described as:
A. Macule
B. Papule
C. Plaque
D. Wheal - ✔✔B. Papule (raised nevus, basal/squamous cell)
A fluid filled lesion < 1cm would be described as:
A. Pustule
B. Papule
C. Vesicle
D. Bulla - ✔✔C. Vesicle (blister)
A vesicle like lesion < 1cm with purulent content would be described as:
A. Pustule
B. Papule
C. Vesicle
D. Bulla - ✔✔A. Pustule (like in impetigo)
A raised lesion > 1cm of same or different color from surrounding skin which can result from a
coalescence of papules would be described as:
A. Pustule
B. Patch
C. Plaque
D. Cyst - ✔✔C. Plaque (psoriasis vulgaris)
A fluid filled lesion > 1cm would be described as:
A. Vesicle
B. Papule
C. Bulla
Disorders | 100% Correct Answers | Verified
| Latest 2024 Version
The three things to look for when describing a dermatological disorder? - ✔✔
1. Morphology - Shape
2. Configuration - how it presents ie. solitary or grouped
3. Distribution - where it is located ie. head, neck, extremities, etc...
A vesicle would be an example of a primary or secondary skin lesion? - ✔✔Primary skin lesion. primary
skin lesions result from a disease process. it has not been altered by outside manipulation, treatment, or
natural course of disease.
A crust would be classified as a primary or secondary lesion? - ✔✔Secondary lesion. Secondary lesions
have been altered by outside manipulation, treatment, or natural course of disease. A crust develops
when a vesicle ruptures.
A flat, nonpalpable discoloration < 1cm would be described as:
A. Macule
B. Papule
C. Plaque
D. Wheal - ✔✔A. Macule (freckle)
A flat, nonpalpable discoloration >1cm would be described as:
A. Macule
B. Papule
C. Plaque
D. Patch - ✔✔D. Patch. (an area of hypo/hyper pigmentation such as vitiligo)
, A solid elevation < 1cm would be described as:
A. Macule
B. Papule
C. Plaque
D. Wheal - ✔✔B. Papule (raised nevus, basal/squamous cell)
A fluid filled lesion < 1cm would be described as:
A. Pustule
B. Papule
C. Vesicle
D. Bulla - ✔✔C. Vesicle (blister)
A vesicle like lesion < 1cm with purulent content would be described as:
A. Pustule
B. Papule
C. Vesicle
D. Bulla - ✔✔A. Pustule (like in impetigo)
A raised lesion > 1cm of same or different color from surrounding skin which can result from a
coalescence of papules would be described as:
A. Pustule
B. Patch
C. Plaque
D. Cyst - ✔✔C. Plaque (psoriasis vulgaris)
A fluid filled lesion > 1cm would be described as:
A. Vesicle
B. Papule
C. Bulla
