EENT-F EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++
What are all the fun things you can get from syphilis?
Argyll-Robertson pupil
Saddle nose (congenital)
Rhagades - white radial scars at angle of mouth from healed syphilis
Hutchinson's teeth (congenital)
Chancre
Gumma
Longitudinal Fissure in tongue- syphylitic glossitis
What is the term for thinning of the skin surface with loss of skin markings?
a. Lichenification
b. Erosion
c. Fissure
d. Atrophy
d. Atrophy
secondary lesion of the skin
eg. striae, aged skin
lichenification - rough, thickened epidermis
,erosion - partial or complete loss of epidermis
fissure - linear crack from epidermis to dermis
What is the term for an elevated lesion that is filled with serous fluid that
measures greater than 1 cm in diameter?
a. Papule
b. Pustule
c. Bulla
d. Tumor
c. Bulla
primary lesion of the skin
eg. blister, pemphigus vulgaris
papule - elevated, palpable, firm, circular lesion <1 cm
pustule - elevated, superficial round, filled w pus, <1cm
tumor - elevated, solid, >2cm
What would you call a flat, nonpalpable, circumscribed lesion smaller than 1 cm
in diameter?
a. Papule
b. Macule
c. Crust
d. Patch
b. Macule
primary lesion of the skin
,eg. freckles, flat moles, rubella, rubeola
papule - eg warts, drug related eruptions, pigmented nevi
crust - secondary skin lesion, dried serum, blood, or purulent exudate
patch - flat, non-palpable, irregular shape, >1cm
What is the term for a lesion that is flat, non-palpable, and measures greater than
1 cm in diameter?
a. Plaque
b. Patch
c. Erosion
d. Macule
b. Patch
eg. vitiligo, port-wine marks
plaque - elevated, flat-topped, firm, rough, superficial papule >1cm
erosion - secondary skin lesion, follows rupture of bulla or lesion
macule - flat, nonpalpable, round, <1cm
brown, red, purple, white, tan
What is the term for a small (< 1 cm) raised lesion that is filled with serous fluid?
a. Vesicle
b. Pustule
c. Patch
d. Bulla
, a. Vesicle
primary lesion of the skin
eg. varicella, blister
pustule - filled w pus, <1cm, eg. impetigo, acne, variola
patch - elevated, flat-topped, firm, rough, superficial papule >1cm
eg. psoriasis, seborrheic and actinic keratosis
bulla - vesicle >1cm in diameter
eg. blister, pemphigus vulgaris
What would you call a lesion that is an elevated, irregular-shaped area of
cutaneous edema such as urticaria or an insect bite?
a. nodule
b. bulla
c. wheal
d. cyst
c. wheal
primary skin lesion
nodule - elevated, firm, circular, deep, 1-2 cm
eg. erythema nodosum, lipomas
bulla - vesicle >1cm in diameter
eg. blister, pemphigus vulgaris
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++
What are all the fun things you can get from syphilis?
Argyll-Robertson pupil
Saddle nose (congenital)
Rhagades - white radial scars at angle of mouth from healed syphilis
Hutchinson's teeth (congenital)
Chancre
Gumma
Longitudinal Fissure in tongue- syphylitic glossitis
What is the term for thinning of the skin surface with loss of skin markings?
a. Lichenification
b. Erosion
c. Fissure
d. Atrophy
d. Atrophy
secondary lesion of the skin
eg. striae, aged skin
lichenification - rough, thickened epidermis
,erosion - partial or complete loss of epidermis
fissure - linear crack from epidermis to dermis
What is the term for an elevated lesion that is filled with serous fluid that
measures greater than 1 cm in diameter?
a. Papule
b. Pustule
c. Bulla
d. Tumor
c. Bulla
primary lesion of the skin
eg. blister, pemphigus vulgaris
papule - elevated, palpable, firm, circular lesion <1 cm
pustule - elevated, superficial round, filled w pus, <1cm
tumor - elevated, solid, >2cm
What would you call a flat, nonpalpable, circumscribed lesion smaller than 1 cm
in diameter?
a. Papule
b. Macule
c. Crust
d. Patch
b. Macule
primary lesion of the skin
,eg. freckles, flat moles, rubella, rubeola
papule - eg warts, drug related eruptions, pigmented nevi
crust - secondary skin lesion, dried serum, blood, or purulent exudate
patch - flat, non-palpable, irregular shape, >1cm
What is the term for a lesion that is flat, non-palpable, and measures greater than
1 cm in diameter?
a. Plaque
b. Patch
c. Erosion
d. Macule
b. Patch
eg. vitiligo, port-wine marks
plaque - elevated, flat-topped, firm, rough, superficial papule >1cm
erosion - secondary skin lesion, follows rupture of bulla or lesion
macule - flat, nonpalpable, round, <1cm
brown, red, purple, white, tan
What is the term for a small (< 1 cm) raised lesion that is filled with serous fluid?
a. Vesicle
b. Pustule
c. Patch
d. Bulla
, a. Vesicle
primary lesion of the skin
eg. varicella, blister
pustule - filled w pus, <1cm, eg. impetigo, acne, variola
patch - elevated, flat-topped, firm, rough, superficial papule >1cm
eg. psoriasis, seborrheic and actinic keratosis
bulla - vesicle >1cm in diameter
eg. blister, pemphigus vulgaris
What would you call a lesion that is an elevated, irregular-shaped area of
cutaneous edema such as urticaria or an insect bite?
a. nodule
b. bulla
c. wheal
d. cyst
c. wheal
primary skin lesion
nodule - elevated, firm, circular, deep, 1-2 cm
eg. erythema nodosum, lipomas
bulla - vesicle >1cm in diameter
eg. blister, pemphigus vulgaris
