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Admandhasdcomedindtodthedclinicdfordadskindassessmentdbecausedhedisdworrieddhedmightdha
vedskindcancer.dDuringdthedskindassessmentdthednursednoticesdseveraldareasdofdpigmentati
ondthatdlookdgreasy,ddark,danddstuckdondhisdskin.dWhichdisdthedbestdprediction?da.
Seniledlentigines,dwhichddodnotdbecomedcancerousdb
.
Actinicdkeratoses,dwhichdaredprecursorsdtodbasaldcelldcarcinomadc
.
Acrochordons,dwhichdaredprecursorsdtodsquamousdcelldcarcinomadd
.
Seborrheicdkeratoses,dwhichddodnotdbecomedcancerousd-dd
Thednursedjustdnoteddfromdthedmedicaldrecorddthatdthedpatientdhasdadlesiondthatdisdconfluentd
indnature.dOndexamination,dthednursedexpectsdtodfind:
a.
Lesionsdthatdrundtogether.d
b.
Annulardlesionsdthatdhavedgrowndtogether.d
c.
Lesionsdarrangeddindadlinedalongdadnervedroute.dd.
Lesionsdthatdaredgroupeddordclustereddtogether.d-da
Adpatientdhasdhaddadterribleditchdfordseveraldmonthsdthatdhedhasdbeendcontinuouslydscratchi
ng.dOndexamination,dthednursedmightdexpectdtodfind:
a.
Adkeloid.d
b.
Adfissure.
dc.
Keratosis.d
d.
Lichenification.d-dd
Lichenificationdresultsdfromdprolonged,dintensedscratchingdthatdeventuallydthickensdthedski
ndanddproducesdtightlydpackeddsetsdofdpapules.dAdkeloiddisdadhypertrophicdscar.dAdfissuredis
dadlineardcrackdwithdabruptdedges,dwhichdextendsdintodtheddermis;ditdcandbeddry
,ordmoist.dKeratosesdaredlesionsdthatdaredraised,dthickeneddareasdofdpigmentationdthatdappe
ardcrusted,dscaly,danddwarty.
Adphysiciandhasddiagnoseddadpatientdwithdpurpura.dAfterdleavingdthedroom,dadnursingds
tudentdasksdthednursedwhatdthedphysiciandsawdthatdleddtodthatddiagnosis.dThednursedsh
oulddsay,dThedphysiciandisdreferringdtodthe:
a.
Blueddilationdofdblooddvesselsdindadstar-shapeddlineardpatterndondthedlegs.db.
Fierydred,dstar-shapeddmarkingdondthedcheekdthatdhasdadsoliddcirculardcenter.dc.
Confluentdanddextensivedpatchdofdpetechiaedanddecchymosesdondthedfeet.dd
.
Tinydareasdofdhemorrhagedthatdaredlessdthand2dmm,dround,ddiscrete,dandddarkdreddindcolor.
d-dc
Ad45-year-
olddfarmerdcomesdindfordadskindevaluationdanddcomplainsdofdhairdlossdondhisdhead.dHisdhaird
seemsdtodbedbreakingdoffdindpatches,danddhednoticesdsomedscalingdondhisdhead.dThednursed
beginsdthedexaminationdsuspecting:
a.
Tineadcapitis.d
b.
Folliculitis.d
c.
Toxicdalopecia.d
d.
Seborrheicddermatitis.d-da
Thednursedisdexaminingdadpatientdwhodtellsdthednurse,dIdsuredsweatdadlot,despeciallydondmy
dfacedanddfeetdbutditddoesntdhavedandodor.dThednursedknowsdthatdthisdconditiondcoulddbedre
lateddto:
a.
Eccrinedglands.d
b.
Apocrinedglands.d
c.
Disorderdofdthedstratumdcorneum.d
d.
Disorderdofdthedstratumdgerminativum.d-da
Adnewborndinfantdisdindthedclinicdfordadwell-
babydcheckup.dThednursedobservesdthedinfantdfordthedpossibilitydofdfluiddlossdbecausedofdwh
ichdofdthesedfactors?
a.
Subcutaneousdfatddepositsdaredhighdindthednewborn.db.
,Sebaceousdglandsdaredoverproductivedindthednewborn.d
c.
Thednewbornsdskindisdmoredpermeabledthandthatdofdthedadult.dd.
Thedamountdofdvernixdcaseosaddramaticallydrisesdindthednewborn.d-dc
Duringdandexamination,dthednursedfindsdthatdadpatientdhasdexcessiveddrynessdofdthedskin.dT
hedbestdtermdtoddescribedthisdconditiondis:
a.dXeros
is.db.
Pruritus.d
c.
Alopecia.
dd.
Seborrhea.d-da
Adpatientdcomesdindfordadphysicaldexaminationdanddcomplainsdofdfreezingdtoddeathdwhiledw
aitingdfordherdexamination.dThednursednotesdthatdherdskindisdpaledanddcooldanddattributesdt
hisdfindingdto:
a.
Venousdpooling.
db.
Peripheraldvasodilation.
dc.
Peripheraldvasoconstriction.
dd.
Decreaseddarterialdperfusion.d-dc
Adpatientdcomesdtodthedclinicdanddstatesdthatdhedhasdnoticeddthatdhisdskindisdredderdthandnor
mal.dThednursedunderstandsdthatdthisdconditiondisdduedtodhyperemiadanddknowsdthatditdcand
bedcauseddby:
a.
Decreaseddamountsdofdbilirubindindthedbloodd
b.
Excessdblooddindthedunderlyingdblooddvesselsdc
.
Decreaseddperfusiondtodthedsurroundingdtissuesd
d.
Excessdblooddindtheddilateddsuperficialdcapillariesd-dd
AdnewborndinfantdhasdDowndsyndrome.dDuringdthedskindassessment,dthednursednoticesdadt
ransientdmottlingdindthedtrunkdanddextremitiesdindresponsedtodthedcooldtemperaturedindthede
xaminationdroom.dThedinfantsdmotherdalsodnoticesdthedmottlingdanddasksdwhatditdis.dThednu
rsedknowsdthatdthisdmottlingdisdcalled:
a.
, Cafdaudlait.d
b.
Carotenemia.d
c.
Acrocyanosis.
dd.
Cutisdmarmorata.d-dd
Ad35-year-
olddpregnantdwomandcomesdtodthedclinicdfordadmonthlydappointment.dDuringdthedassessme
nt,dthednursednoticesdthatdshedhasdadbrowndpatchdofdhyperpigmentationdondherdface.dThedn
ursedcontinuesdthedskindassessmentdawaredthatdanotherdfindingdmaydbe:da.
Keratoses.d
b.
Xerosis.
dc.
Chloasma.d
d.
Acrochordons.d-dc
Adsemiconsciousdwomandisdbroughtdtodthedemergencyddepartmentdafterdshedwasdfounddon
dthedfloordindherdkitchen.dHerdface,dnaildbeds,dlips,danddoraldmucosadaredadbrightdcherry-
dreddcolor.dThednursedsuspectsdthatdthisdcoloringdisdduedto:
a.dPolycythem
ia.db.
Carbondmonoxidedpoisoning.dc
.
Carotenemia.d
d.
Uremia.d-db
Adpatientdhasdbeendadmitteddtodadhospitaldafterdthedstaffdindthednursingdhomednoticeddadpre
ssuredulcerdindhisdsacraldarea.dThednursedexaminesdthedpressuredulcerdandddeterminesdtha
tditdisdadstagedIIdulcer.dWhichdofdthesedfindingsdaredcharacteristicdofdadstagedIIdpressuredulcer
?dSelectdalldthatdapply.
a.
Intactdskindappearsdreddbutdisdnotdbroken.db
.
Partialdthicknessdskinderosiondisdobserveddwithdadlossdofdepidermisdorddermis.dc
.
Ulcerdextendsdintodthedsubcutaneousdtissue.d
d.
Localizeddrednessdindlightdskindwilldblanchdwithdfingertipdpressure.de.
Opendblisterdareasdhavedadred-pinkdwounddbed.