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NU650 Final Exam Questions and
Answers A+ Graded (2025)
Listening for S3 or mitral stenosis - CORRECT ANSWER-Ask pt to roll partly onto
the left side
Listen at the apex
Listening for murmur of aortic regurgitation - CORRECT ANSWER-Pt should sit,
lean forward, and exhale as you listen
Sensitivity - CORRECT ANSWER-Probability that a person with disease has
positive test
Specificity - CORRECT ANSWER-Probability that non-diseased person has
negative test
lethargic patients - CORRECT ANSWER-are drowsy but open their eyes and look
at you, respond to questions, and then fall asleep
obtunded patients - CORRECT ANSWER-open their eyes and look at you, but
respond slowly and are somewhat confused
Rapid changes in weight, over a few days, suggests... - CORRECT ANSWER-
changes in body fluid not tissue
Blood pressure cuff size - CORRECT ANSWER-Width of inflatable bladder should
be about 40% of upper arm circumference
Length of inflatable bladder should be about 80% of upper arm circumference
(almost long enough to encircle entire arm)
Standard cuff is 12x23 cm, arm circumferences up to 28 cm
Oral temperature - CORRECT ANSWER-generally lower than core body temp &
rectal temp
Nociceptive (somatic) pain - CORRECT ANSWER-related to tissue damage
Central sensitization pain - CORRECT ANSWER-Alteration of the CNS processing
of sensation amplifying signals
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EX: Fibromyalgia
Idiopathic pain - CORRECT ANSWER-Chronic pain without identifiable physical
or psychological cause
A lesion over ____ is abnormal - CORRECT ANSWER-1 cm
Round or annular skin lesion - CORRECT ANSWER-Round, may have an active
border around it
Umbilicated lesions - CORRECT ANSWER--central indentation
-usually viral
Confluent skin lesion - CORRECT ANSWER-lesions that run together
Discrete skin lesions - CORRECT ANSWER-individual lesions separate
zostiform lesion - CORRECT ANSWER-Usually follows dermatome
Desquamation - CORRECT ANSWER-Shedding of epithelial elements; chiefly of
the skin in scales or sheets
Keratotic change - CORRECT ANSWER-hypertrophic stratum corneum
thick appearing skin
Telangiectasias - CORRECT ANSWER-Distended or dilated surface blood vessels
Blanch completely
Mongolian spots - CORRECT ANSWER-Blue-ish black macules appearing over
the buttocks and/or thighs of darker skinned neonates
Harlequin color change - CORRECT ANSWER-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.
Erythema toxicum - CORRECT ANSWER-pink rash that appears suddenly
anywhere on the body of a term newborn during the first 3 weeks.
Cutis marmorata - CORRECT ANSWER-skin has a pinkish blue mottled or
marbled appearance when subjected to cold temperatures
Milia - CORRECT ANSWER-small raised white spots on nose, chin, and forehead
Malaria rubra - CORRECT ANSWER-Reddish tinge to face
Usually due to heat
hemangioma - CORRECT ANSWER-skin lesion due to benign proliferation of
blood vessels in the dermis
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Wood's light lamp - CORRECT ANSWER-long wave ultraviolet light that is used to
diagnose lesions suspected to be fungal in origin
Obtain a skin scraping and use potassium hydroxide mixed with the skin
scraping
Put that under the microscope
Macule - CORRECT ANSWER-flat, colored spot on the skin
<1 cm
Papule - CORRECT ANSWER-small, solid skin elevation
not fluid filled
<1 cm
Patch - CORRECT ANSWER-a flat, discolored area on the skin
>1cm
Plaque - CORRECT ANSWER-Raised skin lesion
>1cm
Not fluid filled
Nodule - CORRECT ANSWER-solid, round or oval elevated lesion 1 cm or more in
diameter
Tumor - CORRECT ANSWER-Large nodule greater than a few centimeters
Can be firm or can be soft, but it's deeper into the dermis
Wheal - CORRECT ANSWER-raised red skin lesion due to interstitial fluid
mosquito bite
Cyst - CORRECT ANSWER-elevated, encapsulated fluid filled cavity in the dermis
or subcutaneous tissue
Vesicle - CORRECT ANSWER-Raised lesion
>1cm
Fluid filled
Bulla (blister) - CORRECT ANSWER-Raised lesion
>1 cm
Fluid filled
Pustule - CORRECT ANSWER-raised spot on the skin containing pus
Primary vs secondary skin lesions - CORRECT ANSWER-Primary skin lesions-
Arise from the epidermis
Secondary skin lesions- Secondary effects of the primary skin lesion
Fissure - CORRECT ANSWER-Linear crack with abrupt edges
NU650 Final Exam Questions and
Answers A+ Graded (2025)
Listening for S3 or mitral stenosis - CORRECT ANSWER-Ask pt to roll partly onto
the left side
Listen at the apex
Listening for murmur of aortic regurgitation - CORRECT ANSWER-Pt should sit,
lean forward, and exhale as you listen
Sensitivity - CORRECT ANSWER-Probability that a person with disease has
positive test
Specificity - CORRECT ANSWER-Probability that non-diseased person has
negative test
lethargic patients - CORRECT ANSWER-are drowsy but open their eyes and look
at you, respond to questions, and then fall asleep
obtunded patients - CORRECT ANSWER-open their eyes and look at you, but
respond slowly and are somewhat confused
Rapid changes in weight, over a few days, suggests... - CORRECT ANSWER-
changes in body fluid not tissue
Blood pressure cuff size - CORRECT ANSWER-Width of inflatable bladder should
be about 40% of upper arm circumference
Length of inflatable bladder should be about 80% of upper arm circumference
(almost long enough to encircle entire arm)
Standard cuff is 12x23 cm, arm circumferences up to 28 cm
Oral temperature - CORRECT ANSWER-generally lower than core body temp &
rectal temp
Nociceptive (somatic) pain - CORRECT ANSWER-related to tissue damage
Central sensitization pain - CORRECT ANSWER-Alteration of the CNS processing
of sensation amplifying signals
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EX: Fibromyalgia
Idiopathic pain - CORRECT ANSWER-Chronic pain without identifiable physical
or psychological cause
A lesion over ____ is abnormal - CORRECT ANSWER-1 cm
Round or annular skin lesion - CORRECT ANSWER-Round, may have an active
border around it
Umbilicated lesions - CORRECT ANSWER--central indentation
-usually viral
Confluent skin lesion - CORRECT ANSWER-lesions that run together
Discrete skin lesions - CORRECT ANSWER-individual lesions separate
zostiform lesion - CORRECT ANSWER-Usually follows dermatome
Desquamation - CORRECT ANSWER-Shedding of epithelial elements; chiefly of
the skin in scales or sheets
Keratotic change - CORRECT ANSWER-hypertrophic stratum corneum
thick appearing skin
Telangiectasias - CORRECT ANSWER-Distended or dilated surface blood vessels
Blanch completely
Mongolian spots - CORRECT ANSWER-Blue-ish black macules appearing over
the buttocks and/or thighs of darker skinned neonates
Harlequin color change - CORRECT ANSWER-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.
Erythema toxicum - CORRECT ANSWER-pink rash that appears suddenly
anywhere on the body of a term newborn during the first 3 weeks.
Cutis marmorata - CORRECT ANSWER-skin has a pinkish blue mottled or
marbled appearance when subjected to cold temperatures
Milia - CORRECT ANSWER-small raised white spots on nose, chin, and forehead
Malaria rubra - CORRECT ANSWER-Reddish tinge to face
Usually due to heat
hemangioma - CORRECT ANSWER-skin lesion due to benign proliferation of
blood vessels in the dermis
, user/BRAINSCAPE1
Wood's light lamp - CORRECT ANSWER-long wave ultraviolet light that is used to
diagnose lesions suspected to be fungal in origin
Obtain a skin scraping and use potassium hydroxide mixed with the skin
scraping
Put that under the microscope
Macule - CORRECT ANSWER-flat, colored spot on the skin
<1 cm
Papule - CORRECT ANSWER-small, solid skin elevation
not fluid filled
<1 cm
Patch - CORRECT ANSWER-a flat, discolored area on the skin
>1cm
Plaque - CORRECT ANSWER-Raised skin lesion
>1cm
Not fluid filled
Nodule - CORRECT ANSWER-solid, round or oval elevated lesion 1 cm or more in
diameter
Tumor - CORRECT ANSWER-Large nodule greater than a few centimeters
Can be firm or can be soft, but it's deeper into the dermis
Wheal - CORRECT ANSWER-raised red skin lesion due to interstitial fluid
mosquito bite
Cyst - CORRECT ANSWER-elevated, encapsulated fluid filled cavity in the dermis
or subcutaneous tissue
Vesicle - CORRECT ANSWER-Raised lesion
>1cm
Fluid filled
Bulla (blister) - CORRECT ANSWER-Raised lesion
>1 cm
Fluid filled
Pustule - CORRECT ANSWER-raised spot on the skin containing pus
Primary vs secondary skin lesions - CORRECT ANSWER-Primary skin lesions-
Arise from the epidermis
Secondary skin lesions- Secondary effects of the primary skin lesion
Fissure - CORRECT ANSWER-Linear crack with abrupt edges
