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NRNP 6531 Final Exam (2025/2026) – 100% Verified
Questions and Correct Answers – Advanced Practice Care
of Adults Across the Lifespan
EPAP .......ANSWER......expiratory positive airway pressure
CPAP .......ANSWER......continuous positive airway pressure
a treatment for apnea involving keeping a patient's airways
open using air pressure delivered via a face mask
IPAP=EPAP
ABCDE .......ANSWER......asymmetry, border, color, diameter
>6mm, evolving
skin eruptions or exanthema 3 groups .......ANSWER......1.
Macular and maculopapular lesions
2. vesicular or bullous lesions
3. pustular, petechial, or purpuric lesions
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secondary changes of skin lesions .......ANSWER......comedones,
crusting, excoriation, lichenification, scales, scarring,
telangiectasia
acne .......ANSWER......inflammatory disease of the skin involving
the sebaceous glands and hair follicles
causes: corticosteriods, isoniazid
bullous lesions .......ANSWER......Caused by exfoliative toxins A
and B
Have the appearance of wrinkled tissue paper
Lead to widespread desquamation of the skin
Patients are left vulnerable to secondary bacterial infections
causes: barbiturate overdose, penicillamine, sulfonamides
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eczematous dermatitis .......ANSWER......most common
inflammatory skin disorder, several forms including irritant
contact dermatitis allergic contact dermatitis and atopic
dermatitis
causes: abx, methyldopa, phenylbutazone, sulfonamides
erythemia multiforme .......ANSWER......Hypersensitivity reaction
characterized by targetoid rash and bullae; *HSV and
mycoplasma infections; EM with oral mucosa and fever is steven-
johnson syndrome
causes: barbiturates, hydantois, penicillin, salicylates,
sulfonamides, sulfonylureas
erythema nodosum .......ANSWER......inflammation of subcutaneous
tissues resulting in tender, erythematous nodules; may be an
abnormal immune response to a systemic disease, an infection, or
a drug
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causes: contraceptives, sulfonamides
exfoliative dermatitis .......ANSWER......a condition in which there
is widespread scaling of the skin, often with pruritus,
erythroderma, and hair loss
causes: allopurinal, gold, indomethacin, phenylbutazone
lichenoid eruption .......ANSWER......violaceous to purple,
polygonal lesions that resemble those seen in lichen planus
Causes: cholorquine, chlorpropamide, mepacrine, quinidine,
quinine, thiazides
photosensitivity .......ANSWER......increased reaction of the skin to
exposure to sunlight
causes: amiodarone, nalidixic acid, sulfonamides, tetracycline
pigmentation .......ANSWER......coloration caused by deposit, or
lack, of colored material in the tissues
causes: chloroquine, heavy metals, mepacrine
NRNP 6531 Final Exam (2025/2026) – 100% Verified
Questions and Correct Answers – Advanced Practice Care
of Adults Across the Lifespan
EPAP .......ANSWER......expiratory positive airway pressure
CPAP .......ANSWER......continuous positive airway pressure
a treatment for apnea involving keeping a patient's airways
open using air pressure delivered via a face mask
IPAP=EPAP
ABCDE .......ANSWER......asymmetry, border, color, diameter
>6mm, evolving
skin eruptions or exanthema 3 groups .......ANSWER......1.
Macular and maculopapular lesions
2. vesicular or bullous lesions
3. pustular, petechial, or purpuric lesions
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secondary changes of skin lesions .......ANSWER......comedones,
crusting, excoriation, lichenification, scales, scarring,
telangiectasia
acne .......ANSWER......inflammatory disease of the skin involving
the sebaceous glands and hair follicles
causes: corticosteriods, isoniazid
bullous lesions .......ANSWER......Caused by exfoliative toxins A
and B
Have the appearance of wrinkled tissue paper
Lead to widespread desquamation of the skin
Patients are left vulnerable to secondary bacterial infections
causes: barbiturate overdose, penicillamine, sulfonamides
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eczematous dermatitis .......ANSWER......most common
inflammatory skin disorder, several forms including irritant
contact dermatitis allergic contact dermatitis and atopic
dermatitis
causes: abx, methyldopa, phenylbutazone, sulfonamides
erythemia multiforme .......ANSWER......Hypersensitivity reaction
characterized by targetoid rash and bullae; *HSV and
mycoplasma infections; EM with oral mucosa and fever is steven-
johnson syndrome
causes: barbiturates, hydantois, penicillin, salicylates,
sulfonamides, sulfonylureas
erythema nodosum .......ANSWER......inflammation of subcutaneous
tissues resulting in tender, erythematous nodules; may be an
abnormal immune response to a systemic disease, an infection, or
a drug
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causes: contraceptives, sulfonamides
exfoliative dermatitis .......ANSWER......a condition in which there
is widespread scaling of the skin, often with pruritus,
erythroderma, and hair loss
causes: allopurinal, gold, indomethacin, phenylbutazone
lichenoid eruption .......ANSWER......violaceous to purple,
polygonal lesions that resemble those seen in lichen planus
Causes: cholorquine, chlorpropamide, mepacrine, quinidine,
quinine, thiazides
photosensitivity .......ANSWER......increased reaction of the skin to
exposure to sunlight
causes: amiodarone, nalidixic acid, sulfonamides, tetracycline
pigmentation .......ANSWER......coloration caused by deposit, or
lack, of colored material in the tissues
causes: chloroquine, heavy metals, mepacrine
