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Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certification – CPNP-
PC with 150 Practice Questions and Correct
Answers/ PNP Certification Test Practice Questions
and Answers
primary lesion - ...ANSWER...✓✓ lesion that develops on
previously unaltered skin
lesion - ...ANSWER...✓✓ a region in an organ or tissue
that has suffered damage thru injury or disease
secondary lesion - ...ANSWER...✓✓ lesion that either
changes impression over time or occurs when a primary
lesion is scratched it may be infected
macule - ...ANSWER...✓✓ circumscribed flat area;
different color and texture from surrounding tissue, <1cm
ex.) ephelides (freckles), petechia, flat nevi (moles)
patch - ...ANSWER...✓✓ a large macule; >1cm
ex.) mongolian spot, Cafe, au lair spot
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papule - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Small solid elevated lesion;
<1cm
ex.) bug bite, elevated nevus (mole) or verruca (wart)
plaque - ...ANSWER...✓✓ elevation of skin; >1cm; example
psoriasis lesion
pustule - ...ANSWER...✓✓ a visible accumulation of
purulent fluid under skin; <1cm; examples acne and
impetigo
vesicle - ...ANSWER...✓✓ a circumscribed elevation of
skin contains "SEROUS FLUID: <1cm; examples, herpes
simples, varicella, shingles
nodule - ...ANSWER...✓✓ solid mass of skin, is elevated
or palpated >1cm; often extends deeper into dermis:
examples xanthoma and fibroma
bulla - ...ANSWER...✓✓ blister, circumscribed elevation
containing fluid >1cm , extends only into epidermis,
examples burns, superficial blister, contact dermatitis
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wheal - ...ANSWER...✓✓ elevated white or pink
compressible papule or plaque, a red, axon-mediated
flare often surround it, commonly associated with allergic
reaction, examples PPD test and mosquito bites
cyst - ...ANSWER...✓✓ any closed cavity or sac; contains
fluid or semisolid material, normal or abnormal
epithelium. example sebaceous cyst
Abscess - ...ANSWER...✓✓ a localized collection of
purulent fluid in a cavity formed by disintegration or
necrosis of tissues >1cm
tumor - ...ANSWER...✓✓ "MASS: > few cm in diameter;
firm or soft; benign or malignant
configuration: annular - ...ANSWER...✓✓ circular, begins
in center and spreads to periphery
configuration: confluent - ...ANSWER...✓✓ lesions run
together
configuration: grouped - ...ANSWER...✓✓ lesion cluster
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configuration: gyrate - ...ANSWER...✓✓ twisted, coiled,
spiral and snake like
configuration: linear - ...ANSWER...✓✓ scratch, streak,
line stripe
configuration: polycyclic - ...ANSWER...✓✓ annular
lesions merge
configuration: solitary or discrete - ...ANSWER...✓✓
individual and distinct lesions that remain separate
configuration: target (iris) - ...ANSWER...✓✓ resembles
iris of eye; lesion with concentric rings of color
configuration: zosteriform - ...ANSWER...✓✓ linear
arrangement along nerve route
comedones - ...ANSWER...✓✓ open are called black
heads (openings capped with a blackened skin debris);
and closed are called white head (obstructed)
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certification – CPNP-
PC with 150 Practice Questions and Correct
Answers/ PNP Certification Test Practice Questions
and Answers
primary lesion - ...ANSWER...✓✓ lesion that develops on
previously unaltered skin
lesion - ...ANSWER...✓✓ a region in an organ or tissue
that has suffered damage thru injury or disease
secondary lesion - ...ANSWER...✓✓ lesion that either
changes impression over time or occurs when a primary
lesion is scratched it may be infected
macule - ...ANSWER...✓✓ circumscribed flat area;
different color and texture from surrounding tissue, <1cm
ex.) ephelides (freckles), petechia, flat nevi (moles)
patch - ...ANSWER...✓✓ a large macule; >1cm
ex.) mongolian spot, Cafe, au lair spot
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papule - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Small solid elevated lesion;
<1cm
ex.) bug bite, elevated nevus (mole) or verruca (wart)
plaque - ...ANSWER...✓✓ elevation of skin; >1cm; example
psoriasis lesion
pustule - ...ANSWER...✓✓ a visible accumulation of
purulent fluid under skin; <1cm; examples acne and
impetigo
vesicle - ...ANSWER...✓✓ a circumscribed elevation of
skin contains "SEROUS FLUID: <1cm; examples, herpes
simples, varicella, shingles
nodule - ...ANSWER...✓✓ solid mass of skin, is elevated
or palpated >1cm; often extends deeper into dermis:
examples xanthoma and fibroma
bulla - ...ANSWER...✓✓ blister, circumscribed elevation
containing fluid >1cm , extends only into epidermis,
examples burns, superficial blister, contact dermatitis
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wheal - ...ANSWER...✓✓ elevated white or pink
compressible papule or plaque, a red, axon-mediated
flare often surround it, commonly associated with allergic
reaction, examples PPD test and mosquito bites
cyst - ...ANSWER...✓✓ any closed cavity or sac; contains
fluid or semisolid material, normal or abnormal
epithelium. example sebaceous cyst
Abscess - ...ANSWER...✓✓ a localized collection of
purulent fluid in a cavity formed by disintegration or
necrosis of tissues >1cm
tumor - ...ANSWER...✓✓ "MASS: > few cm in diameter;
firm or soft; benign or malignant
configuration: annular - ...ANSWER...✓✓ circular, begins
in center and spreads to periphery
configuration: confluent - ...ANSWER...✓✓ lesions run
together
configuration: grouped - ...ANSWER...✓✓ lesion cluster
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configuration: gyrate - ...ANSWER...✓✓ twisted, coiled,
spiral and snake like
configuration: linear - ...ANSWER...✓✓ scratch, streak,
line stripe
configuration: polycyclic - ...ANSWER...✓✓ annular
lesions merge
configuration: solitary or discrete - ...ANSWER...✓✓
individual and distinct lesions that remain separate
configuration: target (iris) - ...ANSWER...✓✓ resembles
iris of eye; lesion with concentric rings of color
configuration: zosteriform - ...ANSWER...✓✓ linear
arrangement along nerve route
comedones - ...ANSWER...✓✓ open are called black
heads (openings capped with a blackened skin debris);
and closed are called white head (obstructed)
