N125 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2025/2026.
What are the components of a physical exam? Which are used for the skin? - ANS Inspection,
Auscultation, Palpation, and Percussion. Inspection and palpation are used for skin.
What is the OLDCART pneumonic? What is it used for? - ANS Onset
Location
Duration
Characteristics
Aggravating factors
Relief factors
Treatment
Used for signs and symptoms assessment
What is the PQRSTU pneumonic? What is it used for? - ANS Provokes/Palliates
Quality
Region/Radiation
Severity
Timing
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,How it affects U
Used for pain assessment (but also works for many signs/symptoms)
Subjective data for integument (12 things) - ANS 1) Previous history of skin disease (allergies,
hives, psoriasis, eczema)
2) Change in mole/sore that didn't heal
3) Change in pigmentation (size, color, location)
4) Excessive dryness or moisture (xerosis, seborrhea)
5) Pruritus
6) Excessive bruising
7) Rashes or lesions
8) Medications (for allergies)
9) Hair loss (alopecia/hirsutism)
10) Change in nails
11) Environmental or occupational hazards (hot tub, laundry detergent)
12) Self-care behaviors
Objective data for integument (12 things) - ANS 1) Color
2) Temperature
3) Moisture
4) Texture
5) Thickness
6) Edema
7) Mobility/Turgor
8) Vascularity/Bruising
9) Lesions
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, 10) Hair
11) Nails
12) Promoting health and self-care/teaching skin self-examination
Skin pigmentation: What is normal and abnormal - ANS Normal: ephelides (freckles), nevus
(mole), birthmarks, senile lentigines (small, flat, brown, after sun exposure) in older people,
acrochordons (skin tags), cherry (senile) angiomas
Abnormal: ABCDE pneumonic (assymetry, border irregularity, color variation, diameter > 6 mm,
elevation or evolution), change in size, new pigmented lesion, development of itching, burning
or bleeding
Where are the best places to assess color changes in dark skinned people? - ANS In dark
skinned people, more reliable assessment sites are under the tongue, buccal mucosa, palpebral
conjunctiva, sclera
When is hypothermia normal and abnormal? What about hyperthermia? - ANS Hypothermia:
Normal: if induced (for surgery or fever), on an immobilized extremity (IV infusion, cast)
Abnormal: if caused by shock (central circulatory disturbance), peripheral arterial insufficiency,
or vasospasm (Raynaud's disease)
Hyperthermia:
Normal: with increased metabolic rate (fever, exercise), trauma, infection, or sunburn.
Abnormal: caused by hyperthyroidism
When is diaphoresis normal and abnormal? What about dehydration? - ANS Diaphoresis:
Normal: in response to activity, warm environment, anxiety or fear
Abnormal: thyrotoxicosis, stimulation of nervous system with anxiety or pain
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CORRECT ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2025/2026.
What are the components of a physical exam? Which are used for the skin? - ANS Inspection,
Auscultation, Palpation, and Percussion. Inspection and palpation are used for skin.
What is the OLDCART pneumonic? What is it used for? - ANS Onset
Location
Duration
Characteristics
Aggravating factors
Relief factors
Treatment
Used for signs and symptoms assessment
What is the PQRSTU pneumonic? What is it used for? - ANS Provokes/Palliates
Quality
Region/Radiation
Severity
Timing
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,How it affects U
Used for pain assessment (but also works for many signs/symptoms)
Subjective data for integument (12 things) - ANS 1) Previous history of skin disease (allergies,
hives, psoriasis, eczema)
2) Change in mole/sore that didn't heal
3) Change in pigmentation (size, color, location)
4) Excessive dryness or moisture (xerosis, seborrhea)
5) Pruritus
6) Excessive bruising
7) Rashes or lesions
8) Medications (for allergies)
9) Hair loss (alopecia/hirsutism)
10) Change in nails
11) Environmental or occupational hazards (hot tub, laundry detergent)
12) Self-care behaviors
Objective data for integument (12 things) - ANS 1) Color
2) Temperature
3) Moisture
4) Texture
5) Thickness
6) Edema
7) Mobility/Turgor
8) Vascularity/Bruising
9) Lesions
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, 10) Hair
11) Nails
12) Promoting health and self-care/teaching skin self-examination
Skin pigmentation: What is normal and abnormal - ANS Normal: ephelides (freckles), nevus
(mole), birthmarks, senile lentigines (small, flat, brown, after sun exposure) in older people,
acrochordons (skin tags), cherry (senile) angiomas
Abnormal: ABCDE pneumonic (assymetry, border irregularity, color variation, diameter > 6 mm,
elevation or evolution), change in size, new pigmented lesion, development of itching, burning
or bleeding
Where are the best places to assess color changes in dark skinned people? - ANS In dark
skinned people, more reliable assessment sites are under the tongue, buccal mucosa, palpebral
conjunctiva, sclera
When is hypothermia normal and abnormal? What about hyperthermia? - ANS Hypothermia:
Normal: if induced (for surgery or fever), on an immobilized extremity (IV infusion, cast)
Abnormal: if caused by shock (central circulatory disturbance), peripheral arterial insufficiency,
or vasospasm (Raynaud's disease)
Hyperthermia:
Normal: with increased metabolic rate (fever, exercise), trauma, infection, or sunburn.
Abnormal: caused by hyperthyroidism
When is diaphoresis normal and abnormal? What about dehydration? - ANS Diaphoresis:
Normal: in response to activity, warm environment, anxiety or fear
Abnormal: thyrotoxicosis, stimulation of nervous system with anxiety or pain
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