SKIN, HAIR, AND NAILS - NURS 190 PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT WCU|QUESTION WITH CORRECT ANSWERS|GRADED A

Vernix Caseosa Correct Answer Waxy or "cheesy" white substance found coating the skin of newborns Physiologic Jaundice can occur within ____ hours after birth or as late as ____ days Correct Answer 24 7 Skin of dark-skinned newborns is not fully pigmented until _______ months after birth Correct Answer 2-3 Milia Correct Answer -In infants, tiny white facial papules due to sebum collecting in the opening of hair follicles. -Disappears spontaneously within the few weeks of birth. Stork bites (Telangiectatic nevi) Correct Answer -In infants, irregular red or pink patches found on the back of the head. -Disappear spontaneously within a year of birth. 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. Mongolian Spots Correct Answer -Blue-ish black macules -On buttocks/thighs of darker skinned neonates -Found in 90% of newborns of African ancestry and 80% of newborns of Asian/Native American ancestry. -Fade by 3 years old. Lanugo Correct Answer -Fine, downy, unpigmented hair that appears on the fetus in the last 3 months of development Chloasma (Melasma gravidarum) Correct Answer -Brownish hyper pigmentation -On bridge of nose and cheeks -Appear during pregnancy and in some women who are taking oral contraceptives -a.k.a. "Mask of pregnancy+. -Normally disappears after pregnancy in most women but may be permanent in others. Linea Nigra Correct Answer -Dark line extending from the pubis toward the umbilicus -Appears in pregnancy