MSN 610 TESTS COMPILATION BUNDLE
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Papule. Answer: An elevated, firm, circumscribed area, < 1 cm in
diameter.
Examples- wart (verruca), elevated moles, lichen planus.
⩥ Patch. Answer: A flat nonpalpable, irregularly shaped macule > 1 cm
in diameter.
Examples: Vitiligo, port wine stains, hyperpigmented macule, café au
lait patch.
⩥ plaque. Answer: Elevated, firm, and rough lesion with flat top surface
> 1 cm in diameter.
Example- Psoriasis, seborrheic, and actinic keratosis.
⩥ Wheal. Answer: Elevated, irregular shaped area of cutaneous edema
solid transient variable diameter.
Example: insect bites urticaria allergic reaction.
,⩥ Nodule. Answer: Elevated firm circumscribed lesion deeper in dermis
than papule 1-2 cm in diameter.
Example- Erythema nodosum , lipoma.
⩥ Mass. Answer: Elevated and solid lesion, may or may not be clearly
demarcated, deeper in dermis > 2 cm in diameter.
Example: Neoplasms, benign tumor, lipoma.
⩥ Vesicle. Answer: Elevated circumscribed, superficial, not into dermis,
filled with serous fluid, < 1 cm in diameter.
Example- Varicella, herpes zoster.
⩥ Bulla. Answer: Vesical > 1 cm in diameter
Example- Blister, pemphigus vulgaris.
⩥ pustule. Answer: Elevated superficial lesion, similar to vesicle but
filled with purulent fluid.
Example- Impetigo, acne.
⩥ Cyst. Answer: Elevated, Circumscribed, encapsulated lesion, in
dermis or subcutaneous layer, filled with liquid or semisolid material.
Example- Sebaceous cyst, cystic acne.
, ⩥ Telangietasia. Answer: Fine, irregular, red lines produced by capillary
dilation.
Example- Telangiectasia in rosacea.
⩥ Scale. Answer: Heaped up keratinized cells, flaky skin irregular, thick
or thin dry or oily variation in size.
Example- Flaking of skin with seborrheic dermatitis or after a dog
reaction dry skin.
⩥ Lichenification. Answer: Rough thickened epidermis secondary to
persistent rubbing, itching, or skin irritation, often involves flex surface
of extremity.
Example- Chronic dermatitis.
⩥ Keloid. Answer: Irregularly shaped elevated progressively enlarging
scar, grows beyond the boundaries of the wound caused by excessive
collagen formation during healing.
Example- keloid formation after surgery.
⩥ Scar. Answer: Thin to thick fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin
after injury or laceration to the dermis.
Example- Healed wound or surgical incision.
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Papule. Answer: An elevated, firm, circumscribed area, < 1 cm in
diameter.
Examples- wart (verruca), elevated moles, lichen planus.
⩥ Patch. Answer: A flat nonpalpable, irregularly shaped macule > 1 cm
in diameter.
Examples: Vitiligo, port wine stains, hyperpigmented macule, café au
lait patch.
⩥ plaque. Answer: Elevated, firm, and rough lesion with flat top surface
> 1 cm in diameter.
Example- Psoriasis, seborrheic, and actinic keratosis.
⩥ Wheal. Answer: Elevated, irregular shaped area of cutaneous edema
solid transient variable diameter.
Example: insect bites urticaria allergic reaction.
,⩥ Nodule. Answer: Elevated firm circumscribed lesion deeper in dermis
than papule 1-2 cm in diameter.
Example- Erythema nodosum , lipoma.
⩥ Mass. Answer: Elevated and solid lesion, may or may not be clearly
demarcated, deeper in dermis > 2 cm in diameter.
Example: Neoplasms, benign tumor, lipoma.
⩥ Vesicle. Answer: Elevated circumscribed, superficial, not into dermis,
filled with serous fluid, < 1 cm in diameter.
Example- Varicella, herpes zoster.
⩥ Bulla. Answer: Vesical > 1 cm in diameter
Example- Blister, pemphigus vulgaris.
⩥ pustule. Answer: Elevated superficial lesion, similar to vesicle but
filled with purulent fluid.
Example- Impetigo, acne.
⩥ Cyst. Answer: Elevated, Circumscribed, encapsulated lesion, in
dermis or subcutaneous layer, filled with liquid or semisolid material.
Example- Sebaceous cyst, cystic acne.
, ⩥ Telangietasia. Answer: Fine, irregular, red lines produced by capillary
dilation.
Example- Telangiectasia in rosacea.
⩥ Scale. Answer: Heaped up keratinized cells, flaky skin irregular, thick
or thin dry or oily variation in size.
Example- Flaking of skin with seborrheic dermatitis or after a dog
reaction dry skin.
⩥ Lichenification. Answer: Rough thickened epidermis secondary to
persistent rubbing, itching, or skin irritation, often involves flex surface
of extremity.
Example- Chronic dermatitis.
⩥ Keloid. Answer: Irregularly shaped elevated progressively enlarging
scar, grows beyond the boundaries of the wound caused by excessive
collagen formation during healing.
Example- keloid formation after surgery.
⩥ Scar. Answer: Thin to thick fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin
after injury or laceration to the dermis.
Example- Healed wound or surgical incision.
