BSMCON NUR 2102 - Final
Cumulative EXAM Questions
with verified Answers (Latest
Update 2026) UPDATE!
Too much exposure to UV radiation
Moles
Fair skin, freckling, red, or blonde hair
Positive family history of melanoma
History of immunosuppressive treatment
,Older age
Male gender
Past history of melanoma - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Melanoma Risk Factors
Skin examination every 3 years for ages 20-40 and yearly for over 40
Monthly skin self-exam starting at age 20 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Screening
Recommendations for Melanoma
Hair, nails and glands (eccrine, apocrine, sebaceuos) - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Appendages of the Skin
Most numerous sweat glands on the body. In greatest number on palms,
soles and forehead. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Eccrine Glands
Found only in the axillae, nipples, areolae, anogenital area, eyelids, and
external ears. Activity associated with puberty and body odor. - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Apocrine Glands
Secrete sebum which keeps the skin and hair lubricated. Greatest
distribution on face and scalp. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sebaceous Glands
Edema & erythema, Koilonchia, Leukonychia, Clubbing, Beau's Lines,
Pitting, Onycholysis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Abnormal Nail Findings
,Spoon Nail: thin, depressed nail with the lateral edges turned upward.
Associated with anemia - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Koilonychia
White spots on the nail plates. Caused by minor trauma or manipulation of
the cuticle - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Leukonychia
The angle of the nail base exceeds 180 degrees. Associated with chronic
respiratory or cardiovascular disease. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Clubbing
A groove or transverse depression running across the nail. Result from
trauma. Looks similar to the chipping of nail polish from the base of the nail
toward the tip. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Beau's Lines
Associated with psoriasis. Looks like "golf-ball" nails - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Pitting
Dry skin, less perspiration, folding and wrinkling appearance of skin due to
loss of elasticity, skin pallor and cooler skin temperature, gray hair, thinning
scalp, axillary, and pubic hair, thicker nails that are brittle hard and
yellowish. Nails develop ridges and are prone to splitting into layers. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Expected Changes with Aging
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, Used to identify fluorescing lesions, indicating fungal infection. If no fungal
infection, the light tone on the skin appears soft violet. - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Wood's Lamp
Excessive dryness, flaking, cracking or scaling. Maceration, discoloration or
rashes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Abnormal Skin Findings: Texture
*Cool Skin:* generalized- cool or cold skin associated with shock or
hypothermia. Localized- (particularly in extremities) indicate poor peripheral
perfusion.
*Hot Skin:* generalized- reflects hyperthermia associated with fever,
increased metabolic rate (e.g. hyperthyroidism), or exercise. Localized-
reflect inflammation, traumatic injury, or thermal injury such as sunburn. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Abnormal Skin Findings: Temperature
Diaphoresis abnormal in the absence of strenuous activity. May reflect
hyperthermia, extreme anxiety, pain, or shock. Hyperthyroidism - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Abnormal Skin Findings: Moisture
Poor skin turgor "tenting" seen resulting from dehydration or in someone
who has experienced a significant weight loss. Edema, excessive scarring,
Cumulative EXAM Questions
with verified Answers (Latest
Update 2026) UPDATE!
Too much exposure to UV radiation
Moles
Fair skin, freckling, red, or blonde hair
Positive family history of melanoma
History of immunosuppressive treatment
,Older age
Male gender
Past history of melanoma - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Melanoma Risk Factors
Skin examination every 3 years for ages 20-40 and yearly for over 40
Monthly skin self-exam starting at age 20 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Screening
Recommendations for Melanoma
Hair, nails and glands (eccrine, apocrine, sebaceuos) - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Appendages of the Skin
Most numerous sweat glands on the body. In greatest number on palms,
soles and forehead. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Eccrine Glands
Found only in the axillae, nipples, areolae, anogenital area, eyelids, and
external ears. Activity associated with puberty and body odor. - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Apocrine Glands
Secrete sebum which keeps the skin and hair lubricated. Greatest
distribution on face and scalp. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sebaceous Glands
Edema & erythema, Koilonchia, Leukonychia, Clubbing, Beau's Lines,
Pitting, Onycholysis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Abnormal Nail Findings
,Spoon Nail: thin, depressed nail with the lateral edges turned upward.
Associated with anemia - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Koilonychia
White spots on the nail plates. Caused by minor trauma or manipulation of
the cuticle - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Leukonychia
The angle of the nail base exceeds 180 degrees. Associated with chronic
respiratory or cardiovascular disease. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Clubbing
A groove or transverse depression running across the nail. Result from
trauma. Looks similar to the chipping of nail polish from the base of the nail
toward the tip. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Beau's Lines
Associated with psoriasis. Looks like "golf-ball" nails - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Pitting
Dry skin, less perspiration, folding and wrinkling appearance of skin due to
loss of elasticity, skin pallor and cooler skin temperature, gray hair, thinning
scalp, axillary, and pubic hair, thicker nails that are brittle hard and
yellowish. Nails develop ridges and are prone to splitting into layers. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Expected Changes with Aging
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2026. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, Used to identify fluorescing lesions, indicating fungal infection. If no fungal
infection, the light tone on the skin appears soft violet. - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Wood's Lamp
Excessive dryness, flaking, cracking or scaling. Maceration, discoloration or
rashes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Abnormal Skin Findings: Texture
*Cool Skin:* generalized- cool or cold skin associated with shock or
hypothermia. Localized- (particularly in extremities) indicate poor peripheral
perfusion.
*Hot Skin:* generalized- reflects hyperthermia associated with fever,
increased metabolic rate (e.g. hyperthyroidism), or exercise. Localized-
reflect inflammation, traumatic injury, or thermal injury such as sunburn. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Abnormal Skin Findings: Temperature
Diaphoresis abnormal in the absence of strenuous activity. May reflect
hyperthermia, extreme anxiety, pain, or shock. Hyperthyroidism - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Abnormal Skin Findings: Moisture
Poor skin turgor "tenting" seen resulting from dehydration or in someone
who has experienced a significant weight loss. Edema, excessive scarring,
