elevated cavity containing free fluid larger than 1 cm in diameter
plural: bullae
Confluent
skin lesions that run together
Crust
thick, dried-out exudate
Cyanosis
BLUE color to skin or mucous membranes due to increased amount of unoxygenated hemoglobin
Erosion
scooped out, shallow depression in skin
Erythema
REDNESS of skin due to excess blood in dilated superficial capillaries, as in fever or inflammation
Excoriation
self-inflicated abrasion on skin due to scratching
Fissure
linear crack in skin extending into dermis
Furuncle
boil
suppurative inflammatory skin lesion due to infected hair follicle
Hemangioma
skin lesion due to benign proliferation of blood vessels in the dermis
Iris
target shape of skin lesion
Jaundice
yellow color to skin, palate, and sclera due to excess bilirubin in the blood
Keloid
hypertrophic scar, elevated beyond site of injury
Lichenification
tightly packed set of papules that thickens skin
from prolonged intense scratching
Lipoma
benign, fatty tumor
Maceration
softening of tissue by soaking
Nevus
mole
circumscribed skin lesion due to excess melanocytes
Macule
flat skin lesion with only a color change
Nodule
elevated skin lesion
greater than 1 cm in diameter
Papule
palpable skin lesion
less than 1 cm in diameter
Pallor
excessively pale
Plaque
skin lesion in which papules coalesce or come together
Pruritus
itching
Purpura
red-purple skin lesion due to blood in tissues from breaks in blood vessels
Pustule
elevated cavity containing thick turbid fluid
Scale
compact desicatted flakes of skin from shedding of dead skin cells
Telangiectasia
skin lesion due to permanently enlarged and dilated blood vessels that are visible
Ulcer
sloughing of necrotic inflammatory that causes a deep depression into skin, extending into dermis
Vesicle
elevated cavity containing free fluid up to 1 cm in diameter
Wheal
raised red skin lesion due to interstitial fluid
Zosteriform
linear shape of skin lesion along a nerve route
What is the best description for the secretion of eccrine glands?
C. dilute saline solution
Nevus is the medical term for:
A. mole
To assess for early jaundice, you will assess:
D. sclera and hard palate
Checking skin temperature is best accomplished by using:
C. dorsal surface of hands
Skin turgor is assessed by picking up a large fold of skin on the anterior chest under the clavicle. This is done to determine the presence of:
A. dehydration
You note a lesion during an examination. Select the description that is most complete.
C. dark brown, raised lesion, with irregular border, on dorsum of right foot, 3 cm with no drainage
You examine the nail beds for clubbing. The normal angle between the nail base and the nails is:
B. 160 degrees
The capillary beds should refill after being depressed in:
A. 1-2 seconds
During a routine visit, a 78 year old patient asks about small, round, flat, brown macules on the hands. Your best response after examining the areas is:
C. "These are the result of sun exposure and do not require treatment."
An area of thin, shiny skin with decreased visibility of normal skin is called:
C. atrophy
ABCDE stands for?
A - asymmetry
B - border irregularity
C - color variation
D - diameter greater than 6 mm
E - elevation or enlargement
Flattening of the angle between the nail and its base is:
C. described as clubbing
The configuration for individual lesions arranged in circles or arcs, as occurs with ringworm, is called
B. annular
A risk factor for melanoma is:
C. skin that freckles or burns before tanning
Cutaneous anthrax:
C. is completely curable with antibiotic treatment
Match each description with the epidermis, dermis, or subcutaneous layer.
basal cell layer
aids in protection by cushioning
collagen
adipose tissue
uniformly thin
stratum corneum
elastic tissue
