Week 3

Question 1

what are the three layers of skin

what are the 2 types of hair

Question 2

2 types of sweat glands

Question 3

skin H&P

Answer 3

●“Any changes including rashes, sores, lumps, itching?”

●Ask: “Any personal and/or family history of skin cancer?”

●Ask: “Do you use sunscreen regularly?”

●Ask: “Is the rash itchy?”

○If yes, consider:

■Seasonal allergies

■Atopic dermatitis

■Product use/irritants

Question 4

Risk Factors for Melanoma

Answer 4

● Personal or family history of previous melanoma

● ≥50 common moles

● Atypical or large moles, especially if dysplastic

● Red or light hair

● Solar lentigines (acquired brown macules on sun-exposed areas)

● Personal history of nonmelanoma skin cancer

● Freckles (inherited brown macules)

Question 5

Skin cancer skin screening

ABCDE features

Answer 5

Question 6

8 things to include in skin examinations

Question 7

describe number, color, size, of skin findings

Answer 8

Shape

Circular, Oval, Annular (ring-like with central clearing), Nummular (coin-like, no central clearing), Polygonal

Texture

Palpate the lesion to see if it is smooth, fleshy, verrucous or warty, or scaly (fine, keratotic, or greasy scale)

Location

Be as specific as possible, For single lesions, measure their distance from other landmarks (e.g., 1 cm lateral to left oral commissure)

Configuration

Describe patterns : Unilateral and dermatomal vesicles, Grouped vesicles or pustules on an ethrmatous base, Linear lesions

Question 9

blanching vs non blanching lesions

Question 10

What are examples of primary lesions

Question 11

Primary Lesions: Macules

Answer 11

Flat, <1cm)

Question 12

Secondary lesions

Answer 12

lesions that have been affected by outside factors

itching, pinching, picking, lesions treated by OTC medications that change the shape/color/size ect of the original lesion