SKIN

Question 1

ecchymosis

Answer 1

AKA, bruise

Question 2

petechiae

Answer 2

bleeding under skin which appears as tiny red dots

Question 3

erythema

Answer 3

skin appears flushed

Question 4

jaundice

Answer 4

yellowish skin color due to increasing levels of bilirubin

Question 5

pallor

Answer 5

skin is very pale

Question 6

causes of pallor

Answer 6

anemia, circulatory problems

Question 7

seborrhea

Answer 7

oily skin

Question 8

xerosis

Answer 8

dry skin

Question 9

velvety skin

Answer 9

oddly velvety skin can indicate thyroid disease

Question 10

broad term assigned to both variations in skin integrity and those that are due to trauma or a disease process

Answer 10

lesion

Question 11

purpura

Answer 11

collection of petechiae and ecchymosis covering an area

Question 12

encapsulated, arising from dermis or subcutaneous layer, filled with liquid or semi-solid fluid

Answer 12

cyst

Question 13

pustule

Answer 13

small (less than 1 cm in diameter) superficial, filled with purulent fluid

Question 14

bulla

Answer 14

larger (greater than 1 cm in diameter) superficial, filled with serous fluid

Question 15

vesicle

Answer 15

small (less than 1 cm in diameter) superficial , filled with serous fluid

Question 16

tumor

Answer 16

larger (greater than 2 cm) firm area arising from deeper in the dermis

Question 17

nodule

Answer 17

small (less than 2 cm) firm area arising from deeper in the dermis

Question 18

wheal

Answer 18

irregular area of edema on the skin

Question 19

papule

Answer 19

small (less than 1 cm diameter) area, wart, elevated mole, skin tag

Question 20

plaque

Answer 20

larger (greater than 1 cm diameter) disc shaped area, psoriasis, excema

Question 21

lichenification

Answer 21

exactly what it sounds like

Question 22

scale

Answer 22

excessive shedding of keratin cells from epidermis. appears as dry or greasy small flakes that are white or silvery

Question 23

fissure

Answer 23

straight line but with abrupt edges that extends into dermis

Question 24

erosion

Answer 24

shallow depression only present in epidermis layer. appears moist but without bleeding

Question 25

ulceration

Answer 25

deeper depression involving loss of epidermis and drmis, may bleed

Question 26

excoriation

Answer 26

loss of epidermis in linear crusted areas

Question 27

ABCDE rule

Answer 27

assymetry, border, color, diameter, evolving