Assessment of the Skin

Question 1

AIL: Excessive perspiration

Answer 1

Hyperhidrosis

Question 2

AIL: Foul smelling perspiration

Answer 2

Bromhidrosis

Question 3

AIL: Absence of red tone in the skin

Answer 3

Pallor

Question 4

Color of conjunctiva of anemic patients

Answer 4

White

Question 5

AIL: Skin has bluish tinge

Answer 5

Cyanosis

Question 6

Cyanosis causes a bluish tinge due to lack of _____

Answer 6

Oxygenation

Question 7

AIL: Skin has yellowish tinge

Answer 7

Jaundice

Question 8

Adjective to describe a yellowish tinge

Answer 8

Icteric

Question 9

Jaundice suggests a problem in the _____ or _____

Answer 9

Liver, gallbladder

Question 10

_____ gives color to stool and urine

Answer 10

Bilirubin

Question 11

AIL: Redness associated with rashes

Answer 11

Erythema

Question 12

AIL: Patches of skin darken

Answer 12

Hyperpigmentation

Question 13

Pigment that gives us color

Answer 13

Melanin

Question 14

Melanin prevents exposure of _____

Answer 14

Ultraviolet light

Question 15

AIL: Patches of skin lighten

Answer 15

Hypopigmentation

Question 16

AIL: Complete or partial lack of melanin

Answer 16

Albinism

Question 17

AIL: Excess interstitial fluid

Answer 17

Edema

Question 18

Edema suggests _____ or _____ problem

Answer 18

Cardiac, renal

Question 19

AIL: Skin is swollen, shiny, and taut

Answer 19

Edema

Question 20

Presence of abnormality in the skin

Answer 20

Lesion

Question 21

Classification of lesion that appears initially in response to some changes in the internal and external environment of the skin

Answer 21

Primary lesion

Question 22

Classification of lesion that do not appear initially but result from modification such as chronicity, trauma, or infection of the primary lesion

Answer 22

Secondary lesion

Question 23

AIL: Small amount of hemorrhage

Answer 23

Petechia

Question 24

AIL: Bruising

Answer 24

Ecchymosis

Question 25

AIL: Very large bruise

Answer 25

Purpura

Question 26

AIL: elevated because of blood accumulation

Answer 26

Hematoma

Question 27

Equal in both sides of the body

Answer 27

Symmetrical

Question 28

Not equal in both sides of the body

Answer 28

Asymmetrical

Question 29

Type of lesion: a flat circumscribed area of color with no elevation of its surface

Answer 29

Macule

Question 30

Type of lesion: larger than macule

Answer 30

Patch

Question 31

Type of lesion: circumscribed with a solid elevation of the skin

Answer 31

Papule

Question 32

Type of lesion: larger than papule

Answer 32

Plaque

Question 33

Type of lesion: solid mass that extends deeper into the dermis

Answer 33

Nodule

Question 34

Type of lesion: solid mass larger than a nodule

Answer 34

Tumor

Question 35

Type of lesion: circumscribed elevation containing serous fluid or blood

Answer 35

Vesicle

Question 36

Type of lesion: larger fluid filled vesicles

Answer 36

Bullae

Question 37

Type of lesion: encapsulated fluid mass or a semi solid mass in the subcutaneous tissue or dermis

Answer 37

Cyst

Question 38

Arrangement of lesion: individual separate and distinct

Answer 38

Discrete

Question 39

Arrangement of lesion: lesions are clustered

Answer 39

Grouped

Question 40

Arrangement of lesion: lesions merge and run together

Answer 40

Confluent

Question 41

Arrangement of lesion: lesions arranged in a circular manner

Answer 41

Annular

Question 42

Arrangement of lesion: scattered all over the body

Answer 42

Generalized

Question 43

Arrangement of lesion: lesions that form a line; snake like

Answer 43

Linear

Question 44

Arrangement of lesion: lesions arranged in concentric circles resembling a bull's eye

Answer 44

Polycyclic

Question 45

Arrangement of lesion: linear arrangements along a nerve root

Answer 45

Zosteriform

Question 46

Arrangement of lesion: vesicle or bullae filled with pus

Answer 46

Pustules

Question 47

Arrangement of lesion: relatively reddened, elevated localized collections of edema fluid in the epidermis causing irregular elevation that may be red

Answer 47

Wheal

Question 48

Arrangement of lesion: dilated capillary, fine red lines

Answer 48

Telangiectasia

Question 49

Arrangement of lesion: pinpoint red spots

Answer 49

Petechiae

Question 50

Secondary lesion: thickened epidermal cells that flakes off

Answer 50

Scale

Question 51

Secondary lesion: dried serum, pus, or blood on the skin surface

Answer 51

Crust

Question 52

Secondary lesion: layers of the skin becoming thickened and rough as a result of rubbing over a prolonged period of time

Answer 52

Lichenification

Question 53

Secondary lesion: linear crack in the epidermis that can extend to the dermis

Answer 53

Fissure

Question 54

Secondary lesion: loss of all parts of the epidermis

Answer 54

Erosion

Question 55

Secondary lesion: linear or hollowed out crusted area exposing dermis

Answer 55

Excoriation

Question 56

Secondary lesion: decrease in the volume of the epidermis

Answer 56

Atrophy

Question 57

Secondary lesion: formation of connective tissue, fibrous tissue that replaces dermal tissue after injury

Answer 57

Scar

Question 58

Secondary lesion: an excavation extending into the dermis or below

Answer 58

Ulcer

Question 59

Secondary lesion: enlarging of a scar past wound edges due to excess collagen formation

Answer 59

Keloid