healthassessment skin inspection

Question 1

Lesion Type

Answer 1

Description

Question 2

Macule (Primary lesion)

Answer 2

Solely a color change, flat and circumscribed, of less than 1 cm.

Question 3

Patch (Primary Lesion)

Answer 3

Macule’s that are larger than 1 cm.

Question 4

Papule (Primary Lesion)

Answer 4

Something you can feel (solid, elevated, circumscribed, less than 1 cm in diameter) caused by superficial thickening in the epidermis.

Question 5

Plaque (Primary lesion)

Answer 5

Papules coalesce to form surface elevation wider than 1 cm. A plateau-like, disk-shaped lesion.

Question 6

Nodule (Primary lesion)

Answer 6

Solid, elevated, hard or soft, larger than 1 cm. May extend deeper into dermis than papule.

Question 7

Tumor (Primary lesion)

Answer 7

Larger than a few cm in diameter, firm or soft, deeper into dermis; may be benign or malignant.

Question 8

Wheal (Primary lesion)

Answer 8

Superficial, raised, transient, and erythematous; slightly irregular shape due to edema.

Question 9

Urticaria (hives) (Primary lesion)

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Wheals coalesce to form extensive reaction, intensely pruritic.

Question 10

Vesicle (Primary lesion)

Answer 10

Elevated cavity containing free fluid, up to 1 cm; a ‘blister’. Clear serum flows if wall is ruptured.

Question 11

Bulla (Primary lesion)

Answer 11

Larger than 1 cm diameter. Usually single chambered (unilocular).

Question 12

Cyst (Primary lesion)

Answer 12

Encapsulated fluid-filled cavity in dermis or subcutaneous layer, tensely elevating skin.

Question 13

Pustule (Primary lesion)

Answer 13

Turbid fluid (pus) in the cavity. Circumscribed and elevated.

Question 14

Crust (Secondary Lesion)

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Thickened, dried-out exudate left when vesicles/pustules burst or dry up.

Question 15

Scale (Secondary Lesion)

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Compact, desiccated flakes of skin, dry or greasy, silvery or white, from shedding of dead excess keratin cells.

Question 16

Fissure (Secondary lesion)

Answer 16

Linear crack with abrupt edges, extends into dermis, dry or moist.

Question 17

Ulcer (Secondary lesion)

Answer 17

Deeper depression extending into dermis, irregular shape; may bleed; leaves scar when heals.

Question 18

Scar (Secondary lesion)

Answer 18

After a skin lesion is repaired, normal tissue is lost and replaced with connective tissue.

Question 19

Keloid (Secondary lesion)

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A hypertrophic scar with excess scar tissue, which extends beyond the original injury.

Question 20

Contusion (bruise)

Answer 20

A mechanical injury (blow) results in hemorrhage into tissues. Skin is intact.

Question 21

Hematoma

Answer 21

Bruise that you can feel. It elevates the skin and is seen as swelling.

Question 22

Edema

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Fluid accumulating in interstitial space, most evident in dependent parts of the body.

Question 23

Cyanosis

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Bluish mottled color due to decreased perfusion.

Question 24

Mole (nevus)

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Proliferation of melanocytes, tan to brown in color, flat or raised.

Question 25

Jaundice

Answer 25

Yellowish skin color indicating rise in bilirubin in blood.

Question 26

Pruritus

Answer 26

Skin itching, common with dry skin, aging, drug reactions, allergies.

Question 27

Hirsutism

Answer 27

Excess body hair, in females may indicate endocrine abnormalities.