Intro to Derm

Question 1

Pruritic

Answer 1

Itchy

Question 2

Purulent

Answer 2

Pus

Question 3

What is the term for this coloring?

Answer 3

hypopigmentation

Question 4

What is the term for this coloring?

Answer 4

depigmentation

Question 5

What is the term for this coloring?

Answer 5

hyperpigmentation

Question 6

Color indicators included in skin exam

Answer 6

Hypo/hyperpigmentation
erythema
pallor
cyanosis
jaundice

Question 7

Erythema

Answer 7

redness

Question 8

Answer 8

Cyanosis

Question 9

Answer 9

Pallor

Question 10

Different ways to describe skin lesion location

Answer 10

intertriginous
extensor vs flexor
waistband, etc

Question 11

Intertriginous

Answer 11

skin folds

Question 12

Answer 12

Intertriginous rash

Question 13

Answer 13

Contact dermatitis

Question 14

Patterns of skin lesions

Answer 14

linear
cluster
serpiginous
annular
dermatomal

Question 15

Identify this pattern

Answer 15

annular

Question 16

Identify this pattern

Answer 16

serpiginous

Question 17

Identify this pattern

Answer 17

linear

Question 18

Identify this pattern

Answer 18

Dermatomal

Question 19

What to palpate in a skin exam

Answer 19

Moisture: dry/oily/moist
Temperature: warm/cool with back of hand
Texture: rough/smooth
Mobility & turgor

Question 20

What to note on hair inspection

Answer 20

quantity
distribution
texture
descriptive words
scalp condition

Question 21

What is this an example of

Answer 21

pitting

Question 22

what is this an example of

Answer 22

clubbing

Question 23

What is this an example of

Answer 23

Parenychia

Question 24

What happens in a positive Auspitz sign?

Answer 24

when slight scratching of scaly lesion reveals pinpoit bleeding (ex. psoriasis)

Question 25

What is the Nikolsky phenomenon?

Answer 25

When the epidermis is dislodged from the dermis by shearing pressure resulting in erosion and a red base (ex Stevens-Johnston syndrome)

Question 26

What is the Koebner phenomenon?

Answer 26

when a skin lesion appears at the site of an injury or trauma

Question 27

What can a Woods Lamp help identify?

Answer 27

subtle color changes in melanin pigmentation

Question 28

Define diascopy

Answer 28

firmly pressing a glass slide against skin to determine if redness is due to capillary dilation (blanching) or extravasation of blood (no blanching)

Question 29

What can dermoscopy help with

Answer 29

distinguishing between benign and malignant patterns of growth to make the decision to biopsy or not (magnifies 10-30x)

Question 30

What does acetowhitening do?

Answer 30

lesions turn white with application of vinegar

Question 31

What does a culture do?

Answer 31

helps identify which organism is present and which antimicrobial will be most effective

Question 32

What does a KOH examination do

Answer 32

distinguishes fungal infections

Question 33

What does a Tzanck smear do?

Answer 33

identifies multinucleated cells (HSV)

Question 34

What does a scabies test entail?

Answer 34

scraping/unroofing a lesion and looking through a microscope to identify mites/ova/feces

Question 35

Ecchymosis

Answer 35

bruise

Question 36

Eschar

Answer 36

dead tissue

Question 37

Fissure

Answer 37

crack

Question 38

Follicular

Answer 38

involving the hair follicle

Question 39

What is the term for this lesion

Answer 39

maceration

Question 40

what is the term for these lesions

Answer 40

nummular

Question 41

what is the term for this lesion

Answer 41

pedunculated

Question 42

What is the term for these lesions

Answer 42

petechiae

Question 43

What is the term for this

Answer 43

Telangiectasias

Question 44

what is a localized collection of pus/infection surrounded by inflammation

Answer 44

abscess

Question 45

what is an abscess that is formed by a sweat gland or hair follicle

Answer 45

furuncle

Question 46

what is a collection of furuncles

Answer 46

carbuncle

Question 47

what is an abscess involving the nail

Answer 47

paronychia

Question 48

what is an abscess in the soft tissue of the distal phalynx

Answer 48

felon

Question 49

what is an abscess on the eyelid called

Answer 49

hordeolum (stye)

Question 50

what is a chronic abscess of the eyelid in the meibomian glands

Answer 50

chalazion