PE Describing Extra

Question 1

Document your ___ not just the Dx

Answer 1

Findings

Question 2

Macule

Answer 2

flat
<10mm

Question 3

Patch

Answer 3

flat
>10mm

Question 4

Wheal

Answer 4

raised

Question 5

Papule

Answer 5

raised
<5mm

Question 6

Nodule

Answer 6

raised
>5mm

Question 7

Plaque

Answer 7

> 10mm
raised
On top of skin
“scaly white”

Question 8

What skin finding has a (+) Auspitz sign?

Answer 8

Plaque

Question 9

Vesicle

Answer 9

fluid filled
<5mm

Question 10

Bulla

Answer 10

fluid filled
>5mm

Question 11

Vesicles and Bulla are

Answer 11

sterile

Question 12

Pustule

Answer 12

fluid fulled
infectious

Question 13

Focal fluctuant collection to area.
under the skin

Answer 13

cyst

Question 14

cysts can be

Answer 14

benign or malignant

Question 15

scaling

Answer 15

know it

Question 16

crusting is usually

Answer 16

infectious
impetigo “honey comb drainage”

Question 17

Excoriation

Answer 17

lines of “scratches”

Question 18

fIssure

Answer 18

lines into skin

Question 19

Stasis dermatitis or PAD

Answer 19

Ulcer

Question 20

Stretch marks-permanent

Answer 20

Atrophy/Striae

Question 21

Scars that stay within surgical margins

Answer 21

hypertrophic scar

Question 22

Scars that go beyond surgical lines

Answer 22

Keloid scar

Question 23

Keloid- sunscreen for

Answer 23

6mo

Question 24

blanching means

Answer 24

Capillary beds intact

Question 25

Non blanching means

Answer 25

extravagated blood

Question 26

Non-blanching infectious rash

Answer 26

meningitis

Question 27

MAD

Answer 27

Morphology – shape and size of lesion(s), color, elevation, margination​
Arrangement – single, grouped, annular, patterns​
Distribution – localized, disseminated

Question 28

**red w/ sharp demarcation:_______
helps you differentiate from _____

Answer 28

erysepelas (staph)
cellulitis

Question 29

Always document whether skin over the reigon is _______

Answer 29

intact or not

Question 30

Document regional_____

Answer 30

lymph nodes

Question 31

mouth involvement

Answer 31

mucosal
systemic

Question 32

DIP t0 PIP

Answer 32

1 inch (2.5cm)

Question 33

pinkey

Answer 33

2.5inch

Question 34

what has central clearing?

Answer 34

tinea

Question 35

wheals are ___
cellulitis is_____

Answer 35

itchy
not itchy

Question 36

is tinea warm?

Answer 36

no

Question 37

Q’s for a lac

Answer 37

Does it enter fascial plane (muscle)
Bleeding controlled?
No FB- clean vs contaminated wound
Where is the laceration?-
**Does it cross a joint space?-need surg wash
CMS

Question 38

New tissue granulation can be ___

Answer 38

stringy or viscous

Question 39

Inner ear: 3 things to doc

Answer 39

Percentage TM involvement
Discharge
Location as a clock

Question 40

What to check for dislocation

Answer 40

Distal CMS. Pulses, movement.
Skin is intact (OPEN vs closed fx)
Bony deformity to AC joint (step-off)
CHECK AXILLARY SENSATION.

Question 41

What 3 things cause Cullens sign?

Answer 41

Pancreatitis
Ruptured ectopic
Trauma

Question 42

Finger dislocation check:

Answer 42

*Check CMS.​
Medial (ulnar) angulation
*ALWAYS check PRE and POST films

Question 43

Disconjugate gaze:
towards the nose

Answer 43

Esotropia

Question 44

away from the nose

Answer 44

exotropia

Question 45

toward the maxilla

Answer 45

hypotropia

Question 46

toward the eyebrow

Answer 46

hypertropia

Question 47

What is non blanching telangiectasia?

Answer 47

vascular

Question 48

Stitch removal: always document:

Answer 48

amount of stitches removed