Quiz 10- Skin Flashcards
(10 cards)
A 3-cm, rough, elevated area of psoriasis is an example of a:
Plaque
Cafe au lait patches are numbered with each assessment of infants and young children because:
The presence of more than six patches suggests neurofibromatosis
A 25 year old comes with CC of hair loss. You perform the hair pull test and all hairs have telogen bulbs. The most likely diagnosis would be:
Telogen effuvium
Which stage would you classify if there is partial thickness loss of skin with exposed dermis as in the picture below?
Stage 2
Increased skin markings and thickening with induration secondary to scratching is called:
Lichenification
Sometimes skin conditions can be associated with systematic disease. Diffuse skin hyperpigmentation throughout the body except on palmar creases and wrists occur in what condition?
Addison disease
Coarse, dry, brittle hair is associated with which metabolic disorder?
Hypothyroidism
Match the description of the primary lesion with the name of the skin lesion.
Flat lesion <1cm - macule
Flat lesion >1cm - patch
Raised spot that is small (<1cm) - papule
Raised spot that is large (>1cm) - plaque
The NP is performing a routine physical exam on a 55 year old white male farmer. The provider noticed a round, elevated skin lesion on the patient’s forehead that is firm with induration around 4mm. The patient reports the lesion does not itch, but has slowly enlarged over the past few years and has not healed. Based on the history and physical, what is concerning to you? Select all that apply.
Induration
Size
Color variation
Asymmetric
Non-healing
Growing/enlargement
Match the description of the primary lesion with the name of the skin lesion.
Larger and deeper than a papule- Nodule
Small, palpable collection of keratin that is white- pustule
Fluid filled spot that is large (>1cm)- Bulla
Fluid filled lesion that is raised and small (<1cm)- vesicle
