Assessment Techniques

Question 1

Round, begins in center in spreads to periphery

Name 2 examples

Answer 1

Annular or circular

Ringworm or deer tick (Lyme disease)

Question 2

Lesions that run together.

Name 1 example

Answer 2

Confluent

Hives

Question 3

Distinct individual lesions that remain separate

2 examples

Answer 3

Discrete

Skin tag, acne

Question 4

Clusters of lesions

Example?

Answer 4

Grouped

Contact dermatitis

Question 5

Twisted, coiled spiral, or snake lake. Creeps from one body part to another

Answer 5

Gyrate, serpiginous

Question 6

Ring around an eye, looks like a target

Example?

Answer 6

Target

Erythema multiforme

Question 7

A line, strip, or scratch

Answer 7

Linear

Question 8

Linear arrangement along a unilateral nerve route.

Example?

Answer 8

Zosteriform

Herpes zoster or blister

Question 9

Solely a color change, flat and circumscribed

4 examples

Answer 9

Macule

Freckles, hypopigmentation, measles, scarlet fever

Question 10

Something you can feel, elevated and solid, sometimes have crust or scales

2 examples

Answer 10

Papule

Mole or wart

Question 11

A macule (color change) larger than 1cm

3 examples

Answer 11

Patch

Vitiligo, au lait spot, Mongolian spot

Question 12

Forms a surface elevation wider than 1 cm. Plateau like, disc shaped, flat topped

Example?

Answer 12

Plaque

Psoriasis

Question 13

A cavity raised and filled with clear fluid

3 examples

Answer 13

Vesicle

Blister, herpes simplex, chickenpox

Question 14

Larger than 1 cm in diameter, thin and easily ruptured

2 examples

Answer 14

Bullae

Burn or friction blister

Question 15

An encapsulated fluid filled cavity in the dermis, tensely elevating the skin. Usually filled with liquid or semisolid material

Answer 15

Cyst

Question 16

Turbid (cloudy) fluid in a cavity, elevated. A type of infection

2 examples

Answer 16

Pustule

Acne or ant bite

Question 17

A type of vascular lesion where there are breaks in the blood vessel and the blood flows into the tissues

2 examples

Answer 17

Purpuric lesions

Petechiae or ecchymosis

Question 18

Very small hemorrhages, round, dark red or purple in color. Appear in clusters and look like a rash

Answer 18

Petechiae

Question 19

A discoloration in the skin resulting from bleeding underneath the skin. Caused by ___

Answer 19

Ecchymosis.

Injury

Question 20

The diaphragm on a stethoscope is used for ____-pitched sounds like ___, ___, and ___ ___ sounds

Answer 20

High
Breath, bowel, normal heart

Question 21

The bell on a stethoscope is used for ___-pitched sounds and any extra heart sounds like ___

Answer 21

Low
Murmurs

Question 22

The tubing on a stethoscope should be ___ - ___ inches long

Answer 22

14-18

Question 23

When using the diaphragm on a stethoscope, you should press ___

Answer 23

Firmly

Question 24

When using the bell on a stethoscope you should press ___

Answer 24

Lightly

Question 25

Short sharp strokes to assess underlying structures

Answer 25

Percussion

Question 26

Air-filled organs have ___, ___, and ___ sounds

Answer 26

Resonant, hyperresonant, and tympanic

Question 27

Sounds clear and hollow, over normal lung tissue

Answer 27

Resonant sounds

Question 28

Musical or drum like, over your stomach or intestines

Answer 28

Tympanic sounds

Question 29

A muffled, short thud

A relatively dense organ like ___ or ___

Answer 29

Dull sounds

Liver or spleen

Question 30

A dead stop of sound, absolute dullness. When no air is present.

Over ___, ___, or ___

Answer 30

Flat sounds

Thigh muscles, tumors, or bones

Question 31

Performed first, requires good lighting, adequate exposure of body part

Answer 31

Inspection

Question 32

Five types of palpation

Answer 32

Temperature, fine tactile discrimination, light palpation, deep palpation, and bimanual palpation

Question 33

Light palpation goes __ cm into the skin, but deep palpation can go __-__ cm into the skin

Answer 33

1

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