Dermatological Lesions

Question 1

What are nonpalpable, flat changes in skin color; small, ≤ 1 cm?

Answer 1

Macules

Question 2

What are nonpalpable, flat changes in skin color; larger, > 1 cm?

Answer 2

Patches

Question 3

What are palpable, elevated solid masses; small, ≤ 0.5 cm?

Answer 3

Papules

Question 4

What are palpable, elevated solid masses; larger, > 0.5 cm (can be a coalescence of papules)?

Answer 4

Plaques

Question 5

What are palpable, elevated solid masses; 0.5-2.0 cm (deeper and firmer than papule)?

Answer 5

Nodules

Question 6

What are palpable, elevated solid masses nodule > 2 cm?

Answer 6

Tumors

Question 7

What are palpable, elevated solid masses localized skin edema, irregular, transient, superficial, variable size?

Answer 7

Wheals

Question 8

What are superficial elevations formed by fluid within a cavity or between tissue layers ≤ 0.5 cm (serous filled)?

Answer 8

Vesicles

Question 9

What are superficial elevations formed by fluid within a cavity or between tissue layers vesicle > 0.5 cm?

Answer 9

Bullae

Question 10

What are superficial elevations formed by fluid w/in cavity or between tissue layers any size, filled with purulent?

Answer 10

Pustules

Question 11

What does DERMATOLOGICAL stand for?

Answer 11

D: Describe integrity
E: Edema
R: Review sensory status
M: Moisture
A: Atrophic changes
T: Turgor, texture
O: Observe nail and hair quality
L: Look and feel for color and temperature variation
O: Observe skin folds and between toes
G: Gerontodermatological changes
I: Inquire about allergies and PMH
C: Callus
A: Assess vascular status
L: Lesions

Question 12

What is is called when skin is thickened?

Answer 12

lichenification

Question 13

What are pruritic edematous pink or red wheals; “hives”. Can be acute or chronic and are commonly associated with foods, medications, exposure to allergens, or chemicals.

Answer 13

Urticaria

Question 14

What is chronic, recurrent inflammatory disease that has an unknown causes and tends to cause round, erythematous, dry, scaling plaques covered by silvery white scales

Answer 14

Psoriasis

Question 15

What is is when patients present with xerosis, poorly defined patches/papules/plaques with out without scales, kins appears edematous, excoriations due to pruritis/constant scratching?

Answer 15

Eczema (endogenous)

Question 16

What is similar to eczema but exogenous?

Answer 16

Dermatitis

Question 17

What does ABCDE stand for?

Answer 17

Asymmetrical, Border, Color, Diameter, Elevation or Evolution

Question 18

What is the most common benign epithelial tumor?

Answer 18

Seborrheic keratosis

Question 19

What is another name for cutaneous papillomas or fibromas?

Answer 19

Skin tags

Question 20

What are button-like nodules, commonly found on extremities, that present with a positive “dimple sign”?

Answer 20

Dermatofibroma

Question 21

What is the most common type of skin cancer that presents as small, pink or flesh colored nodules that enlarge over time?

Answer 21

Basal cell carcinoma

Question 22

What is a malignant tumor of the outer epidermis that presents as scaly, elevated lesions with irregular borders and shallow central ulcers?

Answer 22

Squamous cell carcinoma

Question 23

What is a rapidly progressing metastatic melanocyte cancer that presents with irregular borders, uneven surfaces, and black or brown is a red/inflamed/tender surrounding area?

Answer 23

Malignant melanoma

Question 24

What is a malignancy of cells lining blood vessels that is linked with herpes virus and HIV that beings as an ecchymotic-like macule and evolves into papules, plaques, nodules, and tumors of varying colors?

Answer 24

Kaposi’s sarcoma