Lesions and Morphology

Question 1

Reasons Descriptions Matter

Answer 1

complete medical records, important for follow-ups, referrals, and second opinions, additional testing

Question 2

Answer 2

Flat Topped

Question 3

Answer 3

Pedunculated

Question 4

Answer 4

Dome-shaped

Question 5

Answer 5

Umbilicated

Question 6

Answer 6

Verrucous

Question 7

Answer 7

Spire/Acuminate

Question 8

Descriptions of Color

Answer 8

the colors themselves, but also bright, pale, dull, dark, etc

Question 9

Descriptions of Shapes/Structures

Answer 9

rectangular, square, ring, vesicle, targetoid, etc

Question 10

Descriptions of Surfaces

Answer 10

depressed, cavitated, pedunculated, papillary projection, lobular

Question 11

Descriptions of Margins

Answer 11

abrupt, gradual, well-delineated, invasive

Question 12

Descriptions of Texture

Answer 12

rough, smooth, granular, scaly, dry, tacky, oozing

Question 13

Objective Measurement Descriptors

Answer 13

LxWxH, percentages, distance from anatomical landmarks, weight, amount of fluid

Question 14

Fluid Descriptors

Answer 14

opaque, translucent, floating/sinking stuff, viscosity, color

Question 15

Tissue Descriptors

Answer 15

friable, elastic, fixed vs. freely movable, pitting, crepitus, emphysematous

Question 16

Can you use descriptors of how something smells or feels in a lesion description?

Answer 16

yes

Question 17

Four Overall Wound Classifications

Answer 17

1. Abrasion (grazes/scratches)
2. Contusion (bruises)
3. Laceration (tears)
4. Incised wounds (stabs)

Question 18

Is severity objective or subjective?

Answer 18

very subjective, and highly dependent on scale and context and may not always correlate clinically

Question 19

peracute

Answer 19

seconds/minutes

Question 20

acute

Answer 20

hours/days

Question 21

subacute

Answer 21

days/weeks

Question 22

chronic

Answer 22

weeks/months

Question 23

Diffuse Distribution Pattern

Answer 23

this means every square inch of the organ system is affected

Question 24

-opathy

Answer 24

blanket term for disease when we don’t really know what it is

Question 25

Secondary changes as part of the morphological diagnosis

Answer 25

always after the “with”