Ped- Test 2 (DERMATOLOGY) Flashcards
WEEK 2! YOU GOT THIS!!
True or False Primary Lesions have the MOST characteristics of a disease process?
TRUE
What is a macule? (primary)
Text: Is a color change in the skin that is FLAT to the surface of the skin
This is NOT PALPABLE
It is <1 cm in diameter
**This makes sense b/c it is flat to the skin
What is a papule? (primary)
Solid raised lesion with distinct borders
<1 cm in diamater
What is a plaque? (primary)
Solid lesion
> 1 cm
Flat topped
Looks like a flat topped hill (mesa)
What is a nodule? (primary)
Raised solid lesion with INDISTINCT BORDERS
> 1 cm in diameter
BUT SURFACE IS ROUNDED
It can be palpated deeply
&
Vascular nodules are compressible
What is a vesicle? (primary)
Raised lesion
<1 cm
Filled with clear fluid
What is a Bulla? (primary)
Blister > 1 cm
“Bulla= Blister”
Whereas, vesicles are smaller but they are both fluid filled
What is a pustule? (primary)
Raised lesion filled with pus that gives it a yellow appearance
What is a wheal? (primary)
Flat topped
Slightly raised
Area of tense edema
It is in the outer layer of the skin
Pink edematous papule & plaque & can vary in size- typical to have a transient nature that resolves in 24 hours.
What is the difference between a wheel vs a papule or a plaque?
The wheel is more pink & edematous compared to papules and plaque
What is purpura? (primary)
red purple, macular or plaque that is caused from extravascular blood into the skin. It does not blanch with pressure.
True or False- purpura is bigger than petechiae?
True
What is a cyst? (primary)
a papule or nodule with an epidermal lining and filled with solid material. Cysts will not be as clear & transparent as vesicle or pustule because it is filled with SOLID MATERIAL. . . BUT IT IS RAISED LIKE A PAPULE & or NODULE.
Cyst= filled with solid material!
Solid RAISED dome-shaped lesion with a smooth surface
Can have a palpable sac that the skin moves over
Can be within the epidermis & move with the skin
What are the examples of the primary skin lesions in the lecture?
Macule
Papule
Plaque
Nodule
Vesicle
Bulla
Pustule
Wheal
Purpura
Cyst
What are secondary skin lesions?
-Caused from the side effects of a primary lesion.
-These lesions can be seen after the primary lesions have healed.