Skin

Question 1

2 kinds of sweat glands

Answer 1

Eccrine and Apocrine glands

Question 2

Sebaceous glands get infected and swell. Heals quickly with antibiotics.

Answer 2

MRSA

Question 3

What meds cause bruising?

Answer 3

Aspirin and blood thinners

Question 4

Change in nails with aging

Answer 4

Ridges, decrease in Vitamin B

Question 5

Central Cyanosis

Answer 5

Face and lips, nail-beds, hands

Question 6

Peripheral Cyanosis

Answer 6

Hands and feet; clot and loss of blood supply in arterial circulation.

Question 7

Vasoconstriction in the periphery

Answer 7

Raynaud’s syndrome

Question 8

What is jaundice associated with?

Answer 8

Liver disease

Question 9

What can lead to brain damage in newborns if left untreated? How is it treated?

Answer 9

Elevated bilirubin

Phototherapy and sun exposure

Question 10

Primary skin lesion, dilation of the blood vessels, edema.

Answer 10

Erythema

Question 11

Little spots in capillary blood vessel due to disease process or low platelet level.

Answer 11

Petechiae

Question 12

Lesions caused by trauma, abuse, or Heparin injections.

Answer 12

Ecchymosis (like a bad bruise)

Question 13

So much edema it doesn’t pit.

Answer 13

Brawny edema

Question 14

What can cause red toes?

Answer 14

Cellulitis and infection

Question 15

How much do you need to gain to notice pitting edema?

Answer 15

5 kg or 11 lbs

+1 —> +4

Question 16

Primary lesions

Answer 16

Moles

Question 17

Vascular lesions

Answer 17

Bruising

Question 18

Best way to analyze lesions for cancer

Answer 18

Biopsy

Question 19

ABCDEF analysis of lesions for cancer

Answer 19

Assymetry
Border
Color
Diameter
Elevation
Feeling

Question 20

Moles that look different from others.

Answer 20

Ugly duckling

Question 21

Spontaneous separation of the nail plate at the margin. Common

Answer 21

Onycholysis

Question 22

Causes for onycholysis

Answer 22

Psoriasis, injury, infections

Question 23

Where do nail fungal infections move?

Answer 23

At the cuticle

Question 24

Ill with endocarditis. Micro-emboli dislodge, get larger and lodge distally.

Answer 24

Splinter hemorrhage

High mortality

Question 25

Transverse depressions in the nail due to trauma.

Answer 25

Beau's Lines

Question 26

3 types of lesions

Answer 26

Primary (moles), Secondary, Vascular (bruising)

Question 27

How curved is early signs of clubbing of the nails?

Answer 27

180º

Question 28

Cause for nail pitting

Answer 28

Exposure to chemicals

Question 29

What is Koilonychia associated with?

Answer 29

Iron deficiency

Question 30

What is another term for Koilonychia?

Answer 30

Spoon Nails

Question 31

What disorder is concave in shape/the opposite of clubbing?

Answer 31

Koilonychia (Spoon Nails)

Question 32

Due to coronary artery disease, strong soaps, petroleum products.

Answer 32

Koilonychia