Skin

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Pale skin due to decreased supply of blood

Answer 1

Pallor

Question 2

Certain dark areas

Answer 2

Acanthosis nigricans

Question 3

Bluish skin due to decreased oxygenation in the body

Answer 3

Cyanosis

Question 4

All white because of decreased melanin

Answer 4

Albinism

Question 5

Redness

Answer 5

Erythema

Question 6

White spots; auto immune disease where body kills its own healthy melanocytes

Answer 6

Vitiligo

Question 7

Discoloration without elevation (less than 1 cm and cannot be palpated)

Answer 7

Macule

Question 8

Discoloration greater than 1 cm. Also cannot be palpated

Answer 8

Patch

Question 9

Elevated, solid lesion of less than 1cm varying in color

Answer 9

Papule

Question 10

Elevated, palpable, solid mass, 0.5 - 2 cm

Answer 10

Nodule

Question 11

A small fluid-filled bladder sacs

Answer 11

Vesicle

Question 12

Raised flat lesion formed from merging papules or nodules

Answer 12

Plaque

Question 13

Extend deeper into dermis about 1-2 cm

Answer 13

Tumor

Question 14

A superficial fluid-filled sac or lesion that appears when fluid is trapped under a thin layer of your skin (blisters)

Answer 14

Bulla

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An area of the skin which is temporarily raised, reddened, and usually accompanied by itching

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Wheal

Question 16

Encapsulated fluid-filled or simi-solid mass, located in the substations tissue or dermis

Answer 16

Cyst

Question 17

Pus-filled vesicles

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Pustule

Question 18

Caused by over-activity of sebaceous gland and an onset of puberty

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Acne vulgaris

Question 19

Causes reddish, Irregular, slightly raised lesions that have a rough, gritty surface

Answer 19

Actinic Keratosis

Question 20

Causes redness, prutus, Itchy, can cause skin irritation and it has red to red-brown, sightly scaly
lesions

Answer 20

Eczema/ atomic dermatitis

Question 21

Loss of superficial epidermis that does not extend to the dermis, from Bulla

Answer 21

Erosion

Question 22

Skin loss extending past epidermis, with necrotic tis- sue loss. Bleeding and scarring are possible.

Answer 22

Ulcer

Question 23

Skin mark left after healing of wound or lesion that repre- sents replacement by connective tissue of the injured tissue.

Answer 23

Scar (cicatrix)

Question 24

Linear crack in the skin that may extend to the dermis and may be painful.

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Fissure

Question 25

Round red or purple macule that is 1–2 mm in size.

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Petechiae

Question 26

It is secondary to blood extravasation and associated with trauma and bleeding tendencies.
- medical term for bruise

Answer 26

Ecchymosis

Question 27

A localized collection of blood creating an elevated ecchymosis.

Answer 27

Hematoma

Question 28

Papular and round, red or purple lesion found on the trunk or extremities. Out pouched vesicle

Answer 28

Cherry Angioma

Question 29

Red arteriole lesion with a central body with radiating branches caused by pressure.

Answer 29

Spider Angioma

Question 30

It is secondary to superficial dilation of venous vessels and capillaries and associated with increased venous pressure states (at birth)

Answer 30

Telangiectasis (venous star)

Question 31

Parallel ridges running lengthwise

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Longitudinal ridging

Question 32

Nails that are half white on the upper proximal half and pink on the distal half. May be seen in chronic renal disease.

Answer 32

Half-and-Half Nails

Question 33

when small round depressions or notches appear in the nails

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Pitting

Question 34

Spoon-shaped nails

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Koilonychia

Question 35

Yellow nails grow slow and are curved

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Yellow Nail Syndrome

Question 36

an infection of the proximal and lateral fingernails and toenails folds, including the tissue that borders the root

Answer 36

Paronychia