Skin Conditions

Question 1

Bluish or grayish tint to the skin.

Answer 1

Cyanosis

Question 2

General paleness.

Answer 2

Pallor

Question 3

Yellowish hue to the skin.

Answer 3

Jaundice

Question 4

Any localized or generalized redness/inflammation.

Answer 4

Erythema

Question 5

Freckles

Answer 5

Macules

Question 6

Warts, raised moles.

Answer 6

Papules

Question 7

Elevated solid palpable mass.

Answer 7

Nodules

Question 8

Blister, poison ivy, cold sores

Answer 8

Vesicles

Question 9

Hives

Answer 9

Wheal

Question 10

Acne, pimple, boils.

Answer 10

Pustule

Question 11

Encapsulated, fluid filled.

Answer 11

Cyst

Question 12

A simple scratch!

Answer 12

Erosion

Question 13

Skin loss past epidermis.

Answer 13

Ulcer

Question 14

Scar

Answer 14

Cicatrix

Question 15

Greatly enlarged scar.

Answer 15

Keloid

Question 16

A crack in the skin! Alice, a crack!

Answer 16

Fissure

Question 17

Dry skin, dandruff

Answer 17

Scales

Question 18

Small red spots from bleeding

Answer 18

Petechiae

Question 19

Bleeding under the skin, bruise.

Answer 19

Ecchymosis

Question 20

Collection of pocket of blood in or beneath skin.

Answer 20

Hematoma

Question 21

Round papule that may blanche on pressure, red or purple in color. Normal age related condition.

Answer 21

Cherry Angioma

Question 22

Red arteriole on the surface of the skin. Has a central body w/ radiating branches.

Answer 22

Spider Angioma

Question 23

Similar to spider angioma, except may be a bluish or red color, spider like or linear.

Answer 23

Telangiactasis

Question 24

Pinch the clavicle skin, to see if it has elasticity.

Answer 24

Turgor.

Question 25

If skin has a slow return on assessing turgor, it suggests:

Answer 25

Dehydration