SKIN, HAIR and NAILS

Question 1

1. INSPECT and PALPATE: (1st one in SKIN, HAIR and NAILS)

Answer 1

1. INSPECT and PALPATE: all skin areas for color, moisture, temperature, turgor, and lesions in the following order: hands, arms, axillae, shoulders, neck, face, back, chest, abdomen, legs, and feet.

Question 2

What do you INSPECT and PALPATE the skin for?

Answer 2

Color, moisture, temperature, turgor, and lesions

Question 3

What areas of skin do you inspect during the first SKIN, HAIR and NAILS section? What order?

Answer 3

hands, arms, axillae, shoulders, neck, face, back, chest, abdomen, legs, and feet.

Question 4

While you INSPECT and PALPATE all skin areas, what should you be doing simultaneously?

Answer 4

INSPECT and PALPATE: any lesions for location, number, size, shape, color, and elevation

Question 5

2. INSPECT and PALPATE: (2nd one in SKIN HAIR and NAILS)

Answer 5

2. INSPECT and PALPATE: any lesions for location, number, size, shape, color, and elevation

Question 6

2. ___________: any lesions for location, number, size, shape, color, and elevation

Answer 6

INSPECT and PALPATE

Question 7

1. __________: all skin areas for color, moisture, temperature, turgor, and lesions in the following order: hands, arms, axillae, shoulders, neck, face, back, chest, abdomen, legs, and feet.

Answer 7

INSPECT and PALPATE

Question 8

3. INSPECT and PALPATE: (3rd one in SKIN HAIR and NAILS)

Answer 8

3. INSPECT and PALPATE: hair for distribution, quantity, texture, and areas of hair loss.

Question 9

3. __________: hair for distribution, quantity, texture, and areas of hair loss.

Answer 9

INSPECT and PALPATE

Question 10

4. INSPECT: (4th one in SKIN HAIR and NAILS)

Answer 10

4. INSPECT: finger and toe nails for color, thickness, and surface conditions.

Question 11

4. _______: finger and toe nails for color, thickness, and surface conditions.

Answer 11

INSPECT

Question 12

5. INSPECT: (5th one in SKIN HAIR NAILS)

Answer 12

5. INSPECT: nail base angle for clubbing.

Question 13

5. _______: nail base angle for clubbing.

Answer 13

INSPECT

Question 14

6. PERFORM: (6th one in SKIN HAIR NAILS)

Answer 14

6. PERFORM: capillary refill test bilaterally upper and lower extremities noting time elapse of return to full nail color [less than two seconds]

Question 15

6. _____: capillary refill test bilaterally upper and lower extremities noting time elapse of return to full nail color [less than two seconds]

Answer 15

PERFORM