Question 1

Which of the following, if reported, belongs in the family history of a patient with a skin rash?

Accepted Answer

A)  Father has chronic asthma.
B)  Sister repeatedly uses a tanning booth.
C)  Mother trims patient's nails too short.
D)  Sister had measles as a child.
E)  Grandparent had chemical burn.

Question 2

You are conducting a preschool examination on a 5-year-old child. Which injury would most likely raise your suspicion that the child was being abused?

Accepted Answer

A)  Recent bruising over both knees
B)  A healed laceration under the chin
C)  A bruise on the right shin with associated abrasion of tissue
D)  Bruises in various stages of resolution over body soft tissues
E)  A scab on the elbow

Question 3

Which structure is the site of new nail growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cuticle
B)  Paronychium
C)  Eponychium
D)  Nail bed
E)  Matrix

Question 4

Café au lait patches are numbered with each assessment of infants and young children because

Accepted Answer

A)  their numbers are expected to increase each year.
B)  coalescent lesions are a more serious finding.
C)  the presence of more than six patches suggests neurofibromatosis.
D)  decreasing numbers are expected with growth.
E)  a higher number correlates with the development of erythema toxicum.

Question 5

The most common inflammatory skin condition is

Accepted Answer

A)  cutis marmorata.
B)  eczematous dermatitis.
C)  intradermal nevus.
D)  pityriasis rosea.
E)  psoriasis.

Question 6

Expected hair distribution changes in the older adults include

Accepted Answer

A)  increased terminal hair follicles to the scalp.
B)  more prominent axillary and pubic hair production.
C)  increased terminal hair follicles to the tragus of men's ears.
D)  more prominent peripheral extremity hair production.
E)  women possibly developing less coarse facial hair.

Question 7

The nails of older adults grow slowly because of

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased circulation.
B)  dietary deficiencies.
C)  fungal infections.
D)  low hormone levels.
E)  high estrogen levels.

Question 8

Painful vesicles are associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  psoriasis.
B)  pityriasis rosea.
C)  paronychia.
D)  herpes zoster.
E)  rosacea.

Question 9

A 17-year-old student complains of a "rash for 3 days." You note pale, erythematous oval plaques over the trunk. They have fine scales and are arranged in a fernlike pattern with parallel alignment. What is the nurse's next action?

Accepted Answer

A)  Teach infectious control measures.
B)  Inquire about another recent skin lesion.
C)  Inspect the palms and the soles.
D)  Inform the patient that this will resolve within 1 week.
E)  Ask about sexual contacts.

Question 10

Normal hormone-related changes of adolescence include

Accepted Answer

A)  increased oil production.
B)  the development of fine silky lanugo hair.
C)  depletion of apocrine glands.
D)  decreased sebaceous gland activity.
E)  slowed hair growth.

Question 11

Small, less than 0.5-cm in diameter, red-purple nonblanchable discolorations of the skin are

Accepted Answer

A)  ecchymoses.
B)  petechiae.
C)  spider veins.
D)  telangiectasias.
E)  purpura.

Question 12

Soft, painless, bluish papules in persons who are HIV-positive are most likely

Accepted Answer

A)  Kaposi sarcoma (KS) .
B)  malignant melanoma.
C)  molluscum contagiosum.
D)  pityriasis rosea.
E)  herpes zoster.

Question 13

Which cultural group has the lowest incidence of nevi?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native Americans
B)  African Americans
C)  Mexican Americans
D)  Asians
E)  Eastern Europeans

Exam 8: Skin, Hair, and Nails

The nails of older adults grow slowly because of

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Which of the following, if reported, belongs in the family history of a patient with a skin rash?

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The most common inflammatory skin condition is

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Normal hormone-related changes of adolescence include

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Which cultural group has the lowest incidence of nevi?

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Café au lait patches are numbered with each assessment of infants and young children because

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Small, less than 0.5-cm in diameter, red-purple nonblanchable discolorations of the skin are

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Painful vesicles are associated with

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Expected hair distribution changes in the older adults include

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Which structure is the site of new nail growth?

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Soft, painless, bluish papules in persons who are HIV-positive are most likely

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You are conducting a preschool examination on a 5-year-old child. Which injury would most likely raise your suspicion that the child was being abused?

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A 17-year-old student complains of a "rash for 3 days." You note pale, erythematous oval plaques over the trunk. They have fine scales and are arranged in a fernlike pattern with parallel alignment. What is the nurse's next action?

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Exam 8: Skin, Hair, and Nails

The nails of older adults grow slowly because of

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Which of the following, if reported, belongs in the family history of a patient with a skin rash?

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The most common inflammatory skin condition is

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Normal hormone-related changes of adolescence include

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Which cultural group has the lowest incidence of nevi?

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Café au lait patches are numbered with each assessment of infants and young children because

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Small, less than 0.5-cm in diameter, red-purple nonblanchable discolorations of the skin are

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Painful vesicles are associated with

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Expected hair distribution changes in the older adults include

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Which structure is the site of new nail growth?

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Soft, painless, bluish papules in persons who are HIV-positive are most likely

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You are conducting a preschool examination on a 5-year-old child. Which injury would most likely raise your suspicion that the child was being abused?

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A 17-year-old student complains of a "rash for 3 days." You note pale, erythematous oval plaques over the trunk. They have fine scales and are arranged in a fernlike pattern with parallel alignment. What is the nurse's next action?

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