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When taking the health history, the patient complains of pruritus. What is a common cause of this symptom?

A. Hyperpigmentation

B. Cancer

C. Excessive bruising

D. Allergic response
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When taking the health history, the patient complains of pruritus. What is a common cause of this symptom?

A. Hyperpigmentation

B. Cancer

C. Excessive bruising

D. Allergic response
D. Allergic Response

** Pruritus- severe itching of the skin, as a symptom of various ailments.
What term refers to a linear skin lesion that runs along a nerve route?

A. Zosteriform

B. Shingles

C. Dermatome

D. Annular
A. Zosteriform
The components of a nail examination include:

A. clubbing, pitting, and grooving.

B. texture, toughness, and translucency.

C. contour, consistency, and color.

D. shape, surface, and circulation.
C. Contour, consistency, and color
A scooped out, shallow depression in the skin (loss of part of the epidermis) is called a/an:

A. fissure.

B. excoriation.

C. ulcer.

D. erosion.
C.Erosion
The nurse is bathing an 80-year-old man and notices that his skin is wrinkled, thin, lax, and dry. This finding would be related to which factor?

A. Increased vascularity of the skin in the elderly

B. Increased numbers of sweat and sebaceous glands in the elderly

C. An increase in elasticity and an increase in subcutaneous fat in the elderly

D. An increased loss of elasticity and a decrease in subcutaneous fat in the elderly
D. An increased loss of elasticity and a decrease in subcutaneous fat in the elderly
A patient tells the nurse that he has noticed that one of his moles has started to burn and bleed. When assessing his skin, the nurse would pay special attention to the danger signs for pigmented lesions and would be concerned with which additional finding?

A. Symmetry of lesions

B. Border regularity

C. Diameter less than 6 mm

D. Color variation
D. Color Variation
The nurse notices that a patient has a solid, elevated, circumscribed lesion that is less than 1 cm in diameter. When documenting this finding, the nurse would report this as a:

A. papule.

B. bulla.

C. wheal.

D. nodule.
A. Papule

Papule-a small, raised, solid pimple or swelling, often forming part of a rash on the skin and typically inflamed but not producing pus, typically > 1 cm diameter.
The nurse has discovered decreased skin turgor in a patient and knows that this is an expected finding in which of these conditions?

A. Connective tissue disorders such as scleroderma

B. Severe dehydration

C. Childhood growth spurts

D. Severe obesity
B. Severe dehydration
The nurse is assessing for clubbing of the fingernails and would expect to find:

A. a nail base that is firm and slightly tender.

B. curved nails with a convex profile and ridges across the nail.

C. a nail base that feels spongy with an angle of the nail base of 150 degrees.

D. an angle of the nail base of 180 degrees or greater with a nail base that feels spongy.
D. an angle of the nail base of 180 degrees or greater with a nail base that feels spongy.
How does the nurse recognize jaundice in a dark-skinned patient?

A. Inspect the palms and soles for yellowish-green color.

B. Inspect the nail beds for a deeper brown or purple skin tone.

C. Inspect the conjunctiva for ashen-gray color.

D. Inspect the oral mucous membrane for yellow color.
A. Inspect the palms and soles for yellowish-green color.
While inspecting the skin, a nurse notices a lesion on the patient's upper right arm. What is the best way to document the size of this lesion? A. Compare its size to the size of a coin. B. Estimate its size to the nearest inch. C. Use a centimeter ruler to measure the lesion. D. Trace the lesion onto a piece of paper.C. Use a centimeter ruler to measure the lesion.A nurse is performing an admission physical examination on a patient who has been bedridden for a month. The nurse notices a pressure ulcer on the patient's left trochanter area that involves partial-thickness skin loss with no damage to the subcutaneous tissue. The nurse reports this ulcer at what stage? A. Stage I B. Stage II C. Stage III D. Stage IVB. Stage II