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FNP~Derm
Dermatology Disorders
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Primary lesion is defined as... | result from a dz process, has not been altered by outside manipulation, tx, |
| Secondary lesion is defined as... | lesion altered by outside manipulation, tx, natural course of disease |
| Example of "primary" lesion... | vesicle is an example of this type of lesion |
| Example of "secondary" lesion... | crust is an example of this type of lesion |
| 4 types of lesions <1cm... | macule, papule, vesicle, pustule |
| 3 types of lesions >1cm... | patch, plaque, bullae |
| 3 types of lesions that can be any size... | cyst, wheal, purpura |
| Macule... | flat, nonpalpable discoloration |
| Papule... | solid elevation |
| Vesicle... | fluid-filled |
| Pusutle... | veiscle-like lesion with purulent content |
| Patch... | flat, nonpalpable area of skin discoloration, larger than macule |
| Plaque... | raised, lesion, smae or different color from surrounding skin, can result from a coalescence of papules |
| Bullae... | fluid-filled |
| Cyst... | raided, encapsulated, fluid-filled lesion |
| Wheal... | circumscribed area of skin edema |
| Purpura... | flat red-purple discoloration caused by RBCs lodged in the skin |
| Example of macule... | freckle |
| Example of papule... | mole |
| Example of vesicle... | varicella, HSV |
| Example of pusutle... | impetigo |
| Example of patch... | vitiligo |
| Example of plaque... | psoriasis |
| Example of bullae... | blister |
| Example of cyst... | intradermal |
| Example of wheal... | bug bites, hives |
| Example of purpura... | petichiae if pinpoint |
| Excoriation... | usually linear, raised, often covered with crust |
| Crust... | raised lesions produced by dried serum and blood remnants |
| Lichenification... | skin thickening usually found over prurutuc or friction areas |
| Scales... | raised superficial lesion that flake with ease |
| Erosion... | loss of epidermis |
| Ulcer... | loss of epidermis and dermis |
| Fissure... | narrow linear crack into epidermis, exposing dermis |
| Example of Excoriation... | scratch |
| Example of Crust... | scab |
| Example of Lichenification... | eczema |
| Example of Scales... | psoriasis |
| Example of Erosion... | sloughing |
| Example of Ulcer... | syphillis chancre |
| Example of Fissure... | cracking foot |
| Annular... | in a ring |
| Scattered... | generalized over body without a specific pattern or distribution |
| Confluent or coalescnet... | multiple lesions blending together |
| Clustered... | occurring in a group without pattern |
| Linear... | in streaks |
| Reticular... | appearing in a net-like cluster |
| Dermatomal... | limited to boundaries of a single or multiple dermatomes |
| Tx of "psoriasis vulgaris"... | Vit D derivative cre'me |
| Tx of "Herpes Zoster"... | Acyclovir |
| Tx of "Scabies"... | Permethrin |
| Tx of "Verruca vulgaris"... | Imiquimod (Aldara) |
| Tx of "Tinea pedis"... | Topical ketoconazole |
| Pityriasis rosea is usually located... | Christmas-tree distribution on trunk |
| Psoriasis vulgaris is usually located... | anterior surface of knees |
| Actinic keratosis is usually located... | sun-exposed areas |
| Scabies is usually located... | over waist-band area |
| Eczema is usually located... | antecubital fossa |
| Early signs of "Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever"... | fever, nausea, vomiting, muscle pain, decreased appetite, sever H/A |
| Late signs of "Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever"... | rash, abd pain, joint pain, diarrhea |
| Most common tx of "Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever"... | Doxy 100mg b.i.d x5-7d, |
| Lyme dz... |
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