Question | Answer |
using a BP cuff that is too wide will | underestimate the BP |
using a BP cuff that is too narrow will | overestimate the BP |
macule | flat, circumscribed change in color< 1 cmfreckles (ephilides) |
patch | macule > 1cmvitiligo, mongolian spots |
papule | elevated, firm, circumscribed< 1 cm |
plaque | papule > 1 cm |
wheal | elevated, irregular area of cutaneous edemahives (urticaria) |
nodule | elevated, firm, circumscribed, deeper in the dermis, > .5 cmlipoma |
tumor | elevated, solid, deeper in dermis> 2 cmneoplasms, lipoma |
vesicle | elevated, circuscribed, filled with serous fluid, < 1 cmherpes simplex, chicken pox (varicella) |
bulla | vesicle > 1 cm |
pustule | elevated, superficial, with purulent materialance, impetigo |
cyst | elevated, circumscribed, encapsulateddermis or subcutaneous layerfluid or semi solid |
telangiectasia | fine, irregular, capillary dilation |
scale | heaped up, keratinized, and flaky |
lichenification | rough, thickened epidermis |
erosion | loss of epidermis, depressionrupture of a vesicle |
ulcer | loss of epidermis and dermis |
excoriation | linear loss of epidermis |
fissure | linear crack from epidermis into dermis |
scar | fibrous tissue following surgery or injury |
keloid | scar that is elevated, irregular, and grows beyond borders of the wound |
crust | dried serum, blood, or purulent exudate |
atrophy | thinning of skin surface, loss of skin markings |