Exam 9: Skin, Hair, and Nails

Age spots are also called:

Pigmented, raised, warty lesions over the face and trunk should be assessed by an experienced practitioner who can distinguish:

Fluorescing lesions are best distinguished using a(n):

The nurse assesses the nail base angle using the Schamroth technique. Which nail bed shape indicates a normal expected examination finding?

As part of your health promotion education for a new patient, you explain that the risk factors for skin cancer include:

A Dennie-Morgan fold is probably caused by:

Mrs. Leonard brings her newborn infant into the pediatrician's office for a first well-baby visit. As the healthcare provider, you teach her that newborns are more vulnerable to hypothermia because of:

Cherry angiomas are a common finding in:

Mrs. Mulligan brings her 16-year-old son into the office for a sports physical examination. As the healthcare provider, you explain that normal hormone-related changes of adolescence include:

Which cultural group has the lowest incidence of nevi?

Which is a noncandidal fungal infection?

The characteristic that best differentiates psoriasis from other skin abnormalities is the:

The most common cutaneous neoplasm is:

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

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

Mr. Donalds is a 45-year-old roofer. Your inspection to determine color variations of the skin is best conducted:

Transient mottling of the patient's skin in a cool room is a common finding in:

The most common inflammatory skin condition is:

You are inspecting the lower extremities of a patient and have noted pale, shiny skin of the lower extremities. This may reflect:

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