Nurs 5432 Dermatologic disorders Exam Questions and Answers (Solved Papers) How do you differentiate between the different skin disorders? - Correct Answers ✅ What are primary and secondary skin lesions? - Correct Answers ✅Primary Skin Lesions
Macule: A macule is a change in the color of the skin. It is flat,
and if you were to close your eyes and run your fingers over the surface of a purely macular lesion, you could not detect it. It is less than 1 cm in diameter. Some authors use 5 mm for size criterion. Sometimes "macule" is used for a flat lesion of any size.
Patch: A patch is a macule greater than 1 cm in diameter.
Papule: A papule is a solid raised lesion that has distinct
borders and is less than 1 cm in diameter.
Plaque: A plaque is a solid, raised, flat-topped lesion greater
than 1 cm in diameter. It is analogous to the geological formation of a plateau.
Nodule: A nodule is a raised solid lesion and may be in the
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Nurs 5432 Dermatologic disorders Exam Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
Tumor: A tumor is a solid mass of the skin or subcutaneous
tissue; it is larger than a nodule.
Vesicle: A vesicle is a raised lesion less than 1 cm in diameter
and is filled with clear fluid.
Bulla: A bulla is a circumscribed fluid filled lesion that is
greater than 1 cm in diameter.
Pustule: A pustule is a circumscribed elevated lesion that
contains pus.
Wheal: A wheal is an area of elevated edema in the upper
epidermis.Secondary skin lesions are changes that occur as consequences of progression of the disease, scratching, or infection of the primary lesions.What are the topical treatments for acne? - Correct Answers ✅ Antibiotic treatments? - Correct Answers ✅
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