Deck 13: Assessment of the Integument System

Question 1

Hypothermia is generalized coolness and is associated with circulatory shock.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Hyperthermia can be caused by fever, exercise, infection, or inflammation.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Macules are solid and elevated. Papules are flat.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Striae are irregular areas of skin that look like bands, stripes, or lines.

Question 5

Tinea corporis (ringworm)is a fungus that has circular erythematous patches with papular, annular scales with well-defined edges and central umbilication.

Question 6

Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.
Types of Edema

-Due to local causes, such as venous insufficiency, cellulitis, and trauma.

A)Pitting edema
B)Nonpitting edema
C)Unilateral edema
D)Bilateral edema

Question 7

Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.
Types of Edema

-Side effect of some medications, such as vasodilators, calcium channel blockers, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), estrogens, and diabetes medications.

A)Pitting edema
B)Nonpitting edema
C)Unilateral edema
D)Bilateral edema

Question 8

Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.
Types of Edema

-Due to central causes such as congestive heart failure and kidney problems.

A)Pitting edema
B)Nonpitting edema
C)Unilateral edema
D)Bilateral edema

Question 9

Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.
Types of Edema

-Can occur in certain disorders of the lymphatic system.

A)Pitting edema
B)Nonpitting edema
C)Unilateral edema
D)Bilateral edema

Question 10

Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.

-Separation of the nail from the nail bed, usually caused by fungus under the nail.

A)Arterial insufficiency
B)Nutrient deficiencies
C)Spoon-shaped nails (koilonychias)
D)Paronychia
E)Onycholysis
F)Ingrown nails
G)Subungual hematoma

Question 11

Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.

-Pits, grooves, or lines.

A)Arterial insufficiency
B)Nutrient deficiencies
C)Spoon-shaped nails (koilonychias)
D)Paronychia
E)Onycholysis
F)Ingrown nails
G)Subungual hematoma

Question 12

Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.

-Thickened with ridges.

A)Arterial insufficiency
B)Nutrient deficiencies
C)Spoon-shaped nails (koilonychias)
D)Paronychia
E)Onycholysis
F)Ingrown nails
G)Subungual hematoma

Question 13

Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.

-Trauma to the nail plate.

A)Arterial insufficiency
B)Nutrient deficiencies
C)Spoon-shaped nails (koilonychias)
D)Paronychia
E)Onycholysis
F)Ingrown nails
G)Subungual hematoma

Question 14

Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.

-Seen with anemia. They are thin and depressed with lateral edges that tilt up.

A)Arterial insufficiency
B)Nutrient deficiencies
C)Spoon-shaped nails (koilonychias)
D)Paronychia
E)Onycholysis
F)Ingrown nails
G)Subungual hematoma

Question 15

Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.

-Red, swollen, tender inflammation of the nail fold.

A)Arterial insufficiency
B)Nutrient deficiencies
C)Spoon-shaped nails (koilonychias)
D)Paronychia
E)Onycholysis
F)Ingrown nails
G)Subungual hematoma

Question 16

Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.

-Swelling and inflammation that occur at lateral nail folds.

A)Arterial insufficiency
B)Nutrient deficiencies
C)Spoon-shaped nails (koilonychias)
D)Paronychia
E)Onycholysis
F)Ingrown nails
G)Subungual hematoma

Question 17

Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.

-Grouped, such as vesicles.

A)Annular
B)Confluent
C)Clustered
D)Dermatomal
E)Discrete
F)Gyrate
G)Linear
H)Target

Question 18

Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.

-Twisted, coiled, spiral, snakelike, such as scabies.

A)Annular
B)Confluent
C)Clustered
D)Dermatomal
E)Discrete
F)Gyrate
G)Linear
H)Target

Question 19

Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.

-Covering a skin band that corresponds to a sensory nerve root, such as herpes zoster (shingles).

A)Annular
B)Confluent
C)Clustered
D)Dermatomal
E)Discrete
F)Gyrate
G)Linear
H)Target

Question 20

Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.

-Concentric rings, as seen in Lyme disease.

A)Annular
B)Confluent
C)Clustered
D)Dermatomal
E)Discrete
F)Gyrate
G)Linear
H)Target

Question 21

Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.

-In a ring, like Tinea (ringworm), pityriasis rosea.

A)Annular
B)Confluent
C)Clustered
D)Dermatomal
E)Discrete
F)Gyrate
G)Linear
H)Target

Question 22

Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.

-Distinct and individual, like acne.

A)Annular
B)Confluent
C)Clustered
D)Dermatomal
E)Discrete
F)Gyrate
G)Linear
H)Target

Question 23

Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.

-Lesions run together, such as in urticaria.

A)Annular
B)Confluent
C)Clustered
D)Dermatomal
E)Discrete
F)Gyrate
G)Linear
H)Target

Question 24

Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.

-Streak or stripe, as seen in a scratch or abrasion.

A)Annular
B)Confluent
C)Clustered
D)Dermatomal
E)Discrete
F)Gyrate
G)Linear
H)Target

Question 25

Skin turgor is commonly assessed over areas free from wrinkles, such as the:

A)Neck.
B)Hand.
C)Elbow.
D)Knee cap.

Question 26

2+ pitting edema can be characterized as:

A)Disappears rapidly.
B)Deep pitting/6 mm.
C)Disappears in 10-15 sec.
D)Lasts 2-5 minutes.

Question 27

Second-degree burns are:

A)Superficial partial thickness.
B)White and charred tissue with absence of blanching.
C)Sensation intact only to deep pressure.
D)Injected and redness of skin that blanches with pressure and has intact sensation.

Question 28

With _____________ turgor, pinched skin "holds" for up to 30 seconds and then slowly returns to its normal contour.

Question 29

Brown recluse spider bites are painful and have a ____________________ surrounded by pallor and erythema.

Question 30

Scabies have faint _______________ in the superficial epidermis; if undetected for several months, they change to crusted nodules.

Question 31

Impetigo manifests as moist vesicles and crusts with thin erythematous base and ______________________.

Question 32

Tiny, white, ovoid eggs (nits)that adhere to hair shafts are an indication of ________.