Exam 41: Structure, Function, and Disorders of the Integument

A 10-year-old male is playing with matches and gets burned.His burn is waxy white in appearance.This burn is classified as:

A 52-year-old female diagnosed with systemic scleroderma is at risk for which complication?

In burn injury patients, the rule of nines and the Lund and Browder chart are used to estimate:

Individuals of which descent are more prone to developing keloids?

A 15-year-old female reports abnormal hair growth on her face and body.This condition is referred to as:

Fat cells are located in the:

A 45-year-old male presents with a chronic blister-forming disease of the skin and oral mucous membranes.The nurse would recognize this condition as:

A 36-year-old male is experiencing frontotemporal hair recession.He is diagnosed with male pattern baldness, which is a form of:

A 30-year-old female has a history of frequent candidiasis.The area most likely affected includes: (select all that apply)

Hypovolemia in the early stages of burn shock is directly related to:

Dermal appendages include which of the following structures? (select all that apply)

A 13-year-old female is concerned about several pigmented skin lesions on her body.Her primary care provider tells her that these lesions must be monitored because of their ability to transform into malignant melanoma.These lesions are referred to as:

A 20-year-old female presents with vaginal itch and thin-walled pustular lesions and is diagnosed with candidiasis.This condition is caused by a:

Which process would be expected in the first 24 hours following a serious burn?

A 70-year-old male nursing home resident developed a dermal pressure ulcer.This condition is most often caused by (select all that apply):

A wound scar that is sharply elevated, irregularly shaped, and progressively enlarging is a result of excessive amounts of _____ accumulated during connective tissue repair.

A 50-year-old male recently underwent a liver transplant and is taking immunosuppressive drugs.He now has painful vesicular eruptions on the face and trunk.He reports that he had chickenpox as a child.Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis based on his chicken pox history?

A 42-year-old female presents with raised red lesions with a brownish scale.She was diagnosed with discoid lupus erythematosus.This disorder is related to:

Of the sweat glands, the _____ glands are most abundant in the axillae and genital areas.

If a patient has carbuncles, the infection will be located in the: