Deck 18: The Skin

Question 1

In patients with burns,to estimate the chances for survival and to determine appropriate treatment modalities health care workers utilize the:

A) Rule of three
B) Rule of fives
C) Rule of seven
D) Rule of nines
E) Rule of twelves

Answer 1

Rule of nines

Question 2

Tinea lesions are caused by:

A) Worms
B) Parasites
C) Fungi
D) Bacteria
E) Viruses

Answer 2

Fungi

Question 3

Which of the following neoplastic lesions originates in the dermis rather than in the epidermis?

A) Basal cell carcinoma
B) Squamous cell carcinoma
C) Actinic keratosis
D) Dermatofibroma
E) Seborrheic keratosis

Answer 3

Dermatofibroma

Question 4

Preinvasive carcinoma of sun-exposed skin is called:

A) Seborrheic keratosis
B) Seborrheic dermatitis
C) Actinic keratosis
D) Basal cell carcinoma
E) Mycosis fungoides

Question 5

The most common epithelial malignant tumor of the face is:

A) Fibroma
B) Basal cell carcinoma
C) Squamous cell carcinoma
D) Malignant melanoma
E) Lymphoma

Question 6

Prolonged suntanning causes:

A) Ulcers
B) Accelerated aging of the skin
C) Furuncles
D) Carbuncles
E) Psoriasis

Question 7

Bacteria that have developed resistance to antibiotics have become a major source of hospital-acquired infections.The most prominent is:

A) MRSA
B) AIDS
C) Staphylococci
D) Streptococci
E) Staphylococcus aureus

Question 8

Which of the following tends to present as an ulcer?

A) Psoriasis
B) Eczema
C) Syphilitic chancre
D) Ichthyosis
E) Albinism

Question 9

Generalized genetic hypopigmentation is known as:

A) Vitiligo
B) Keratosis
C) Albinism
D) Nevus flammeus
E) Ichthyosis congenita

Question 10

Malignant melanoma may originate from:

A) Seborrheic keratosis
B) Basal cell carcinoma
C) Lentigo
D) Urticaria pigmentosa
E) Mycosis fungoides

Question 11

Diabetes predisposes the skin to:

A) Tumors
B) Autoimmune diseases
C) Infections
D) Hyperplasia
E) Hyperpigmentation

Question 12

Reckles or a brown,pigmented spot less than 2cm in diameter that is not raised or depressed can be best classified as a:

A) Macule
B) Papule
C) Pustule
D) Vesicle
E) Bulla

Question 13

What tumor is a prevalent malignant lesion in patients with AIDS?

A) Lentigo
B) Nodular melanoma
C) Acral-lentiginous melanoma
D) Dermatofibroma
E) Kaposi's sarcoma

Question 14

Which of the following pigmented lesions has the highest propensity to progress to malignant melanoma?

A) Ephelis
B) Lentigo
C) Dermal nevus
D) Blue nevus
E) Dysplastic nevus

Question 15

Jeanne received second-degree burns from suntanning.How would this be classified?

A) Thermal injury
B) Mechanical trauma
C) Electrical injury
D) Radiation injury
E) Weather-related injury

Question 16

In what condition does the skin best act as a barrier against infection?

A) Moist skin with small open areas
B) Dry skin with small open areas
C) Dry intact skin
D) Moist intact skin
E) Peeling skin

Question 17

A rash that the typically begins between the toes and spreads locally is known as:

A) Tinea unguium
B) Tinea corporis
C) Tinea cruris
D) Tinea capitis
E) Tinea pedis

Question 18

David was struck by lightning.How would this injury be classified?

A) Thermal injury
B) Mechanical trauma
C) Electrical injury
D) Radiation injury
E) Weather-related injury

Question 19

Chris,a firefighter,received a full-thickness burn to his left arm.He is going to have a skin transplant from an unrelated donor.This type of graft is known as:

A) Autograft
B) Allograft
C) Xenograft
D) Ichthyosis graft
E) Homograft

Question 20

Impetigo is typically caused by:

A) Herpesvirus
B) Human papillomavirus
C) Streptococci
D) Fungi
E) Scabies